Let’s talk about Davos. You know the place. It is a little town in the Swiss Alps where the people who broke the world go once a year to talk about how to fix it. They fly in on private jets to give speeches about climate change. They eat food that costs more than your rent to talk about hunger. It is the biggest joke on the planet, and the punchline is always you.

This year, the circus had two main clowns. One was Donald Trump. The other was Mark Carney. You might not know Carney. He is a Canadian banker. He used to run the Bank of England. He is the kind of guy who wears a suit that fits perfectly and uses big words to say absolutely nothing. The media is going wild. They are saying Trump dominated the room, but Carney was the “star.”

Let’s break down what this actually means. Because it does not mean what you think it means.

Trump shows up at Davos like a bull in a china shop. That is his whole act. He loves it. He walks into a room full of European elites who hate him, and he just smiles. He knows they hate him. He does not care. He talks about himself. He insults people. He acts like the king of the world. And the funny thing is, the elites let him do it. They sit there and take it.

Why? because they are scared of him. Or maybe because they secretly love the tax cuts he gives them. They act like they are offended by his bad manners, but they are not offended by his money. Trump is the loud, ugly face of power. He does not hide it. He tells you he is going to screw you over. In a way, you have to respect the honesty. He is a shark who tells you he is a shark.

Then you have Mark Carney. The news says he gave a big speech. They say he “squarely confronted” the world Trump made. He stood up there and talked about values and the economy and the future. The crowd loved it. They clapped. They nodded their heads. They felt so good about themselves.

This is why Carney was the “star.” He made the rich people feel like good people. Trump makes them feel dirty. Trump reminds them that power is ugly. Carney tells them that power can be polite. He uses smooth sentences to hide the sharp edges. He tells them that if they just say the right things, they can keep all their money and still be the heroes of the story.

It is all theater. It is a wrestling match for guys who went to Ivy League schools. In the red corner, you have the Bad Guy, Trump. In the blue corner, you have the Good Guy, Carney. They fight. They argue. The crowd cheers. The reporters write stories about the drama.

But guess what? It is fake. It does not matter who wins the applause meter. Nothing changes.

Carney’s speech will not lower your grocery bill. It will not fix your roads. It will not stop the wars. It is just words floating in the cold mountain air. Trump’s bluster will not make your life better either. He is just there to feed his ego. Both of them are playing a game that you are not invited to.

The media loves this story because it is simple. It is Good versus Evil. It is the Smart Banker versus the Wild Politician. But in the real world, they are on the same team. They are Team Elite. They both want to keep the system running exactly how it is. They just have different ways of doing it. Trump wants to smash things to get his way. Carney wants to massage things to get his way.

Think about the people sitting in that audience. CEOs. Billionaires. World leaders. They listened to Carney and felt brave. They thought, “Yes, we are standing up to Trump!” Then they went to a cocktail party and drank wine that costs five thousand dollars a bottle. They made deals to fire workers and ship jobs overseas. They high-fived each other.

Carney didn’t stop them. He gave them cover. He let them pretend they are fighting for the soul of the world, when really they are just fighting for their share price. That is the real grift. The “good” elites are more dangerous than the bad ones. At least with the bad ones, you know to keep your guard up.

So, don’t fall for the headline. Carney isn’t a star. He is a mascot. He is the friendly face on a machine that chews you up. Trump is the angry face on the same machine. Either way, you are getting chewed up.

The snow in Davos is white and pure. The hearts of the people there are black and cold. They can clap for Carney all they want. They can roll their eyes at Trump all they want. When the week is over, they all get back on their jets and fly away. And you are still stuck here, paying for the ticket.