I've assumed Dylan was a right winger for quite a while

[karynnj]

54. Some opinions

1. No one has pointed to a single recent single that could be pointed out as right wing.

2. Many of Dylan's work in the 1960s called out the far less toxic leaders of that time.

3. Other than any musician who is overtly championing Trump in their lyrics or otherwise, there is no reason to criticize them. Admittedly, I like when people like Springsteen go political. In his case, the point where he opted to go overtly political was in 2004 when he gave Kerry his blessing to use "No surrender" after asking that songs not be used and headlining shows supporting him. As much as Dylan, no one listening to his lyrics could have supposed he was a Republican.

4. Way back in the late 1960s, I faced having to separate something done by musicians and their music. I was both a "goodie good" kid and an obsessed Beatles fan when Paul admitted they had tried LSD. It was actually a good thing I faced this then as I went to college about 2 years later. It forced me to see what I would lose if I took a black/white view in a world where things are far better seen as shades of grey. As it was I graduated college in 1972 never having tried drugs, with many friends who had, and enjoying the psychedelic music of the times.