"Bartender, I hate myself so might I trouble you for a 'Zero Sum,' a mixture of Wild Turkey and Surge? You'll know you've got it right when the color reminds you of having the stomach flu."
In game theory (and economic theory) a zero-sum game is a situation where one persons (or entities) gain has a corresponding loss from another person (or entity).
Initech employee 1: "Hey, everyonetook big pieces of the cake now Milton doesn't have one."
Initech employee 2: "Cake is a zero sum game, man."
Zero Sum Total Political Strategy:
The 45th President continually claims the nation is in decline by degrading any positive results made by the 46th President. In doing so, they create a mindset that positive outcomes are not possible regardless who has achieved them. This results in no net gains of solutions for the nation.
Geopolitical Example: Russia aims to conquer ukraine but must destroy ukraine to conquer and by doing so unites majority of world against Russia and their Allie’s while achieving no real physical victory.
Zero Sum Total Political Strategy:
The 45th President continually claims the nation is in decline by degrading any positive results made by the 46th President. In doing so, they create a mindset that positive outcomes are not possible regardless who has achieved them. This results in no net gains of solutions for the nation.
Geopolitical Example: Russia aims to conquer ukraine but must destroy ukraine to conquer and by doing so unites majority of world against Russia and their Allie’s while achieving no real physical victory.