![]() ![]() What I’m speaking of are those cultural institutions that shape and point the human heart toward that which is good, not bad, so that angry violence is not an option. What I’m speaking of is not more economic opportunity or even more educational endeavors. What does this mean? It means that while sensible safety laws of all kinds are important, addressing the essentials of the human condition – our souls – is necessary. Call it what you will (sin, mental health issues, psychosomatic issues) there is, as Alexander Solzhenitsyn hinted at in his June 8, 1978, Harvard Commencement speech, "A World Split Apart," and explicitly noted in "The Gulag Archipelago," “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, not between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart – and through all human hearts.” It may even force us to resurrect and deal with such notions as the Judeo-Christian understandings of original sin, noting that humans are sinners by nature, choice and behavior, and are in need of transformation. Hear more Tennessee voices: Get the weekly opinion newsletter for insightful and thought-provoking columns. Tim Burchett said 'We're not gonna fix it,' when talking about gun reform Further, it may force us to admit the notion that people are sometimes good, but inherently flawed.įocus on mental health: Why U.S. It is to say that when we say that people kill people it requires us to acknowledge that inanimate objects do not kill people people kill people. This statement is not an attempt to avoid sensible laws or to hinder sensible safety procedures. The reason we avoid the issue of human agency is because it may prompt us to take a deeper look into the human condition, into our own souls. I have never known a gun, a knife, a bomb or any other means of death to act apart from human agency. ![]() While we tangentially address the mental or spiritual health of the shooter, we rarely deeply delve into this singular truth – people kill people. And so the cycle goes – that is, until the next shooting. In the wake of the tragedy, minor changes are made to a variety of gun laws, buildings are made safer, and safety procedures are implemented and practiced. Aficionados on both sides emerge, one calling for more gun control, the other to push back against such laws. He regularly employs deliberately repetitive, almost mantra-like hooks, as on “raver,” as well as melodic vocal riffs that prove similarly hypnotic, like on “by the pound” and “fly sht.” Carson returns for the bonus track “money & sex,” a disorienting finale that ultimately amplifies their confluent styles.Watch Video: Burchett expands on "we're not gonna fix it" remark about shootings Most of the prior tape’s beatmakers return alongside a handful of like-minded others, to deliver stark atmospheres, grimy rock accents, and overdriven bass for tracks like “chris paul” and “how u feel?”, strategically designed for emotional mosh-pit readiness. The lowercase song title scheme behind his proper full-length debut notwithstanding, If Looks Could Kill feels like a more formal extension of its predecessor. Figuratively part of a lineage marked by Future and Young Thug, as well as literally the progeny of Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20, the Atlanta artist grew a profile alongside his Opium labelmate Ken Carson on memorable duo joints “MDMA” and “Murda Muzik.” Bolstered by Playboi Carti’s co-sign, his 2022 all-caps NO STYLIST mixtape benefited from the blending of his digitally processed rap-singing with some forward-thinking beats by Clayco, Cxdy, ProllyIan, and trap veteran TM88, among others. If Destroy Lonely’s music has happened to elude you, this is officially your opportunity to catch up. ![]()
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