Via his Twitter account, All That Remains singer Phil Labonte has called out Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello for having a Communist related quote on a wah pedal he (Morello) has endorsed and that folks can purchase. The quote on Morello’s pedal reads, “Sometimes history needs a push”; this quote comes from Vladimir Lenin, who was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.
Labonte wrote a few tweets regarding this quote and the hypocritical nature of Morello (being in Rage Against the Machine) using said quote; specifically, Labonte strives to point out the hypocritical nature of having a Communist quote on the wah pedal, with said wah pedal being a product of Capitalism (which is in opposition to Communism, and RATM have spoken out against Capitalism).
Per Labonte’s first tweet, he wrote:
“Communists are ontologically evil”
Communists are ontologically evil pic.twitter.com/OhosA7VW4c
— DISSIDENT (@philthatremains) July 18, 2022
He continues his Twitter thread, writing:
“Oh, Jim Dunlop sells a Tom Morello wah pedal with a Lenin quote on it. It says ‘sometimes history needs a push.’ The murder of this family was one of those pushes.”
He then adds:
“Wonder how much money Morrelo makes off of the capitalist expropriation of workers in 3rd world countries that manufacture this pedal.”
You can find these Twitter posts from Labonte below.
Oh, Jim Dunlop sells a Tom Morello wah pedal with a Lenin quote on it. It says “sometimes history needs a push.” The murder of this family was one of those pushes. pic.twitter.com/o7V0obsSZv
— DISSIDENT (@philthatremains) July 18, 2022
Wonder how much money Morrelo makes off of the capitalist expropriation of workers in 3rd world countries that manufacture this pedal.
— DISSIDENT (@philthatremains) July 18, 2022
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