How many Americans on PDF?

[rmi5]

Does canada count?

It counts as Russia, lol

Hmm, not entirely sure if American or just resident in America, but pulling from my follow list:

@rmi5 , @Militant Atheist , @MarkovChain , @GDan , @AgNoStiC MuSliM . @A.M.

Also, how could you forget @boomslang ?

Also... @WebMaster and @Oscar .

What's up bro? Haven't seen you for a long time.

 

[Fenrir]

how do you self ban..

Ask a mod. If they like you or you are a respected person on the forum they may grant your request. It's still a mod enforced ban, but at least its voluntarily warranted, unlike most bans that occur following an offense.

Temporary self-ban until Jan 2016 - Sven's current profile signature

 

[LeveragedBuyout]

What's up bro? Haven't seen you for a long time.

Hey @rmi5 , great to hear from you. A lot more business travel this year (I don't have the patience to post from a cell phone), and a lot more trolling on PDF, so I have reverted to lurking for much of 2015. How have you been?

 

[Shamain]

@C130 i think.

Xeno ithought u had turkish roots, american turkish something.

 

[jhungary]

There must be a TON of US lurkers if China doesn't even make the list.

Most of these Chinese member uses proxies and route thru VPN in the US, the number of actual US visitor should be lower and many of them are Chinese using Proxies

Then again, there are some American like me who reside outside America

 

[Shamain]

Not an American citizen, but in US for quite some time, and will be here for quite some time more.

Then y not apply for citizenship, pretty sure u got a green card,u can work ur way up towards the citizenship goal ,might take another 10 years,but if u are an esteemed professional in STEM u gotta chance

 

[rmi5]

Hey @rmi5 , great to hear from you. A lot more business travel this year (I don't have the patience to post from a cell phone), and a lot more trolling on PDF, so I have reverted to lurking for much of 2015. How have you been?

It has been a very busy year for me, I guess the next year will be the same for me, as well. Yeah, I understand it, posting from a cell phone really needs too much of patience. I have been less active in this forum, as well. BTW, did you follow the nuke talks with Iran?

 

[Roybot]

Don't forget the True Blue American @Luca1

 

[Fenrir]

Don't forget the True Blue American @Luca1

What American gives that many shi*ts about a nation that isn't the US? I always though Americans, even immigrants care only about the US and their place of birth (for immigrants).

Few care too much about life outside the US unless they personal interests in other nations (like Sven with Sweden or Nihonjin and Japan).

 

[LeveragedBuyout]

It has been a very busy year for me, I guess the next year will be the same for me, as well. Yeah, I understand it, posting from a cell phone really needs too much of patience. I have been less active in this forum, as well. BTW, did you follow the nuke talks with Iran?

I wouldn't go so far as to call them "nuke talks with Iran" as much as "capitulation to Iranian nukes," but yes, I've been following it. I understand why the Europeans, Russians, and Chinese rushed to give nukes to the ayatollahs (they will be repaid with business opportunities), but I have no idea what the US got out of this. Of course I am enraged at Obama's betrayal, but I truly pity the Iranian people, who will now surely have to live under a strengthened fanatical regime for at least another generation. What are your thoughts? (If you've already commented elsewhere, please provide the link).

With that and the absolute collapse of the China and East Asia section into extreme racism and threats of nuclear genocide, it's probably a good time to be less active at PDF, I'd say.

 

[rmi5]

I wouldn't go so far as to call them "nuke talks with Iran" as much as "capitulation to Iranian nukes," but yes, I've been following it. I understand why the Europeans, Russians, and Chinese rushed to give nukes to the ayatollahs (they will be repaid with business opportunities), but I have no idea what the US got out of this. Of course I am enraged at Obama's betrayal, but I truly pity the Iranian people, who will now surely have to live under a strengthened fanatical regime for at least another generation. What are your thoughts? (If you've already commented elsewhere, please provide the link).

The talks unofficially recognized Iran as a nuclear threshold state, which is the best thing that Ayatullahs could get from these talks. I am so so about these talks. I deeply care for Iran, Israel, and USA. If these talks can prevent any wars or military attacks, I am happy about it, but at the same time, I know that these talks will not make Iranian government to change its internal, and foreign policies. I doubt it if Iran stops supporting Hezballah, Hamas, PIJ, ... The point is that as long as Iran tries to act against Israel, there would be no stability and long term peace in the region. So, this deal may have potentially prevented from a major war(positive side of the deal), but it does not guarantee the long term stability in the region(negative side of the deal).

