There is the question of what we mean by capitalism.<p>Is capitalism simply the state of affairs of contemporary Western society?<p>In that case, capitalism includes things like labor unions, state regulations, corruption, etc. So the word refers to a very dynamic and tumultuous process involving constant struggle between opposing forces.<p>That&#x27;s never going to be a &quot;perfect system&quot; of course. What we think of as opposition to capitalism is then a big part of how the system regulates itself.<p>But maybe capitalism is more correctly thought of as a certain set of forces and structures operating in the larger state of affairs.<p>For example, capitalism is whatever is advocated for by those who own and manage concentrated capital. Then, too, opposing this should be natural for anyone who doesn&#x27;t belong to that class and doesn&#x27;t expect to.<p>I&#x27;m just saying that the concept &quot;capitalism&quot; deserves analysis if we want to talk about whether it&#x27;s good or bad and to what degree &quot;we&quot; should oppose it or try to change it.