====== Capitalism ======
The word "capitalism" is an antagonym, meaning that it has at least two commonly used definitions that are completely at odds with (antagonistic to) each other.

1. a [[free market]] economy.

-or-

2. the present state-subsidized [[corporatism|corporatist]] economic order.

Both zealous advocates and opponents of "capitalism" tend to overlook, downplay, ignore, deny or be unaware of the difference.




====== Capitalism in Conversations ======

When using the word capitalism in context with [[start|agorism]], [[libertarian_left|left libertarianism]], or any form of [[market anarchism]], one should be careful with the way the word is portrayed and conscious of the audience one speaks to.

To appeal to a more "left" based audience, the use of the word might defeat any chance of valuable alliances before a real relationship ever begins.

There is a clear and blatant difference between capitalism in the [[free market]] sense and capitalism in the [[corporatism|corporatist]] sense.