[nicoburns]

A practical example:

Is a market-based system with strong progressive taxation and a large basic income capitalist? Is it socialist?

IMO it's not obvious and you could argue it either way for both terms.

[jskdvsksnb]

But compare that to trying to say whether that system is "Democrat" or "Republican". Either party could advocate for that policy, or the inverse policy, and they could change their stance at any time.