When the economic model's enthusiastic practitioners turn it into a political platform, what's the rest of us supposed to do?

I half agree with parent and half agree with you.

On one hand, economic models are political platforms.

On the other hand all the -isms are very loaded topics due to decades of misrepresentation (as is the nature of politics).

But, I think this post isn't the place to discuss it.

Politics and economics are inseparably connected.

You see I disagree with your fundamental premise, capitalism is a means to amplify creation of money and wealth inequality which is a bad thing, but people sometimes use it for good to help each other.

The definition of capitalism: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

I wish I could edit my first comment to include the definition. I hate inequality and people hurting others through abusive practices too.

That’s what I would call the spiritual or religious definition. It’s followed by the philosophical followers of capitalism (economics majors and similar). The practical definition of capitalism is studied by the operational practitioners (business administration, executives) of capitalism and only superficially resembles the former.

I'm sorry; I am not well versed at making things up and passing it off as statements of fact.