On one of the pickleball pages I visit I saw somebody complain when somebody else brought up politics. The person wrote, “Please don’t bring up politics here.” To which the other person replied, “Everything is political.”

That’s one of those statements that sounds deep, maybe even a little intimidating — like something you nod at while quietly wondering, “Wait … everything?”

I decided to delve into this a bit.

First, there’s a grain of truth in it. A lot of things in life can become political if you zoom out far enough.

Pickleball is a good example. Courts don’t magically appear. Cities decide where to build them. Budgets determine how many. Noise complaints can lead to regulations. Even scheduling — who gets court time and when — can turn into a mini-soap opera. I’ve experienced this firsthand in helping turn the local high school tennis courts into pickleball courts.

So yeah, if you........

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