So we shouldn't talk about any issues, then, lest we find we're just reacting to the media who told us about the issue in the first place.
We cannot discuss death, guns, war, destruction, crazy-ass-shooter rampages, celebrities, celebrity deaths, book reviews, movie reviews, sports, politics, comic strips, want ads, commercials, the advantages or disadvantages of laxatives, or Activia, music, gas prices, evil, good deeds, human suffering, the indomitable human spirit, fibromyalgia, cancer, bad dogs, good dogs, rats, tv shows, beds, clothes...
So, what do you guys want to talk about? The weather? No, that's on the news so I don't have my own opinion about it.