Capitalism by definition is the government not having control over the economy. “Private property” refers to property not owned or controlled by the government. Think of it as separation of economy and state, just as secularism is separation of religion and state.

This has never oppressed anyone. The government not having control over the economy physically and literally cannot oppress anybody. Every single instance of “capitalist oppression” that people point to was in reality caused by government intervention.

Socialists fight against an enemy which exists only in their heads and complain about problems that never existed. “Capitalism is heckin evil and oppressive” is no more true than “the earth is flat”, I.E. it’s schizophrenic nonsense with no basis in reality.

Marx was not an “intellectual”, he was a conspiracy theorist, no different from your drunk uncle on Thanksgiving ranting about how the world is run by a secret society of cyborg lizard people from outer space. Marx was nothing more than a moron who didn’t know what he was talking about (especially since his own parents considered him a failure).

>It’s your slaveholder that owns you. So you’re not oppressed. Government doesn’t own slaves.

>>509308197 (OP)
At the end of the day there is little difference being priced out of private property or not being allowed to own any. That's oppression