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Capitalism, by definition, is a system not a tool. "Free market" may be a tool. "Private ownership of capital" may be a tool. "Free contracts of employment between individual economical agents" may be a tool. But the conjunction of those things is what defines the system of capitalism.
Like I say, children think of capitalism as a system. The right wing believes this too. Children arguing with children.
Capitalism can co-exist with socialism in the same economic system. Happens in many countries. Just Americans can't make that work.
Lemme guess: "socialism is when the government does stuff. And the more stuff it does, the more socialist it is. And when the government does a real lotta stuff, that's communism"
Ergo Trump is a communist. Case and point
‘Case in point’ ffs
Well he's a corporate socialist (wanting a system for the benefit for corporations) similar to Xi Jinping (who Trump admires). But fascists call themselves whatever will get them power, so I guess Trump calls himself a Republican and Xi calls himself a Communist. So use what they label themselves or choose your own labels.