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The problem is that none of your definitions reflect how these terms are read in some academic circles.

Which is not saying that you're wrong, I'm just pointing out that probably each person/group has a different view on what "Capitalism", "Socialism", "Communism", "Fascism" etc mean.

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> The problem is that none of your definitions reflect how these terms are read in some academic circles

That can't be helped. There are people who regard anything more collectivist than a volunteer fire department as communism.

All you can do is define your terms and try to argue only with intellectually honest people.

Defining government is always a fun one. The cognitive dissonance alone makes it worth it.

"an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself" - Ibn Khaldun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khaldun