The USA is a capitalist democracy, and has the death penalty. Sweden is a pretty good example of a socialist democracy, and doesn't. But when you publicly defame someone, as Mr. Hood did, he ought to at least provide some proof of his opinion. This gets to the heart of the matter. Not to mention that socialism, communism and anarchism are all very distinct, with quite separate historical roots and very little sympathy for each other.
Every player can compete on equal entry terms, for there is no scope for monopolisation of any kind.
The only determinant to how well you do is how good you are. And yet, there are some distinctly anti-capitalistic overtones to the whole business. Certainly in this society, ownership dictates a certain level of rights, but adopting the GPL as a licence amounts to a voluntary rescindment of many, if not all of those. The right to future control over the product, for example - Linus can't withdraw his code from the GPL, only his continued efforts. Hence all the ideological arguments - it's a genuinely confusing position.