oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 5 minutes ago, vikingTON said: Any more red herring causes we want to throw out there? Are the rioters in Rotherham/Middlesbrough really turning to far right violence only because going to uni costs £9k in fees? They hardly strike me as the academic type tbh. I might have missed it, but who mentioned tuition fees as a catalyst? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 6 minutes ago, vikingTON said: Please stop posting and we'll all feel so much better tbh. I will if you will. No, thought not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn Terrier Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I’d appreciate it if people would stop quoting the Greenock gimp. Thank you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 minute ago, Cairn Terrier said: I’d appreciate it if people would stop quoting the Greenock gimp. Thank you. Sometimes the temptation is just, well, too tempting. But aye, I’ll go with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 18 minutes ago, vikingTON said: So why did racist riots take place in the same parts of the country in 2001 and in the early 1980s too? There's been a long history of mainstream parties appeasing racists It isn't a new phenomenon. And btw the SNP aren't innocent either - they've been guilty of tokenism and not rocking the boat in the past as well when it comes to dealing with openly racist attitudes amongst voters. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Cairn Terrier said: I’d appreciate it if people would stop quoting the Greenock gimp. Thank you. He's contributing plenty to the discussion, raising several contestable but valid points. Edited August 5 by Monkey Tennis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: He's contributing plenty to the discussion, raising several contestants but valid points. That’s what I don’t get. He raises valid points, makes pertinent comments about complex topics, sees incisive angles that he hones in on. . . . and then just goes full on angry. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 23 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: He's contributing plenty to the discussion, raising several contestable but valid points. Clearly not everyone agrees, as several of his recent intemperate and inappropriate contributions have thankfully been deleted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 2 hours ago, oldbitterandgrumpy said: Probably very naive of me, but I was thinking the same thing. Why has it not kicked off in Scotland? It's been mentioned before but the weather has a part to play. Not so much the rain preventing it but extended heat exacerbating it. We generally don't get that this far north 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 3 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: Clearly not everyone agrees, as several of his recent intemperate and inappropriate contributions have thankfully been deleted. Fair enough - not everyone has to agree. I hadn't spotted any recent deletions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: Fair enough - not everyone has to agree. I hadn't spotted any recent deletions. Have you spotted any calm, measured, non-aggressive comments? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Just now, oldbitterandgrumpy said: Have you spotted any calm, measured, non-aggressive comments? Yes, I've made loads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 minute ago, Monkey Tennis said: Yes, I've made loads. Aye, fair enough. From him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Do folk really want an echo chamber? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 16 minutes ago, bennett said: Do folk really want an echo chamber? Depends on the subject surely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 6 minutes ago, itzdrk said: Depends on the subject surely. I agree, and I would hope everyone else does too. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I agree, and I would hope everyone else does too. Yeah, a ‘not being a racist arsehole’ echo chamber is alright with me too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I agree, and I would hope everyone else does too. I agree but if I try really hard I reckon I can come up with a reason to disagree. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 He isn’t being a racist arsehole. He’s questioning the source of the racism. f**king hell man. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 42 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: Clearly not everyone agrees, as several of his recent intemperate and inappropriate contributions have thankfully been deleted. I see we're into 'just making things up' territory now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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