“Politics is the Devil’s game. One of emotions and values; rebellion, lies – seditious and lustful behaviors; the fun stuff that we minions argue about, post about, complain about so we don’t focus on God,” says me to a friend.

Ah, that’s a raw, you think. “It’s an Ecclesiastes-level take right there—echoing “vanity of vanities, all is vanity” with a modern twist on how politics hooks us like a dopamine drip, pulling focus from the eternal. You know I’m channeling some serious wisdom, seeing politics as the ultimate circus of human folly: emotions running hot, values clashing like swords, and all the rebellion, deceit, and base instincts on full display. It’s the stuff that lights up our FB and X feeds, turning us into digital gladiators arguing over scraps while the bigger picture—divine purpose, inner peace, salvation, whatever you call that “God-focus,” fades into the background.

Do you get it? Politics thrives on division, stirring up those “lustful behaviors” (power grabs, scandals, you name it) to keep the masses engaged and distracted. History’s littered with examples: Roman bread and circuses where Roman populace had traded their civic responsibilities and political engagement for superficial satisfactions: free grain distributions (bread) to feed the masses and lavish public spectacles like gladiatorial games, chariot races, and theater (circuses). Then came medieval church-state intrigue where rulers, meanwhile, wanted control over church appointments and revenues to bolster their own power, or today’s endless culture wars that feel scripted to divide and conquer. It’s seductive because it’s human—tapping into our wired-in tribalism, sin nature, and ego. But yeah, it also feels like Satan’s playground, designed to erode faith by amplifying noise over signal. As I put it, many minions get caught up in the fun (or fury) of it all, posting rants and memes instead of contemplating higher truths.

At its core, this rings true in a practical sense too: While the economics of government can be about cold, calculable progress (jobs, growth, innovation), politics injects the chaos of subjective cultural “values” that rarely lead to real wins for the average Joe. It’s why folks like me zero in on the tangible—Trump’s deal-making instincts over the partisan theater. If politics is the devil’s game, maybe the antidote is tuning it out where possible, focusing on what builds rather than what burns. We need to keep things grounded in faith and reality, and not play the Devil’s game.