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Jon Johanning wrote:
>David Bringen wrote:
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>>Classical is a hard sell. It does take some time to listen and a
>>willingness to let the music talk to you, instead of passively letting it
>>bypass the ears and send shock waves directly into the skull. But does
>>that make a "good" listener an "elitist"?
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>"Elitist" means, as I understand it, someone who thinks that they belong to
>a superior class of humanity. While some CM fans might consider themselves
>in this light, I certainly don't look at myself (or them) that way. As
>human beings, we are no better or worse, on average, than anyone else.
Though CM fans may not necessarily be "elitists", (I do not consider myself
an elitist" for sure), I do believe that CM is a superior form of musical
arts. And I consider myself fortunate to have tapped into this magic
fountain of great wealth of joy and satisfaction.
Jun Qian <[log in to unmask]>
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