This may escalate to violence. I always thought the spark would be over something trivial and stupid. The government is acting stupid over something trivial - unless on is named Bundy. Losing a way of life enjoyed by generations is not trivial.
I agree this is not trivial for the Bundy family.
As an owner of family land going back to the 1800s too, I understand some of the Nevada mess although very different, and I have had my own battles...so far so good. I don’t raise cattle but there is a special ^*&%^$&^% (best left unsaid) that complicates things. I’m not in the West. Let’s just say taxes are being paid on unusable land.
I’m reminded of the firefighters who weren’t allowed to use a backhoe to save thousands of acres of land during a forest fire, to dig a ditch to prevent fire from spreading and destroying so many trees...maybe 15 years ago. All over a bug on a creek bank, it was WA or CA, I think.
Common sense...a thing of the past. Oy vey, it’s always something when control freaks get involved.