With that and the absolute collapse of the China and East Asia section into extreme racism and threats of nuclear genocide, it's probably a good time to be less active at PDF, I'd say.

Yeah, recently there is a massive trolling between Turks and Chinese members added to the mess, as well.

 

[LeveragedBuyout]

The talks unofficially recognized Iran as a nuclear threshold state, which is the best thing that Ayatullahs could get from these talks. I am so so about these talks. I deeply care for Iran, Israel, and USA. If these talks can prevent any wars or military attacks, I am happy about it, but at the same time, I know that these talks will not make Iranian government to change its internal, and foreign policies. I doubt it if Iran stops supporting Hezballah, Hamas, PIJ, ... The point is that as long as Iran tries to act against Israel, there would be no stability and long term peace in the region. So, this deal may have potentially prevented from a major war(positive side of the deal), but it does not guarantee the long term stability in the region(negative side of the deal).


Yeah, recently there is a massive trolling between Turks and Chinese members added to the mess, as well.

Agreed. If this deal had been wrapped in a grand bargain with Iran to curb its proxies, release the American hostages, and secure Israel, I would have been satisfied--Iran does seem more compatible with us culturally than our Arab "allies," but under the ayatollahs, that can't happen, which is why I find the motive behind this deal confounding, let alone the total submission to Iran in the negotiations.

On the Iranian side, given the congenital hatred that the Sunni world has for them, it's beyond me that they don't grasp the opportunity to secure their flanks by making peace with the US and Israel in order to focus on the real threat that is destabilizing the Middle East. I can understand how calling for death to the Great Satan and the Little Satan could purchase the goodwill of the Arab sheeple in the past, but with the rise of ISIS and the Yemen mess, I don't see the utility in it anymore.

As far as the Turkish-Chinese fight, it's disappointing to see two groups that I generally respect descend to such childishness. My expectations for PDF users were probably too high.

 

[rmi5]

Agreed. If this deal had been wrapped in a grand bargain with Iran to curb its proxies, release the American hostages, and secure Israel, I would have been satisfied--Iran does seem more compatible with us culturally than our Arab "allies," but under the ayatollahs, that can't happen, which is why I find the motive behind this deal confounding, let alone the total submission to Iran in the negotiations.

On the Iranian side, given the congenital hatred that the Sunni world has for them, it's beyond me that they don't grasp the opportunity to secure their flanks by making peace with the US and Israel in order to focus on the real threat that is destabilizing the Middle East. I can understand how calling for death to the Great Satan and the Little Satan could purchase the goodwill of the Arab sheeple in the past, but with the rise of ISIS and the Yemen mess, I don't see the utility in it anymore.

Shiites in general, have always been more secular, which it has deep religious reasons. So, no wonder if we find shiites to be more culturally close to western societies. But, the poison of political islam, coming from MB, changed this situation for some shiites. Khamenei has multiple times said that he has been a follower of Navab Safavi, when he was a teenager. Navab Safavi, the religious leader of "Fada'iyan e Islam", traveled to Egypt and became familiar with Sayed Qutb and Ikhwan al-Muslimin(MB), and he was the first shia scholar who brough MB ideas to Iran, ideas such as being anti jewish, pro-Arab, anti western, and supporting political islam. The older generation of leaders of iran, are poisoned with these MB ideologies since their childhood, so they just follow these goals. The young generation though, does not care about these old ideas. Another point is that Iranian Revolution was established when it was the peak of Pan-Islamism and Pseudo-Socialism in the world, and they inclined to these directions, but they were unfortunate since the world quickly changed after the collapse of USSR. But, it was too late for Iranian administrations to change the slogans that they were chanting for 10-15 years.

As far as the Turkish-Chinese fight, it's disappointing to see two groups that I generally respect descend to such childishness. My expectations for PDF users were probably too high.

I have not been much in contact with Chinese members, but I was surprised how some Turkish members are so simple minded that don't see the crystal-clear agenda of AKP government in provoking this topic for internal propaganda reasons. Anyway, I hope both sides avoid such a useless trolling.

 

[Luca1]

Don't forget the True Blue American @Luca1

I'm am American. But I enjoy taking about Vedic India.

 

[Yazp]

If you're an American citizen please tag yourself here. Would like to know how many of you there are, and active.






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