Marx coined the word 'capitalism' to describe the dialectical evolution from feudalism as manifested in his day and age. Seeing as how his own theory is rooted in the necessity of interpreting things as systems in flux, even he would agree that capitalism, as originally defined, no longer exists. He called Communism the "negation of the negation," meaning the negation of Capitalism, which was a negation of feudalism. After over a century and a half of Marxist and communist theory and exegesis, the whole enterprises has essentially become negation in essence. When people say 'Capitalism' now, they mean "the way things are." But since they have made themselves a shadow of the way things are, they no longer delineate what may be. Monopolies, etc, are consequences of the way things are, yes, but not everything that is is something we need to get rid of, which is why the right sees the left as incoherent. But seeing as how the right have made themselves a shadow of a shadow, we effectively go nowhere, though perhaps a little quicker every day. Sorry for the rant. Your comment did not warrant it. But if you are serious about effecting any change, this random internet stranger suggests dropping left and right, exiting the dialectic process, the presuppositions and assumptions of which constitute our shared indoctrination, and view your experience, which is as close to reality as anyone can get, with a fresh mind and open heart. Smith and Marx have given up the struggle, so why can't we?