Politics and Johnny And Dinner
Long ago Gods created the Earth. When life on Earth, already chaotic, reached the level of intelligent animals, the Gods knew how destructive politics were, so they created an invisible barrier between the average human and politics. Only the most aggressive people became politically engaged. People ignoring politics helped the population grow. The Gods wanted the population to grow.
For example, the Gods’ barrier was in full force during the rise of the Roman Empire, leading to its decline–because the citizens ignored its destructive politics. Not thinking of politics, most folks were positive about the future. And the Gods had created the Earth to create humanity. The Gods wanted the population to grow.
For Johnny, politics were a firestorm in the sky. Political flames everywhere. The internet was ablaze, pundits enraged. There was shouting and finger pointing and typing in capitol letters. None of it directly affected Johnny. It was not news. News was the price of gas or eggs rising, rent increasing, childcare costs going up, traffic problems, extreme weather. News was your tire being flat.
Pundits on the internet were furious with people like Johnny. The world was in turmoil—why were he and so many others busy cleaning their kitchens instead of cleaning the world? How could they ignore all the problems?
The Gods’ barrier.
The other day one of the Gods visited Earth and reported there was war, poverty and disease, crazed politics–which was fine when the population continued to increase. But the God saw the population was dropping. People were losing faith in the future.
The Gods created reinforced faith in the future, none in politics. The Gods wanted the population to continue to grow. Humanity had to grow, until it reached ten billion. That took time. It was worth waiting for, because then the Gods could finally start the harvest.
Humans were a great delicacy.