"They're politicians. Pretty sure it's a job requirement that their imaginations have to be surgically removed before they're allowed to run for office." A pause. "Possibly their empathy, too. Empathectomies all around."
He settled in to lean against the wall again, arms crossed.
"That doesn't mean everyone in this universe thinks like them. Even aside from the people in this 'verse like us that see how big and weird and terrible and wonderful the universe is, there's all the little people that don't always think so little. That maybe don't notice how much is out there but still have big things to care about, like their families and friends and the people around them."
He grinned.
"Trust me, in any place with people like this, there are still always people that have their priorities straight or that see the world for what it is. It's just trying to find a politician with a soul is like looking for a nun in a casino -- it only happens in whacky 90's comedies."
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He settled in to lean against the wall again, arms crossed.
"That doesn't mean everyone in this universe thinks like them. Even aside from the people in this 'verse like us that see how big and weird and terrible and wonderful the universe is, there's all the little people that don't always think so little. That maybe don't notice how much is out there but still have big things to care about, like their families and friends and the people around them."
He grinned.
"Trust me, in any place with people like this, there are still always people that have their priorities straight or that see the world for what it is. It's just trying to find a politician with a soul is like looking for a nun in a casino -- it only happens in whacky 90's comedies."