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People who enjoyed this may also enjoy the Blocked and Reported podcast's episode about Glasgow's Pink Peacock cafe, "the only queer Yiddish anarchist vegan pay
by Joeboy 1y ago
People who enjoyed this may also enjoy the Blocked and Reported podcast's episode about Glasgow's Pink Peacock cafe, "the only queer Yiddish anarchist vegan pay-what-you-can café in the world". If I remember it right, it closed among similar drama, also specifically involving issues with the building's toilet.
I have to admit to finding these things hugely entertaining. But for balance I'll point out that Housmans has been open since 1945 and Freedom since 1886. It's not the inevitable fate of radical bookshops to implode like this.
- amiga386 1y agohttps://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/142etak/heartbroken_over_the_closure_of_pink_peacock_cafe/ https://old.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/142etak/heartbroke... > The owners of the Pink Peacock Cafe faced an uphill battle against prejudice, discrimination, and hatred, making it nearly impossible for them to continue their noble mission of creating a safe space for everyone. Top comment: > Your place was an absolute fucking disgrace. You displayed more hatred and bigotry than any of the folk you are accusing. You didn't fall because of 'the system', you failed because you are a pseudo-intellectual circle jerk with staff who are abusive. Fuck off and good riddance. Also: > You failed because opening whenever you could be bothered while selling piss-poor coffee and average food in a cafe which often resembled a messy student's bedroom isn't going to bring the punters in. > And be honest here, you're closing because you can't afford to fix the disabled toilet. You'll all be fine though. You've got trust funds and wealthy parents who'll help fund your next doomed to fail venture but those poor wee sods that did rely upon you will be let down by nobody but you.
- woodpanel 1y ago[flagged]
- Forgeties79 1y agoHoly shoehorn, Batman
- rcakebread 1y ago[flagged]
- kmeisthax 1y agoRadical left-wingers subdivide into two groups: 1. Those who intuitively understand power dynamics and endeavor towards a "don't kill, and don't be killed[0]" mentality, even if they understand that the radical change they want is generational 2. People who want to wear the boot To be clear, every organization and movement has #2. Libertarian conservatives are chock full of Trump bootlickers, neoliberals were basically completely coopted by corporate bootlickers, Free Software activists have an unsavory habit of falling in with whatever RMS says, anarchists have to deal with people who want to break windows for fun, socialists have "tankies" that just want Soviet Russia to invade and oppress, etc. The book "The Tyranny of Structurelessness" covers this tendency if you want to read more. [0] There are a lot of Floweys out there.
- phoronixrly 1y ago[flagged]
- immibis 1y agoDid you just deliberately not read what the comment you replied to said, just so you could make a super snarky reply?
- phoronixrly 1y agoOP just compared people who listen to RMS to fascists/authoritarians, corporate and Trump bootlickers... Frankly annunhinged take even for this site.
- harvey9 1y agoI read it as saying they are making the same kind of error rather, than a direct comparison. My subjective impression is that the poster is wrong on the point about RMS.
- no_time 1y agoI don't understand how RMS ties into this otherwise well articulated comment.
- pj_mukh 1y agoAnd don’t forget City Lights in San Francisco has been open since 1953! I wonder how they avoided drama like this.
- jnsaff2 1y agoAccording to their website[0] they will be taking on New York soon! [0] - https://pinkpeacock.gay/ https://pinkpeacock.gay/