In Reply to: No, Dylan was an individualist. Seeger & co were anti-establishment posted by Jazz Inmate on February 3, 2010 at 22:24:43:
mean? We all are.
You began by saying Dylan kicked the anti-establishment to the curb and I pointed out how incorrect that claim was. Dylan's songs clearly were pro-civil rights: notice I said "songs." His songs are paeans against pretty much all facets of the "establishment." I linked, above, a song which inarguably is against the Vietnam War--- but being Dylan, it could apply to many of them. Seeger's disenchantment, and you make it seem Seeger was threatening Dylan with the axe when he was seeking to sever the electric cord to the state--- was an individual reaction and hardly one by any movement. The displeasure which manifested over Dylan, including during his English tour, had NOTHING to do with any movement of Dylan's away from anti-establishment politics but everything to do with moving away from NON-amplified music.
You continue to attempt to frame Dylan as some sort of apolitical personage to fit YOUR conservative political views. Get over it, Bob wasn't a Nixon Republican.
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Follow Ups
- You seem unable to keep on topic. Dylan was an individualist. What does that - tinear 08:46:14 02/04/10 (2)
- RE: You seem unable to keep on topic. Dylan was an individualist. What does that - Jazz Inmate 09:40:31 02/04/10 (1)
- Your last sentence says it all. In other words, my characterization of you - tinear 11:58:41 02/04/10 (0)