Loser Politics

The market is based on a zero-sum game logic, according to which the world is split between winners and losers. This logic shapes our political culture and points to a contradiction of liberalism.

The market is based on a zero-sum game logic, according to which the world is split between winners and losers. The crudeness of this logic shapes our political culture. According to the discourse of the right, the liberal left is made up of people who cannot face up to the reality that there are losers in the world. This is part of the reason why the p…