When I was little my mother would sing me very sad World War I and II songs and songs about death, tragedy, etc.
Songs about children dying, fathers dying in coal mines, etc.
I can still sing all of songs and have found them on YouTube as well.
I find myself attracted to and comforted by melancholy music more so than any other. Perhaps it stems from these early experiences.
I once read a book about the melancholy songs of the civil war and how it helped the population of that time deal with the collective grief of such a brutal war.
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Sheriff Greg Capers' turn in the national spotlight after an April mass shooting belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction that were previously unknown outside of the piney woods of San Jacinto County.
That cowboy look would be very difficult to stomach in a law enforcement official on the job.
Unless it was during a parade and they just had to walk in a crowd behind cars waving at people.
An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. Nine of the people injured were transported to hospitals from the scene, while the other 20 victims walked into various hospitals in the area. A suspect has not been arrested in connection with the mass...
As an American, you are statistically more likely to be struck by lightning than randomly shot.
I am 65 years old and have lived in multiple states. Never been shot at, never shot a gun (except in the US Navy), never experienced any gun violence in my personal life.
As a child welfare worker I have experienced a few cases of gun violence in my professional life of nearly 30 years.
The situation of gun violence is extremely serious but also highly dramatized by media leading to the possibility of miscalculating risk.
Be careful and situationally aware is all the advice I can provide.
The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals.
Many of us live in very rural areas with limited public transportation and really no safe or practical way to bike anywhere except within the confines of the small rural village/city. I drive 10 miles to work each day and back (20 miles total). There is no way I could do a bike even if I were younger and not disabled.
When I was young my small village had a couple of markets where you could buy basic food and supplies. Those have all disappeared and we have to drive 10 - 20 minutes each way to get to a decent grocery store (aside from a couple gas station options).
The system has been collapsing for years. I hate it.
Why don't more poor people join mutual aid groups instead of using charities?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2258784...
Does listening to music with dark lyrics make you feel better when you're depressed?
Why is that?
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Deputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting (apnews.com)
Sheriff Greg Capers' turn in the national spotlight after an April mass shooting belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction that were previously unknown outside of the piney woods of San Jacinto County.
At least 2 dead, 28 injured in mass shooting at Baltimore block party (www.cbsnews.com)
An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. Nine of the people injured were transported to hospitals from the scene, while the other 20 victims walked into various hospitals in the area. A suspect has not been arrested in connection with the mass...
Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records, experts say (www.reuters.com)
The target of keeping long-term global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is moving out of reach, climate experts say, with nations failing to set more ambitious goals.