The lyrics are the last thing that matter to me when I listen to a piece of music (if I can even understand them it’s a plus). But for others they seem to be the most important thing of all (weirdos). Why is this so? Probably it doesn’t matter – I’m just curious.

It is one of the things that keeps me awake at night the suffering of innocent creatures to feed the ego driven need of humans to reproduce themselves with no consideration but ther own desire or ignorance.
We cannot call ourselves civilised while we continue down this path.

Public discourse on politically contested matters—like climate change, refugees, distribution of resources, etc.—seems to be at a low ebb. We need to find ways to address these issues constructively if we are to have any hope of meeting the challenges of the coming years. But how can we be a part of the solution and not just a part of the problem?

Because the EU is in turmoil, countries are being held to ransom by market volatility and austerity is fueling social unrest.

Not everyone is into sport. For some, their equivalent is the arts/culture or even the environment. Why are these things considered ‘features’ rather than staples of our news diet? I wonder how society would change if one or two newsrooms started this trend?

While both activities involves competition, the grace of movement and collaboration, they seem so far apart socially and culturally.

If a survivor of trauma is subjected to bullying, discrimination and threats, whenever they attempt to speak out about the abuses they suffered, is it possible for a survivor to thrive in the oppressive environment?

All you ever hear is that something is being tested… it seems that there is more money to be made in ‘support’ medicines

Democracies have little value unless the populace participates. I (probably like many others) am put off from active participation and my cynicism is fed, by the cumbersome nature of government and the lack of cooperation between parties. Does a ‘party system’ have to translate into the circus that we witness in our parliaments?

I guess we once thought of the internet as having some sort of liberating potential, but today it’s pretty clear that, although we can’t live without it, it’s a pretty horrible place (especially if you’re not a straight white guy). When was the last time you saw a woman being harassed by an egg-man on Twitter, and how can we make sure it stops happening?

Because I think that our society promotes the myth of happiness and that more will do it.

Despite our better judgement we all seem to be attracted to someone who is so clearly not right for us at some point in our lives.