Tommy Robinson, the court case and (guffaw) 'free speech'

[Red Sky]

No idea why they’re called red gyms if they’re just mates training together.

Did you read the post?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Did you read the post?

Who trains at yours?

 

[butchersapron]

Just to say though that it isn’t on to accuse someone of having an addiction, and it’s even worse mocking if it happens to be true. That said, what he said above. ^^

It's ok, i don't mind at all.

Not on at all generally. Ta for thinking of me

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It's ok, i don't mind at all.

Not on at all generally. Ta for thinking of me

No worries man. I know we have run ins but it’s not on.

 

[Red Sky]

Who trains at yours?

A bit of a mix really. Definitely started out as a mate's/activists meet up. Now a bit more public facing with a combat sports focus.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

A bit of a mix really. Definitely started out as a mate's/activists meet up. Now a bit more public facing with a combat sports focus.

Great. I’d like to check it out. What times is it on and what is the address?

 

[Red Sky]

Great. I’d like to check it out. What times is it on and what is the address?

Left Hook

 

[Magnus McGinty]

No address there.

 

[Red Sky]

No address there.

If you want to turn up, message them.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

If you want to turn up, message them.

I'm sure we can all see the direction of travel without me labouring it. Most initiatives aimed at community participation aren't clandestine in their approach.

 

[Red Sky]

I'm sure we can all see the direction of travel without me labouring it. Most initiatives aimed at community participation aren't clandestine in their approach.

I think you're not bothering to read what I've written so I'll leave it there.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I think you're not bothering to read what I've written so I'll leave it there.

I definitely didn't read the address of your club if that's what you meant. Care to rectify that?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Because a community gym ought not to be vetting the community. Best just keep it to a private thing where mates train together.

 

[TopCat]

I'm sure we can all see the direction of travel without me labouring it. Most initiatives aimed at community participation aren't clandestine in their approach.

Might take a while to get to a tipping point where openness is the way forward.
Edited to add: Nothing wrong in this.

 

[existentialist]

If you want to turn up, message them.

I'm sure we can all see the direction of travel without me labouring it. Most initiatives aimed at community participation aren't clandestine in their approach.

TBF, given the nature of the people something like this is likely to come up against, it doesn't make a lot of sense to advertise the location and make it a target.

 

[The39thStep]

Edinburgh Helping Hands

 

[Magnus McGinty]

TBF, given the nature of the people something like this is likely to come up against, it doesn't make a lot of sense to advertise the location and make it a target.

Does it need to be under an anti fascist banner then? That’s the question.

 

[DaveCinzano]

"I turned up at the Jane Austen book group and the prissy fucks didn't want to discuss my favourite Stephen King novels"

 

[existentialist]

Does it need to be under an anti fascist banner then? That’s the question.

I suspect you're operating from a position of ideological purity I can't even see, far less hold.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I suspect you're operating from a position of ideological purity I can't even see, far less hold.

By suggesting red gyms might benefit from being more community focused?

 

[Pickman's model]

"I turned up at the Jane Austen book group and the prissy fucks didn't want to discuss my favourite Stephen King novels"

it's no joke. i went along to an evening of discussion of jane austen and her relevance to the modern world and the vile invective that was thrown my way when i raised 'pride and prejudice and zombies' doesn't bear repetition even on these forums.

 

[Red Sky]

By suggesting red gyms might benefit from being more community focused?

Is your one more community focussed?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Is your one more community focussed?

Is this your stock response to constructive criticism?

 

[Red Sky]

Is this your stock response to constructive criticism?

Dunno, have you got any constructive criticism ?

 

[Red Sky]

Because a community gym ought not to be vetting the community. Best just keep it to a private thing where mates train together.

Where does Left Hook call itself a community gym?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Where does Left Hook call itself a community gym?

I thought you were claiming it was ‘partly’.

 

[Red Sky]

I thought you were claiming it was ‘partly’.

No. Read what I wrote.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

A bit of a mix really. Definitely started out as a mate's/activists meet up. Now a bit more public facing with a combat sports focus.

Definitely started out as a mates / activist meet up. But now it’s... not community focussed so who knows what you’re implying.

 

[Pickman's model]

Definitely started out as a mates / activist meet up. But now it’s... not community focussed so who knows what you’re implying.

i work in a public facing role, but it's not community focussed, there's a definite difference. community focussed to me in the case you're talking about suggests more that the community are the group who are driving what the gym does, that would make it more of a community gym than an activist project.

 

[Red Sky]

Definitely started out as a mates / activist meet up. But now it’s... not community focussed so who knows what you’re implying.

Well you're desperately trying to twist this to make some sort of obscure point.

Ever thought about putting your energy into organising rather than whinging?