This is a prophetic song about the coming of Ronald Reagan ( the slow train) and the conservative revolution. It was written in the pathetic late 1970's when a weak President was in charge and the USA was in rapid decline. Dylan correctly predicts the enemy is the Muslim. Unfortunately, Reagan did not last forever, but maybe in the near future, a new American leader will emerge and lead us out of these dark ages.
This is a prophetic song about the coming of Ronald Reagan ( the slow train) and the conservative revolution. It was written in the pathetic late 1970's when a weak President was in charge and the USA was in rapid decline. Dylan correctly predicts the enemy is the Muslim. Unfortunately, Reagan did not last forever, but maybe in the near future, a new American leader will emerge and lead us out of these dark ages.