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Radiohead will stop making music after 15 years from now

Yeah that makes sense, and very good points too. Those topics of mental health, videogames, and parenting are issues around the world which is true, so it really then comes down to the media and how violence is portrayed or seemed as ok. When reporting events for example around the world I constantly see numbers being thrown out of people killed or images of soldiers fighting or whatever. Another issue is the whole "terrorist" mentality of this country. I'm not trying to sound insensitive but people get so upset over this (as they should be of course), but if news breaks out about people being killed around the world, even kids the reaction is so much smaller. Like I found this one story sickening that said that a title saying that 3 "Insurgents" were killed in a drone strike in Pakistan. Do you want to know who these insurgents were? They were kids ages 8, 10 and 12 that were killed as they were collecting dung for their family to use for fuel to heat their home. The point I guess I'm trying to get at is the fact that the mentality of killing should be considered wrong despite where it's coming from.

I also saw this yesterday... (thanks to chris and greg sending it) [ame= ] [/ame]

^Those graphs were interesting! Of course banning, or at least limiting guns to people is a big part of the issue. Like I mentioned before the need for someone to own an assault weapon just makes no sense whatsoever. However I feel that this problem is much more than just guns, and there are so many factors into this. I'd like to summarize my thoughts, hopefully quickly. First I think a big problem is parenting, however I think that a lot of this is not related just to guns but also to many other issues that children face during their development. From a personal standpoint I have noticed especially within my own extended family that the parents that had a more active interaction with their kids, taught them responsibility and right from wrong, and also boosted their confidence had significantly less problems. If you can't teach your children right from wrong how can they know better? Parents need to teach their kids that killing someone is never right. Also I read that the mother of this gunman was a gun enthusiast herself. From the get go that is going to be a problem and she should've separated that hobby away from her children, and if after time they wanted to follow the same way they had the choice. It doesn't seem like a good idea to raise a child in a home where guns are considered the norm. Another problem is as many have mentioned mental health. Once again I'd like to speak from experience but it is almost a forgotten health condition. I know people that suffer from health issues such as panic attacks however because it's not something that you can see like a broken leg, I get the impression that people don't fully understand what it is like for a person. So I think in that sense we have to be more compassionate towards these people and also realize that mental health is equally if not more important if just for that reason alone. Another big issue is (as some people posted), the medias part in this whole thing. I'm not saying that people shouldn't know about what is going on but is problematic on many fronts. Firstly by having so much coverage on the story in some sick way it makes the killer almost like a celebrity. I mean just think about it. I'm sure that almost everyone knows the faces or names of people from the shootings at Columbine, or VT, or Tuscon or whatever it is. You can even look at someone like Mark David Chapman who said that one of the reasons he killed John Lennon was because he was a nobody. If you give the media an outlet to constantly report on this for days or weeks on end I'm sure it will give the next lonely emotionally-unstable person the thoughts to do the same to finally be heard and not be a nobody, even at the expense of others. Moving along another issue is the desensitization of people today in regard to violence. Yes perhaps movies, tv, news or most importantly video games don't actually make someone want to do this, but when you think about it if you are playing a videogame and kill someone there are no emotional consequences connected to it at all. Bottom line when it comes down to it I think the biggest problem is parenting because the parents need to have a more active role in the childs life in teaching them right from wrong. Also if the parents have that role they will see if there is something wrong with them emotionally and try to get them the help needed. The last thing is that if you start a child off on the right direction and limit the amount of violence seen with tv/video games or at least talk to them about it I'm sure they'll be better off. Of course guns have to be looked at and definitely reconsidered.

Just terrible news! Completely sickening and saddening to hear. I think that gun control is definitely something that has to be talked about, especially assault weapons. Absolutely no reason anyone should have one. Unfortunately I think that just blaming guns is not the sole reason to the problem since there are more emotional disturbances in the persons life, and also various influences. Guns are a big problem of course, but there's more to it.

What about House of Cards and True Love Waits?

It will be the collapse of all currencies that will do us all in.

pfft I know! some fan you are! :P

Love-John Lennon House of Cards-Radiohead All I Want is You-U2 Real Love-The Beatles You are Here-John Lennon This Must Be the Place-Talking Heads

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I guess it's because as mentioned it can signify the start of a sentence. Also not as if it matters but to throw my two cents into the discussion from a visual standpoint using a capital letter to start a sentence looks more visually pleasing or also more proper in terms of how you're coming across. Like what I mean by that is if I just used lower case letters for everything I've ever written I'm sure that people might not take what I'm saying seriously.

I didn't bother to read this thread, but honestly who cares? People have children all the time, why is it such a big deal in this scenario? (I mean I know why it is, but I don't see why so much time and effort is put into highlighting this)

^Afraid of Monsters woo!

This is true...

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Damn you Christa! ...definitely getting me nostalgic and in the christmas mood.

My mom smokes, me and my siblings have been trying to get her to stop for years but she hasn't. I really want her to quit very badly, but unfortunately I can't be the one to make that decision for her and she has to be the one to do it. I can only imagine how addictive it must be.

I was going to start listing a bunch of Coldplay songs in this thread the other day...

I'm sure many if not all of you haven't heard of this band. I stumbled across their music by accident a few months ago. To me they sound like Grizzly Bear meets Fleet Foxes, just a really enjoyable band. And also from Brooklyn so NY represent yo! [ame= ] [/ame] [ame= ] [/ame] [ame= ] [/ame]

I don't smoke. I tried it and didn't like it.

that's right! I think we may have converted her :P

...mind blown.

Atoms for Peace The National Arcade Fire

Or The Beatles that also released 2 albums every year of their career (I guess the white album can be counted as 2 since it was a double album), and they also toured too.

ok cool... yeah I was just interested to see. I think many times it can be easy for people to wonder how it takes so long for someone to release an album. I know I've done it many times. But I think it's a much more in depth process than people think it is, not to mention that musicians have lives. Also it's not exactly 3 years too, considering bands tour for usually at least a year or two after an album release. Also it might be a bit more easier to write tv shows too because many times writers get help, and also typically outside of writing an episode it leaves their hands and the tv company then takes over in filming, producing, and editing which is easier. I think a better comparison would be to compare recording an album with making a movie.