'The Line It is Drawn, The Die It Is Cast'

Bob Dylan was only 22 years old in 1963 when he wrote his anthem of culture shift. The Times They Are A-Changin’ has always represented a call to awareness regarding shifting and changing social orders. Keep in mind this song was written before the Kennedy assassination which most historians identify as the tipping point between the passive 1950’s and the turbulent 1960’s. The assassination was a point of no return in our historical evolution. The Dylanologists have always obsessively suggested that his song was the beginning of Dylan the prophet and clairvoyant. I’ve never been part of this dumpster diving mentality, but I do appreciate Dylan’s poetic gifts. I also believe in cultural shifts that change us forever.

Once we become aware that there has been a transformational change in our lives, it’s then easy to become Monday morning quarterbacks. It’s always easy in hindsight to see where the momentum shifts. Much like looking back on any relationship gone bad. In real time it’s difficult if not impossible to identify the instant it starts to unravel. This is especially true if one is not capable of self-awareness, or in denial. However, in time and irreversible passage of events, we are finally able identify the tipping point.

Where am I going with this? I believe that we are at a point today of historical, tectonic shift in our national identity and purpose. Perhaps the most significant since 1860. For the last 30 years, we’ve been told that every national election is the most momentous of our lifetimes. They have been on an ever-increasing upward trend. For better or worse, this November’s midterms are going to be the beginning of that shift. Then, the 2028 national election will seal our fate one way or the other.

Victor Davis Hanson refers to the New Democratic Party, as the party of socialism and Islam. He said that they all behave like elite, pampered, insolent adolescents. He warns us that when those on the left tell us what they are going to do when they get into office. We must believe them.

When Susan Rice and James Carville scream and threaten to destroy companies and organizations who have worked with Trump once they return to power, believe them.