“Notice how all the lib musicians who play Gibson’s are silent.
They should make a stink.”
And they’ll All be playing Fenders, to support Zero/Nero, next week.
Never expect a Lib to take a principled stand on Any Issue which conflicts with their ideology.
Never expect a Lib to take a principled stand on Any Issue which conflicts with their ideology.
It may be because Gibson's and Henry Juszkiewicz's stands often fit in with their liberal ideology. Juszkiewicz is a founder of The Rainforest Alliance (and board member until the Madagascar Ebony confiscation, after which he resigned and asked the Rainforest Alliance to help Gibson develop a procedure for the legal import of wood).
He's also a member of The Environmental Defense Fund, which battles global warming, and a board member of the We Are Family Foundation, whose mission is "respect, understanding and cultural diversity."
Juszkiewicz is "active in the Clinton Global Initiative and numerous environmental causes."
This is all from Gibson's Corporate Kit on Juszkiewicz (I've known he was involved in liberal causes because of my connections in the music industry).
Gibson Guitar runs the Gibson foundation has been involved in replacing musical instruments lost in Katrina since 2005 (I say, thanks, Gibson), and promoting the John Lennon Education Bus Tour.
It's clear how FR posters feel about the raids . . . and the government's position . . . but Juszkiewicz has never been a poster boy for conservatism. Nor has Gibson under Juszkiewicz. Liberal musicians can identify with that part of Gibson.