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In reply to the discussion: We really shouldn't pay any homage to Bob Dylan here anymore [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
(21,822 posts)124. What about the surviving Beatles? And Yoko?
Why aren’t you condemning them too- they haven’t spoken out either.
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Recording a song written by a gay man for a Reagan biopic isn't an endorsement of Reagan's evils
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2025
#14
He loved President Obama, talked him up at some of his concerts, and received the Medal of Freedom from him.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2025
#180
He isn't MAGA, and in fact does not believe in politics or labels, and people will find he says very little about
lostincalifornia
Jul 2025
#254
It can't be held against him for not speaking out. He stopped protest music nearly 60 years ago. Also...
themaguffin
Jun 2025
#195
dont get me started on raygun and what he did to ca and sag aftra. took us years to recover from his bs.
AllaN01Bear
Jun 2025
#7
The asshole worked hand-in -hand with Senator McCarthy for christo-psycho sakes!!!
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#11
I remember finding out a few decades ago that he was suffering from I got mine to hell with you syndrome. nt
ImNotGod
Jun 2025
#9
He wasn't that old when the fat orange imbecile rode the elevator down in the tRUMP Tower (2015)
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#13
I have no Dylan worship beyond respecting his musical past; but we are upset because he allowed song in a Reagan movie?
hlthe2b
Jun 2025
#19
I guess his not lifting a finger in opposition to rayguns and tRUMP is "No biggie"
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#21
You did not read my full post, obviously because I addressed what appears to be his lack of response to Trump, BUT
hlthe2b
Jun 2025
#24
Correct. Neil Young, for some inexplicable reason was a supporter of Reagan himself
Wiz Imp
Jun 2025
#49
Neil also has the advantage of being a lot more enjoyable to listen to than Dylan
BeyondGeography
Jul 2025
#227
I love them both but at some point I realized I listened to Neil more than anyone
BeyondGeography
Jul 2025
#238
If there's one thing about Bob Dylan that I can assure you, or anyone else for that matter
Docreed2003
Jun 2025
#26
So the thing that got you so hopping mad was a thread that just mentioned Dylan's name
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2025
#191
I think BD is so far above ANY of the other musicians who performed on that "thing"
wolfie001
Jul 2025
#224
If he ever says something to support freedom and/or Democracy and/or women's rights
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#117
Sitting on the sidelines and never saying anything about tRUMP since he rode down the escalator in 2015
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#154
Well, I agree that your making assumptions based on an absence of evidence is very much like the
hlthe2b
Jun 2025
#171
You should only use the expression after you finish filing your taxes correctly
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#163
Maybe you can get Charlie Kirk to autograph some memorabilia from the "masterful rayguns doc"
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#99
Then why are you beating it to a bloody pulp? What the hell? Are you going to hang around telling us about ...
Hekate
Jul 2025
#288
I'm just happy you read it and maybe see some of the disconnect associated with his public persona
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#151
It's very hard to believe the man who wrote "Caribbean Wind" and "Brownsville Girl"
Mike 03
Jun 2025
#47
Really, if you're an artist and having spoken out publicly about the nazi tRUMP regime.....
wolfie001
Jul 2025
#217
Don't let truth and reality get in the way of a vigorous recreational outrage session. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2025
#68
As if your previous rantings weren't enough, you just showed how serious anyone should take anything
Wiz Imp
Jul 2025
#242
Yeah, I don't care about this silly original post and will continue to listen to Dylan's music.
themaguffin
Jun 2025
#194
I think that it's stupid that he would be involved in the Reagan movie, but it's not enough to fume about.
themaguffin
Jul 2025
#284
It's silly to assume Dylan voted for Trump. Also silly to cite a hallucinating chatbot like Google's AI
highplainsdem
Jun 2025
#72
2 Brits and a Japanese person? Why can't we focus on "old bob the rebel-free spirit"?
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#146
What I "fail to grasp"? You've been here nearly as long as I have, but have posted only 1/10 as much.
highplainsdem
Jun 2025
#131
"Pardon me but get it through your thick skull please..." That kind of nasty personal attack shouldn't be
highplainsdem
Jul 2025
#241
It's clear you think your nastiness is cute and that you enjoy baiting people. Your kind of behavior
highplainsdem
Jul 2025
#249
So I guess that we should now smear the late Tom Petty because he used Confederate flags
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2025
#116
I don't know and neither do you, after all, he is dead, so he can't say whether or not he would.
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2025
#126
Maybe when he read and saw the hate, he shied away instead of speaking out against it
wolfie001
Jun 2025
#166
You found way to distract a certain demographic from criticizing others as nonsensical or kooks
Ilikepurple
Jun 2025
#136
For the OP and those who agree, where do you shop? Which supermarket? Which online stores?
Doodley
Jun 2025
#172
That's very impressive! Everything you wrote, including losing weight and the wedding suit still fitting! Congrats!
Doodley
Jul 2025
#223
I stopped listening to Clapton when I realized he doesn't just 'appropriate', he steals.
GoneOffShore
Jul 2025
#226
Oh ok everybody someone on the Internet "thinks" something about Dylan, so go burn your records. Oof.
themaguffin
Jun 2025
#192
He should e-mail his representatives about his animus towards Bob Dylan.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2025
#198
Johnny Cash left us too early to work with him, but we stole some of his DNA just in case
DFW
Jul 2025
#230
Never thought I'd see the day when people on this site would dump on Dylan.
ificandream
Jul 2025
#264