Why talk of capitalism when we should talk of corporatism?

Vunch wrote:

> In a message dated 3/4/98 10:51:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> << In response to an intelligent, and, actually, very RELEVANT point about the
>  nature of "capitalism", i.e. a completely artificial construct which exists
>  only due to government enforcers (protectionists) ...... we get this ------>
>
>  << Yea, Yea, Yea, so the essence of capitalism is quite different from
>  currently
>   used textbook definitions. Anything new under the sun lately? >>
>
>  this list has been has been a such a huge disappointment, a total waste of
>  time. >>
>
> Not getting the point, capitalism is much more than government intervention,
> it has become ingrown into the very nature of all human relationships.  That
> is why I commented that textbook definitions were wholly inadequate to capture
> the essence of capitalism.  It seems that you feel exactly the way capitalism
> expects you to feel, defeated.  See ya'.............