The People and The Land Lords

The People stood in a bucket. 
It was slowly filling up with water. 
Up above them were the people who had jobs that kept the people safe, like police, firemen and fire women, politicians who make laws, judges who rule on those laws, soldiers who fight.  Let's call all of them, collectively, The Land Lords.
The People called up to the Land Lords, "Water is filling up in the bucket.  We're going to drown."
"We're working to help you," said The Land Lords.  "Be patient."
And the water rose.
And The People had to tread water.
"Land Lords," The People cried.  "Help us."
"We're working to help you," The Land Lords replied.
And the water rose.
And The People drowned.
And The Land Lords said, "See?  There are no more complaints.  We helped."

[REWIND-- START FROM THE BEGINNING]
The People stood in a bucket.
It was slowly filling up with water.
Up above them were The Land Lords.
"Water is filling up in the bucket. We're going to drown!" cried The People to The Land Lords.
"We're working to help you," said The Land Lords. "Be patient."
And The Land Lords started pumping waste water into the bottom of the bucket, making the water toxic for The People, as well as raising the water level quicker than before.
And the toxic water level rose.
And The People had to tread water with their legs that developed cancer from the toxic water.
And The People drowned.
And The Land Lords said, "See? No more complaints.  We helped."

[REWIND-- START FROM THE BEGINNING]
The People stood in a bucket.
It was slowly filling up with water.
Up above them were The Land Lords.
"Water is filling up in the bucket. We're going to drown!" cried The People to The Land Lords.
"We're here to help you," said The Land Lords.
And then they debated how to help The People.
And some talked about how we should build a wall around the bucket so no more people could illegally cross over into the bucket.  And others talk about how guns would keep the people safer.  And others talked about how this had become a Godless bucket and people needed to stop having sex and quit selling wedding cakes to same-sex couples and how dare they force our pastors to marry homosexuals when it was obvious that the most important words Christ ever said were "Love one another as you would yourself, unless their gay, in which case fuck 'em."
And as The Land Lords talked without doing anything...
...the water rose...
and The People drowned.
And The Land Lords were too busy dealing with unimportant things to notice.

[REWIND-- START FROM THE BEGINNING]
The People stood in a bucket.
It was slowly filling up with water.
Up above them were The Land Lords.
And The People decided to drill holes in the bucket to let out the water.
And The Land Lords became upset.
"You can't do that because we didn't give you permission," said The Land Lords.
But The People knew
if they listened to The Land Lords they would drown
and The Land Lords might kill them if they fight for their lives, but at least they would fight.
And The Land Lords made laws preventing holes from being drilled.
And some People were put in jail, above the water, where they were safe.
And other People continued to drill holes.
Some People figured out how to make water cannons, propelling water from the bucket over the top and out.
And The Land Lords made laws against water cannons.
And The People kept finding solutions.
The People kept fighting.
The People kept fighting to stay alive and to not let adherence to what others say allow them to drown.
And things started getting better for The People
because they stopped listening to the life-threatening words from The Land Lords
and started actively taking care of themselves.

There are millions of The People.
There are only thousands of The Land Lords.
I wonder how that fight turns out....