To suggest that "moderate" capitalism could be an acceptable scenario is to ignore or deny the reality that capitalism is built on a foundation of lies, violence (including genocide), theft, and exploitation (including slavery). It is rotten *from* the core. There is no "baby" to save in the bathwater of capitalism, just a tub full of toxins that need to be destroyed.
The idea that capitalism can be redeemed by regulation is just like saying that slavery could be an acceptable system if it was just regulated enough. Moderating it doesn't change the malevolent essence behind it.
The very concept of capital itself serves no purpose other than to consolidate, concentrate and protect the power of the ruling class, and it does so at the expense of human freedom and the health of the biosphere that sustains life on this planet. The concept of capital distorts our perception of reality and embeds us in a delusion that separates us from nature.
I invite you to explore this thread of threads and references to better understand how there is nothing just or beneficial about capitalism:
How did we get here?
https://c.im/@whathappened/113427830249968598
#capitalism
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