Was Sauron a Capatilist?

In a comment by Vogomatix:

"Sauron encourages evil and self-interest amongst his troops. He does not encourage needless waste. He wants his armies to grow in size...."

Inspired this question.

People being as productive as possible - which the average person will only persue for self-gain - is why capitalist economies work so well. They can increase their social power through good performance and hard work (for example, instead of managing a McDonalds, owning a Mcdonalds.)

Also, wanting to gain power for yourself in and of itself is, in my opinion, the very definition of evil. It means you can make people do things. For you. You don't care what they get out of it.... letting them "develop themselves" is their problem.

Think about it. Sauron is a capitalist:

• *Allows his troops to manage themselves
  
  
  
  • ("I want a promotion!") As we can see by the fight within the dark tower, orcs are allowed to choose their own leaders.
  
  
  • ("Let's raid them... I mean start our own business!") Orcs are given autonomy in choosing how to advance themselves, ie who they raid.
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Clear distinction between "freetime" and "worktime".
  
  
  
  • ("Weekend baby!")We have reason to suspect that orcish disipline is not so strong when they are off duty - as they sometimes are. They work hard and Play hard....
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Is for managed if not excessive use of natural resources
  
  
  
  • ("See that forest! It's worth $$$$")
  
  
  • Seriously, just look at Isengaurd.
  
  
  
  


• Strict Hierarchy.
  
  
  
  • His servants have various established levels based on ability.
  
  
  
  


• Wants to expand. Always wants more... particularly, more resources and more servants.


• Invests only a little in his troops. They are much weaker than certain free-forces troops. Relies on numbers and let's them take care of themselves.
  
  
  
  • You remember a certain pair of Drawves saying "a hundred" orcs aren't a huge deal
  
  
  • Look at the kill ratios....
  
  
  • Sauron's troops more or less are his citizens. Nice try though.
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Whereas the free people's of middle earth are mostly socialist:

• Their leaders lead for the objective good of the people, not to increase their own power. They didn't even want the jobs..
  
  
  
  • Just Consider all the fun Aragon and Éomer were having for example. Contrast this to rising in a buisniness: no matter what satisfaction people get, they usually do it for themselves.
  
  
  • It's very easy to objectify Sauron. This makes it very easy for them to know what "objective good" is, unlike real life complexity.
  
  
  
  


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  Labor is evenly distributed, communally without much of a hierarchy.

  
  
  
  
  • The hobbits: all farm. ("Let us each benefit all the other as they know how!")
  
  
  • They don't have set schedules. They work when work needs to be done.
  
  
  • Loose(r) concept of property. Tolkien writes of the same gifts being being passed around for literally generations. Ahh, I'd have to find it...
  
  
  • Even the Dwarves, known for their greed, are loyal to the point of fault. They won't serve themselves if it interrupts their social hierarchy (or somewhat as well, community.)
    
    
    
    
    • Think about all the "greedy" Dwarves about to throw their lives away before the Battle of the 5 armies.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  They barely take more resources than they need.

  
  
  
  
  • Hobbits are a classic example, at relative "harmony" with nature. They eat more than they must... but then, they can easily produce more and don't know anyone else who needs it.
  
  
  • Being a peasant... not sure that sounds fun. It is, however, vastly less destructive than the dark lord's ambitions... or how how we live. If you're reading this on a computer, your probably guilty.
  
  
  
  


• Invests significantly in troops: "sends them to school."
  
  
  
  • Remember: Captains of industry don't care if you go to school or not!
  
  
  
  

I am not above revising this as a later date, but I would really be interested to see what the informed (or, in the comments, not so informed) opinions think of this analogy.

Some of this may speak to J.R.R. Tolkien's devout Catholicism as well... google that.