'The uncivil war between nationalism and internationalism, a view from the heavens (and hell).'
Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above the clouds. From there, they could see everything happening on the Earth below and they set to arguing, as they so often did.
Nikolai, the god of nationalism, whose followers believed that fortified borders and high walls make good neighbors, scowled."It's just a talking shop where I see lots of my people getting all up in each other's faces." Sophia groaned."You're incorrigible. I give you one example after another of international solidarity and you dismiss them out of hand. All you do is sit around complaining."
Sophia considered her sparring partner. Both of them were new to the game. Other tutelary gods—the guardians of ancient cities, deities who presided over mountains and rivers—had been around for millennia. She and Nikolai, twin gods born only a few centuries earlier, had squabbled from the moment of their creation. Arriving just before her, he'd asserted the prerogatives of age and gender from the start.
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