A political and economic ideology that opposes capitalism and the capitalist system of private ownership and profit-driven markets.
From anti- (against) + capitalism, from capital + -ism (system of beliefs). This term emerged in the 19th century as an organized political movement.
Anticapitalism has taken radically different forms across history—from utopian socialists dreaming of perfect communes to modern cryptocurrency critics questioning digital capital—showing how opposition to capitalism reinvents itself constantly.
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