Zoom in a bit moree so i can help <33
They were all afraid of irritating people (who vote). Since people (who vote) decided their unavoidable future, they didn't want to take any strong stances on anything and just went with the flow and played the tune that the people wanted to hear. They needed to stay in power and not lose it for taking a serious stance.........
They lost their main source of food which led to starvation and war among the once harmonious tribes.