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Capitalism is not sociopolitical, it's an economic system. You don't even have a point to push because you clearly don't even understand what capitalism is, let alone make valid comparisons for it. Comparing capitalism to monarchy is like comparing luggage to airplanes, it's just not the same thing.
You pointed out how capitalism depends on private property, that is a social relationship that is backed by political power to enforce said property rights. You can try to redefine economics but you can't escape observed reality. But please continue to insist I don't know what i am talking about, it truly adds value to the debate.
You keep making one ignorant statement after another while doubling down on being a smug pseudointellectual. All economic systems are backed by their government, and all governments have a monopoly on violence to maintain order. That's not a revelation of anything but your ignorance. All societies in history with a socialist system have the same exact dynamic. This doesn't change the fact that monarchy and capitalism aren't comparable because they're fundamentally different concepts. If you're going to double down again on such a painfully false notion, then this conversation is not worth continuing.
Monarchy and Capitlism are different concepts but I am not the one who offered a definition of Capitalism so broad that it would include Monarchy. It was my mistake to get distracted by yet another inaccuracy.