Which is a shame you engaged with him Siderite, we all know his agenda by now. Have you got into any of Dylan’s songwriting where he was aware of what was and is going on in the world and some of his songs reflect that? Would be interesting to hear your view on Dylan as a songwriter.
True. I felt like, given his recent spate of grandstanding, it needed a defence against such. Especially given the crass and ignorant accusations. I do not think he is asking questions in a level manner, as other Christians may do, but with loaded ones aimed at trying to demonstrate a moral superiority. I will leave it at that. I won’t go along any longer on this thread.
As for Dylan, he is a great songwriter, and I do love his way with words. Ballad of a thin man is a favourite of mine. I do think his civil rights stance would have him chastised as ‘woke’ if that was a charge back then. Just think of songs like Hurricane.
On wokeness, there is a tendency for some ‘progressives’ to categorise everything as some sort of social justice issue or discriminatory bias, which probably fits what woke is. However, the anti-woke side are just as bad in trying to dismiss any issue about discrimination. Finding that middle ground is hard, because either side will accuse you of being the other side when disagreeing with them. Seemingly, nuance isn’t a thing any more.
