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Is it possible that the game isn't zero sum? To lift a phrase from your second paragraph, is it possible that globalism favors wealthy owners of multinationals AND everyone else?

You're right to point out the risks of vast wealth disparities and the corrupting influence of money in politics, but I think that problem needs to be combatted separately, and not by making everyone less well off.

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My whole comment assumes the game isn't zero sum. I recognize that globalism helps the poor. My conclusion is that it helps wealthy individuals who own these corporations more than the masses.

To break this down further, the masses gain economic value and employment. The wealthy gain political/economic influence to solidify their wealth and position.

I'm not talking about low-balling millionaires. I mean the billionaires and royalty of the world. The people who own industries, not just companies.

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