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    The are two definitions of capitalist, one is a person that supports capitalism regardless of their class. It’s possible for a person to recognize that they’re a worker and consumer, and unlikely to ever have any capitol outside of their house and retirement accounts, and maybe not even that, and still think capitalism is the best system for workers to live under. Dumb, but possible, and seemingly widespread.

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        Homeowner does not have a second definition of supporting homeownership regardless of whether or not you own a home. You can absolutely support homeownership if you don’t own one.

        The word for a person that supports capitalism regardless of class and amount of capital, is capitalist.

        And being “a part of it” is something else altogether, separate from whether or not you support it, or have any capital. If you live under it, like it or not, you are part of it, even if you don’t own shit.

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            Liberalism encompasses more than just capitalism. The word for someone that supports capitalism is capitalist.

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              Have you read any serious work by any of the major liberal philosophers or analysis of their works, or are you going off vibes?

              The core of liberalism, when faced with its various contradictions, has always been the freedom of the capitalist class to exploit the working class.

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                “The core of liberalism”, so there is more to it than just capitalism? The word for someone who supports capitalism is capitalist.

                I have made no statements about liberal philosophy or capitalism, neither of which am I a fan of. This is about the multiple definitions of capitalist; one of which is a person who supports capitalism, with no requirement that they actually have, or have any hope of having, capital.

                What’s your goal here? Do you think you can convince me to listen to some random jerk-off with an axe to grind over a dictionary?