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A Bob Dylan Contradiction

"You've thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world." - Bob Dylan (Masters of War) If Mr Dylan was so fearful about bringing children into the world, why did he pro create three boys and also three girls?

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Lyric Man

Date: 7/27/2018 12:32:00 PM

Maybe that was just a by product of what he was actually seeking. Dylan is though, to your point, a complete walking contradiction!! Yet, I love his brilliant lyrics!

Billy Thekidster
Date: 7/27/2018 7:36:00 PM

He was definetly ahead of his time and a great poet, plus he was just a kid when he wrote Masters of War. No one truly has their head together at that age.

Sand Blown

Date: 7/26/2018 7:50:00 PM

sorry...the contradiction seems yours...

Billy Thekidster
Date: 7/27/2018 1:25:00 AM

Sorry, I can't do anything with that unless you explain yourself. He said one thing and did the opposite thing, and therein lies the contradiction. No child born today will die in a free society, due to everyone's ignorance and complacency. That is what I see and have come to believe, and that's why I have never pro created anybody. Unlike Mr Zimmerman, I practice what I preach, because I truly believe all that I speak, and I won't string along empty words that I do not believe, for any amount of money, or to increase my popularity. I believe that the dictionary defines that kind of behavior as hypocrisy.