I always considered the GD to be more “outlaw” than liberal. I dunno. One of the things I always thought was so cool about Phish is that as a brand, they were strictly non political as a rule, as politics are by nature divisive and their whole thing was creating a universally transcendent experience for both fans and band. Though I think that has changed somewhat over the past few years. Like you said, something’s missing now anyway. The whole “love and light” deal, which used to feel organic and authentic has now been twisted into endless woke virtue signaling with a hippie costume on.