A .has also defined what A. means by “good/successful” nation, and it isn’t what you mean
That is not true. In this subthread we are both using the same definition: “make everyone rich, or even just modestly comfortable”.
I still maintain that Western European nations are best described as having mixed economies.
You are, of course, free to use whatever labels you like.
people go on to conclude that they are successful because they are capitalist
That seems a valid conclusion to me. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
that the non-capitialist elements need to be removed
And that doesn’t follow. I am not sure what “non-capitalist elements” are, anyway. If you mean something like less state ownership of companies (e.g. in France) I would agree that it would be a good thing.
People think...
So are you objecting to some unnamed people not present in this thread… OK, but how is this relevant to anything here?
That is not true. In this subthread we are both using the same definition: “make everyone rich, or even just modestly comfortable”.
You are, of course, free to use whatever labels you like.
That seems a valid conclusion to me. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
And that doesn’t follow. I am not sure what “non-capitalist elements” are, anyway. If you mean something like less state ownership of companies (e.g. in France) I would agree that it would be a good thing.
So are you objecting to some unnamed people not present in this thread… OK, but how is this relevant to anything here?