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Boycotting: Unsure if I'm in a rabbit hole here?

  • 09-06-2025 10:18PM
    #1
    unsure_tw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Long store short, I'm looking to buy a new guitar.

    I had a thought a few days ago about whether thr guitar manufacturer (Fender) had any dealings with Israel or is complicit in what's going on in Gaza at the moment - I wanted to make sure before I go spending a lot of money

    I found myself looking up the parent company of Fender and saw the parent company (Servco) were involved with providing dealerships for Toyota (the IDF seem to be involved with Toyota in relation to vehicles that have weapons) to Hawaii and Australia - they own Toyota themselves though.

    There are lists of companies/brands to boycott and I have found Toyota on a few but not Servco or Fender - I've been goggling looking for answers and making posts on subreddits asking for clarity. I suppose I'm looking for certainty here that I'm not doing harm. Buying from a company that is directly complicit is one thing, but companies with degrees of seperation is another.

    I don't wish to delve into the political elements (Israel vs Palestine) but more about advice etc.

    Thanks

    Post edited by HildaOgdenx on


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  • #2
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Mod - Moved to a more suitable forum.

    Local charter now applies.



  • #3
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,040 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Modern corporate practices have made such decisions both meaningless and impossible. I can virtually guarantee that the device you're using to post this question has as much (if not more) to do with Israel than a guitar. Unless you go totally off-grid and become entirely self-sufficient, you cannot avoid globally inter-connected companies.

    Boycott direct Israeli companies if you choose, and maybe go one degree of separation. After that it is simply not feasible to go further. Even if you could, your targets would be totally unaware of your reasons for boycotting them.

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  • #4
    unsure_tw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭unsure_tw


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529984#Comment_123529984

    Thanks for the reply. My only argument regarding a guitar vs a phone is that there is much more of a necessity for a phone, the guitar I'm looking at is probably a but of a luxury, if I'm being honest.

    That being said, yep I agree, it would be hard to avoid all harmful companies entirely. It's just good to discuss it and see how people would approach this as the line needs to be drawn somewhere



  • #5
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,732 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    Why not buy a guitar from an Irish Luthier..

    You're never going to know where all the parts in product from a vast multinational come from or what companies it links to.



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