Is this a standard that you would allow to measure the success of capitalism? For instance, “capitalism is superior because under President Trump employment reached historically low levels, wages historically high levels, etc.?” Even though he was only in power for four years, this proves that capitalism works.

Would you actually let a period of four years be the standard for a working economic system, especially since you quoted a critique where socialism often achieved good short term gains before going off the rails?

Lastly, capitalism is often blamed for destabilizing socialism. So if the two go head to head, and capitalism continues to dethrone socialism, isn’t that a case that capitalism is superior because it is more robust and can withstand outside pressure? It makes it seem like socialism can only survive under perfect conditions, like some fragile baby flower that only grows in a greenhouse than in real life.