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As I said in another comment, you're attacking a straw man. I did not say pure capitalism existed before, but that the US is less capitalist today than before.

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When was it more capitalist than today and why?

In the late 19th to early 20th century, due to less government involvement

But due to the same reason it was absolutely horrible back then for the workers? Surely that's nothing to look back in awe to?

Correlation doesn't imply causation. If you want we can discuss a specific "horrible thing" and examine the ties to capitalism at the time.

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