The track record of attempts to overthrow any system of power are abysmal
I think you are seriously mistaken. Attempts to overthrow monarchy do not remotely have the track record of attempts to overthrow capitalism. Compare, say, the American and French revolutions of the 18th century with the Russian and Chinese revolutions of the 20th century.
[I have edited my comment to make it less confrontational.]
From the dawn of agriculture until the industrial revolution, we were ruled by kings, dynasties came and went, but the basic structure of kings remains.
What we have today is a continuation of that old system, in a new garb.
Is decolonization an overthrow of capitalism? Yes the russian revolutions was overthrown, but the authoritarian Chinese government is still in place, as are plenty of dictatorships e.g. Saudi Arabia, Cuba.
In any case I have no interest in revolution, overthrowing systems, or even thinking about them.
My original question was asking about comparison between “capitalist” and “socialist” systems. Since it was asserted that “left/socialists is probably that their empirical track record is much worse”.
I think you are seriously mistaken. Attempts to overthrow monarchy do not remotely have the track record of attempts to overthrow capitalism. Compare, say, the American and French revolutions of the 18th century with the Russian and Chinese revolutions of the 20th century.
[I have edited my comment to make it less confrontational.]
From the dawn of agriculture until the industrial revolution, we were ruled by kings, dynasties came and went, but the basic structure of kings remains.
What we have today is a continuation of that old system, in a new garb.
Is decolonization an overthrow of capitalism? Yes the russian revolutions was overthrown, but the authoritarian Chinese government is still in place, as are plenty of dictatorships e.g. Saudi Arabia, Cuba.
In any case I have no interest in revolution, overthrowing systems, or even thinking about them.
My original question was asking about comparison between “capitalist” and “socialist” systems. Since it was asserted that “left/socialists is probably that their empirical track record is much worse”.