Inequality in the West is not a crisis. It is an outcome. And like all outcomes, it reflects design. In recent years, a number of ultra-wealthy individuals have publicly expressed that they pay too little in tax or hold disproportionate wealth, calling for systemic change. These admissions – often surprising coming from billionaires – underscore concerns about fairness and inequality.

If the Left has historically carried the burden of illuminating the future, of sketching out the grand designs for a better tomorrow, then we find ourselves now at an impasse—bereft of vision, out of ideas, trapped in a perpetual reactionary stance. Žižek has pointed out that true revolutionary thought must emerge from within the system, not merely as an external negation of it.

**Spoiler Alert: If you have not seen Conclave and wish to experience its full narrative surprises, do not read further. But let’s be honest—this is not a Marvel movie; no one is worried about spoilers when theological power plays are at stake.** At its core, Conclave is a political thriller wrapped in theological robes. The film follows Cardinal Lawrence, the reluctant Dean of the College of Cardinals, who finds himself thrust into the role of managing the secretive election process after the sudden death of the Pope.