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Thanks for the many intelligent comments. Yes, I also dislike the fatuous Euro-nationalist song "We're all Living in America". More important I agree with those who, like Dave, emphasized that we need "a certain recognition and tolerance for ambiguity at the expense of clear statements." If I didn't have such a tolerance I wouildn't love listening to Rammstein. But to tolerate it is not the same as to say it's always good enough. We are talking about a very, very popular band whose work is very, very ambigiouis and has been borrowed by the far right. If youi're in that situation you have responsibilities. And I feel it's a bit precious to doubt we can discharge them without damaging the sanctity of art. An on-going series of interviews ought to do it. My 3-volume book on Abba will appear in June. (Joke!) ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
