Bezos is a terrible example. Just because one sells something to other people doesn't mean they are capitalist. Free market ideas depend on competition, and Bezos does everything in his power to crush competition. The problem with socialism has always, and will always be, human greed and corruption. If we could solve that problem, I think it would stand a chance. Since we can't, what is happening (I believe), is businesses are lining up to use government to destroy their competitors. Bezos and Nike are perfect examples of this. If they virtue signal enough now, they may be able to use that influence to position themselves as industry monopoly. This might sound like a stretch, but we know this is true because it's how businesses are succeeding in China.

The left as a political class is not competent. The left is competent as a group of rich elites that are good at controlling institutional power through ideological discrimination. This was intentional in the academic sector, but I think it has spread in entertainment, then media, then social media, and now the corporate world at large (in that order). Feel free to correct any of the data I am presenting.

You and I agree on one thing. The biggest threat to capitalism IS the government. If you take that to it's logical conclusion, the party that favors powerful government will be in the best position to offer that power towards corporations it favors.

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