Lay down your guns, all your K-Marters, all you Americans

[U2girl]

I think everyone noticed the new line in Love and peace from last night. What's your interpretation? (the K-Marter bit obviously)

Is he talking about those that shot at other people, looted in the stores, raped women...?

(or is it K-martyr?)

 

[Cassis]

ordinary people

 

[beegee]

when i heard that i was really surprised. for the life of me, i cannot imagine what it means. it's vague almost to the point of stupidity. if anyone has any ideas, i would love to hear them.

 

[Celticfc]

Didnt Kmart used to sell guns. Maybe its about the ease of walking into a store and buying a gun along with your groceries.

 

[packcrush]

Didnt Kmart used to sell guns. Maybe its about the ease of walking into a store and buying a gun along with your groceries.

Yeah, I think so. I mean; I've often walked into my local supermarket and thought; "If only I could buy an Armalite AR-10 Semi Automatic Gas Operated Assault rifle with my shaving foam and orange juice and cheese."

Guns and supermarkets. Bizarre.

 

[david]

when i heard that i was really surprised. for the life of me, i cannot imagine what it means. it's vague almost to the point of stupidity. if anyone has any ideas, i would love to hear them.

Watch the movie "Bowling for Columbine"

 

[u2granny]

Guns and supermarkets. Bizarre.

That would be bizarre. I wouldn't classify KMart as a grocery store. Hell, it's barely a store now.

 

[beegee]

Watch the movie "Bowling for Columbine"

so it's a direct reference to something in the film?

 

[U2girl]

Didnt Kmart used to sell guns. Maybe its about the ease of walking into a store and buying a gun along with your groceries.

Could be...

 

[Jamila]

"when i heard that i was really surprised. for the life of me, i cannot imagine what it means. it's vague almost to the point of stupidity. if anyone has any ideas, i would love to hear them."

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I'm glad that I wasn't the only one that thought it was a bit out of place.

It would have been better had U2 just done a straight forward version of one of their more inspirational songs rather than to attempt to be "relevant".

Just my opinion.

 

[david]

so it's a direct reference to something in the film?

The film shed light on the fact that in America at one time it was relatively easy to buy guns and ammunition at the chain of department stores called K-Mart.

The film touched upon the fact that the bullets from K-Mart were sold to the teens that went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in 1999.

 

[U2Man]

He should have left it out.

 

[zumanity42]

reference Ani D's "To The Teeth" on So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter

that's how you do it

 

[beegee]

The film shed light on the fact that in America at one time it was relatively easy to buy guns and ammunition at the chain of department stores called K-Mart.

The film touched upon the fact that the bullets from K-Mart were sold to the teens that went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in 1999.

ah, i see.

yes, you can buy guns and such at the walmart near where i live.

but then that leaves the question, what does that have to do with katrina?

 

[packcrush]

ah, i see.

yes, you can buy guns and such at the walmart near where i live.

but then that leaves the question, what does that have to do with katrina?

I remember reading about a Walmart or a K-Mart that was looted of all its guns. Maybe he was talking about that?

 

[VertigoGal]

He should have left it out.

Agreed

 

[Utoo]

I remember reading about a Walmart or a K-Mart that was looted of all its guns. Maybe he was talking about that?

Exactly. I think it fits & was okay to put it in there. Part of the reason aid was delayed was the fear of the misfits that were running around shooting at helicopters, etc. (true story: a friend of mine drove a truck filled with supplies down & was stopped & told to turn around because it wasn't safe). The argument of the song is "love and peace," which fits this situation perfectly---the only way to heal the hearts & minds of everyone touched by the disaster is to promote love and peace and forget about all this hooligan stuff.

 

[VertigoGal]

I just think that if they really felt the need to condemn someone over this, it might as well be the gov't, not the people who were "looting" food, water, and clothing.

 

[Axver]

Watch as Bono now sings this every night of the third leg, baffling one and all on Interference until someone comes along with a complex but watertight theory that makes the line sound very reasonable and sensible after all.

 

[sniggirb]

Maybe it just came out wrong

 

[kellyahern]

Watch as Bono now sings this every night of the third leg, baffling one and all on Interference until someone comes along with a complex but watertight theory that makes the line sound very reasonable and sensible after all.

I'm still not sure what he even said .

 

[* MoFo *]

I thought it was a reference to the looters

 

[AtomicBono]

Watch as Bono now sings this every night of the third leg, baffling one and all on Interference until someone comes along with a complex but watertight theory that makes the line sound very reasonable and sensible after all.

I'd assume it was reference either to the looters or to ordinary people.

 

[scottyT]

yeah i don't think it was a reference to the looters at all.

 

[david]

is it a reference to the gun control problem in america

is it a reference to the looters

is it a reference to the soldiers that were given permission to shoot on sight?

who knows

 

[Hallucination]

It's a reference to humans and on this paticular occasion the humans living in America to put down your damn guns and start respecting one and other. I don't care who he was refering to he's right. Whether it's the looters, the soldiers, the mafia, the terrorists, the gangs, the random criminals who shoot for the sake of it. Just put the guns down is what he's saying.

 

[shart1780]

Bono is much too intelligent to Reference Bowling for Columbine.

Or is he...?

 

[david]

Bono is much too intelligent to Reference Bowling for Columbine.

Or is he...?

would he be less intelligent if he did reference that documentary?

i mean bowling for columbine shed light on a serious problem in america.

 

[shart1780]

The only serious problems Michael Moore sheds light on are dishonesty and obesity.

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

Isn't there a FYM thread you can take those comments to?