Obviously capitalism isn't "natural". neither are eyeglasses; it's a vacuous point.
As to "enforced"; not really, no. Capitalism is respected or not, not "enforced". That would imply that, under #capitalism, no one can practice anything else, which would be an ignorant claim to make.
It's #socialism which requires enforcement. Quite brutal enforcement, as it turns out.
AKingsbury
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