I was only a punk kid of 10 in 1962 ...Found out about Dylan a few years later ...Despite Dylan's reluctance to directly speak out against the Vietnam War in public , he was , and still is to a great extent , associated with anti-war songs . Add in the fact that he was tight with people like Joan Baez ( they lived together for a while ) and Allen Ginsberg ( no America lover ) , and it is easy form misconceptions of the man . Anyway , I appreciate your setting me straight .
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"Add in the fact that he was tight with people like Joan Baez ( they lived together for a while ) and Allen Ginsberg ( no America lover ), and it is easy to form misconceptions of the man."
Good point, but I wanted to make a point in favor of Baez. After the Vietnam War was over and the north Vietnamese ruled the country, Baez protested the brutal actions of the Vietnamese Communist government. She took a great deal of criticism from fellow leftists on that point, but didn't back down. Thus, both Baez and Dylan had more principles that many conservatives realize.