onhwy61, cleeds: you are seriously overreading and projecting as well. Absolutely nothing to do with "western" language, but English alone, and just one specific tendency in English usage common to ALL users of the language, irrespective of politico-cultural orientation. Nothing to do with Western values, which I support and feel lucky to have inherited. Not "finding something to dislike;" Orwell's famous essay was written in the 1940s and Wilson Follett's English usage guide was completed in 1961 by Jacques Barzun. Stuff that had been "found" before some or most of us were even born.
My point is that MQA does to music what the dumbers-down of English do: it removes precision, depth, and detail, making nuanced discriminations impossible. Please explain how this has anything to do with culture wars. Unless, of course, you are acquainted with the English usage wars that exploded at the time Webster's Third was published in 1961, and the assaults on prescriptive usage by the MLA with much academic opposition. Your comments are sheer projection and wildly misguided.
jjss49, I did scan earlier threads on MQA, but nothing jumped out at me. Maybe I should have been more patient. Sorry for wasting your time. Won't make that mistake again.
