gergiev, one of the great russian conductors, he was sacked — fired — from his position in munich.at decision. 0thers wondered, even if they didn't like gergiev, because he's been a loyalist to putin — there's great evidence to suggest that he's been favoured with great wealth because of his association with putin — some still felt that cancelling an artist wasn't right. what about you ? that whole reaction that happened outside of russia when the war started in cancelling — what we call "cancel culture" — cancel artists, cancel performances, it's an irrational reaction which is absolutely understandable because it simply signifies the revulsion of humanity against this murderous regime. well, if you're describing it as both "irrational" but also "understandable". .. because it's irrational in a sense that this is a reaction of the heart. it comes from the heart. but then, in these complex individual cases, what would you do? again, to take the example of gergiev, because he's so closely allied to putin, does he have a right to perform or not in the west, where the common feeling i