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I'm Not Into Politics, But...

“Hey, did you hear what's happening with those guys in Oregon from Malheur Refuge?” “No. Tell me about it!” “A bunch of guys felt that their rights as US citizens were being violated, so they decided to take back a bit of land for the “people” as a sign to the federal government to back off, and now they are all facing years to life in prison for 'terrorism' and-” My words slow down as I see the person's face slowly becomes void of emotion. Bored? Or do they not like what I'm saying…? Have I just lost a friend? What did I say???? “Oh. Yeah.. I'm not really into politics.” They say. “Oh, OK.” I say. But inside something feels wrong. Not into politics??? Hey, I hate politics. I despise them. So much stress, and fighting, and corruption. But… it's a part of life. Or is it??? What if I told you Fred's barn just burned down and we were going to go do some things to encourage him and help him out. Get some guys to rebuild it. M...