[BradyLS]

The reaction that Sam Cooke had was one that was mimicked by plenty of other artists. In some ways, part of its brilliance is that it was touched with obscurity. This meant that people had to ask the lowly folk artist about it, and his responses are as much a part of the legacy of the song as the track itself. As Dylan decreed: “I still say that some of the biggest criminals are those that turn their heads away when they see wrong and know it’s wrong. I’m only 21 years old and I know that there’s been too many wars … You people over 21, you’re older and smarter.”

This is Dylan's generation in a nutshell, IMO. They railed against a cynical, selfish, and corrupt establishment. Only to become themselves a variant of the monsters they slew.

[Robwin]

Just another Leftist mediocrity turned into a “genius” by the media because his political views were of the right kind.

[TalBlack]

“Only to become themselves a variant of the monsters they slew. “

They were always the monsters they inveighed against. Many saw that way back when. I sometimes wonder if they are the most prideful godless jackasses ever to rise.