I don't watch 'em. I stay away from news about them. I'm not
   fighting them. I'm sitting in my chair here. People that are
   fighting them are paid to fight them. That's their job. It
   sounds callous but I have to protect my feels for things I can
   do something about. They do have a beautiful anthem though. I
   have an MP3 of it somewhere. Very catchy and even though I don't
   know the words, it's got a very strong ear-worm quality to it
   and from a musical point of view, I give kudos to whoever wrote
   it. == Yeah, being empathic (empathetic? I don't use the words
   right) - I found I have to really protect myself against
   emotional invasion. One example that you might've heard me
   mention before is a commercial for animal abuse with Sarah
   McLaughland singing "Arms of an Angel" and speaking for them.
   I've since watched it but when it first came on, I turned it off
   within a few seconds of seeing the sad brown dog and the sad
   brown cat. I felt the emotional manipulation taking place within
   me. I said, "NO!" because I don't like when people use our
   mirror neurons/empathy sense for money or control, EVEN IF, it's
   a good cause. I also stay away from documentaries for the same
   reason. I have to keep my head clear. There's plenty of dry
   facts I can turn to that don't engage me emotionally when I want
   to learn something. I don't like my buttons pressed. They get
   pressed too easily, so I have defenses. ==