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Dear friends of SMT-Talk,<br>
<br>
Let me stress that seen from outside it appears only normal that a
community like yours discusses matters that concern its daily
activities. I did not read your recent messages very closely, as
many aspects escape me and as I am not really involved (but for some
of my former students now working in the US), but I found that this
discussion was perfectly justified for an American professional
list. My own similar list in France, musiSorbonne, which, I think,
several of you know, also often exchanges on political issues.<br>
<br>
As to people leaving the list for such reason, I must say that I
find some of the comments about Schenker and Schenkerian analysis
much more aggressive and despicable. After all, commenting American
politics is your affair and I can easily skip these messages.
Schenkerian analysis, on the other hand, also is <u>my</u> business
and I usually find attacks against it of the lowest, most
contemptible level.<br>
<br>
But I trust that most of us agree on this point. <br>
<br>
Yours,<br>
<br>
Nicolas Meeůs<br>
Professeur émérite<br>
Université Paris-Sorbonne<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nicolas.meeus@scarlet.be">nicolas.meeus@scarlet.be</a><br>
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