tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post8193577582861683721..comments2023-10-15T08:40:12.715-05:00Comments on Interdisciplinary World: Capitalism vs. the Free MarketTroy Camplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-38351726744975626652008-09-28T22:30:00.000-05:002008-09-28T22:30:00.000-05:00Gotcha. Thanks.Gotcha. Thanks.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312740064923045194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-44179627884137679302008-09-28T09:01:00.000-05:002008-09-28T09:01:00.000-05:00Marx was German and originally wrote in German, so...Marx was German and originally wrote in German, so it's not surprising that you and other Germans make that distinction.Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910834.post-64959448022811127812008-09-28T06:32:00.000-05:002008-09-28T06:32:00.000-05:00As someone whose first language is German and whos...As someone whose first language is German and whose second language is English, I often use the term "capitalism", but never use the German equivalent "Kapitalismus". I use "capitalism" because everybody, including supporters of very free markets, seems to be doing so. I don't use "Kapitalismus" because that would signal that I'm on the far left as far as economic questions are concerned (which I'm not), but mostly because the term suggests that all that matters in a market economy is your capital (in the narrow sense of financial capital). Which is not true, although it is notable that it was more true in Marx's day than it is today.<BR/><BR/>None of which contradicts your original point, of course.LemmusLemmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.com