I don't consider the latter to be a general handicap but will admit in advance that it can certainly be read as such in specific instances.
Capitalism is organized on a global scale.
I am willing to accept the first claim regarding the global nature of capitalism but must withhold judgment with respect to the third claim of unanimity, given my acknowledged lack of familiarity with all the previous postings. I do, however, take issue with the middle claim. It is presented as though it follows with some logical necessity from the first claim, which of course it does not. I am not summarily ruling these out but, at the same time, I am not convinced that these are the only options. I am not suggesting that 'social scientific answers' will be found by grasping for the holy grail of the so-called 'hard sciences'.