[artificialLimbs]

Some people are violently opposed to communism/socialism because they were taught that was the right way. This is ideology. Others, myself included, who have educated ourselves about the consequences of communism/socialism are violently opposed to it because we hold the consequences of communism/socialism to be of more significance than its high minded ideas about what is 'good'.

[lefrenchy]

That is still ideological. You are choosing capitalism despite it’s incongruities, excesses, and consequences, because you find more significance in what it sees as ‘good’.

Pretending to be non-ideological is disingenuous.

[artificialLimbs]

I am choosing capitalism because it doesn't end with shooting pregnant women and children in empty fields.

[boomboomsubban]

So if I can prove capitalism led to shooting some pregnant women and children in empty fields, what position do you plan to switch to?

[artificialLimbs]

Hopefully whatever alternative proposed wherein that doesn't happen.

[boomboomsubban]

There have been countless alternatives proposed. If you're judging this based on consequences rather than ideology the decision to pick capitalism makes no sense. Something untested is the obvious choice