VICTORIA CAMPS: “La ultraderecha crece porque el joven no ve que la izquierda le proteja”

Victoria Camps is the guest today on What Are You Reading, EL PAÍS's book podcast. The philosopher chats with Berna González Harbour about how freedom has become confused with selfishness, drawing on her latest book, The Society of Distrust (Arpa), a stark portrait of an era of individualism where the collective finds no one to defend it. The podcast's motto: we are the only algorithms. The far right is growing because young people don't see the left or center protecting them, says Camps, who is highly critical of the drift toward an illiberal democracy where the individual takes precedence. Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán analyzes Victoria Camps's book in this episode. And Pablo Guimón shares Babelia's list of books of the year. Books recommended by Victoria Camps: The Madman of God at the End of the World, by Javier Cercas. Dying in the Sand, by Leonardo Padura. The Siege of Troy, by Theodor Kallifatides. The Light That Fades, by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes. Two Thousand Days in Government, by Nadia Calviño. 00:00 What is the use of democracy if it doesn't solve the housing problem? 01:42 Presentation of the book The Society of Distrust 02:49 Why Victoria Camps wrote this essay 05:36 Freedom vs. selfishness: what have we confused? 07:29 Consequences of losing the collective “we” 10:49 Democracy and housing: why does social protection fail? 13:09 Populism and distrust in politics 14:51 How to recover trust and hope 16:17 Has ethics disappeared? 18:21 Freedom of Expression and Responsibility 21:53 Old Age, Care, and Unwanted Loneliness 24:58 Critical Review of the Book (Mariam Martínez Bascuñán) 27:02 Literary Recommendations: Cercas, Padura, Califa, Krastev, Calviño 37:41 Babelia Ranking: The Best Books of the Year 38:33 Final Poem by José Ángel Valente Subscribe to our channel:    / @elpais   Visit http://elpais.com More videos from EL PAÍS: youtube.com/@elpais/videos Follow us on Facebook:   / elpais   Twitter:   / el_pais   Instagram:   / el_pais