The Introduce Yourself thread!

[Wallaroo]

Originally Posted by Si modo

Oh, for God's sake. USPOL is not a dating service.

So why are you constantly hitting on me?

[Si modo]

Originally Posted by Wallaroo

So why are you constantly hitting on me?

It's your cute blue butt that has me all atwitter.

[Stapo]

Originally Posted by Si modo

Oh, for God's sake. USPOL is not a dating service.

It's not??? So for God's sake, why I'm wasting my time in here.

[Si modo]

Originally Posted by Stapo

It's not??? So for God's sake, why I'm wasting my time in here.

I don't know. Get out and get lucky.

[Wallaroo]

Originally Posted by Stapo

It's not??? So for God's sake, why I'm wasting my time in here.

You wanna see my big blue bratwurst?

[Stapo]

Originally Posted by Wallaroo

You wanna see my big blue bratwurst?

No thanks.

In analogy to your "bartwurst"-usage, I'm really more interessted in seeing a Danish woman's "Gammel danske kaus"

[The Misanthrope]

Greetings.

I am a single 22 year old senior political science major, history minor at Northwest Nazarene University within Idaho. I am currently seeking an unpaid internship so I can graduate but the pickings appear to be slim (academically, I am great but not so much when it comes to opportunity). My ambition is to work in the intelligent field, as a prosecutor, or a policy analyst, ambitions that seem nearly impossible to realize from where I stand right now. The closest I have to religious beliefs is monotheism though I am somewhat knowledgeable about Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

My recreational interests include: reading science fiction (descriptions of extraterrestrial societies, relationships and first encounter situations between mankind and extraterrestrials, spiritually uplifting and altruistic stories), video games (not so much playing them anymore as hearing about them), heavy metal music, MST3K, reading movie reviews, and debating.

My favorite books so far have been: Perelandra and Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, Up the Walls of the World by James. A Tiprtree, The Right Hand of Dextra and the Wildings of Westron by David J. Lake, Eifelheim by Michael Flynn, and Melinda S. Reynolds self published Angel Warrior series. Unfortunately, reading science fiction is a more or less recent practice of mine so I have not read too many books (since I am limited to inter-library loans and time constraints).

I am here to debate issues, relax, and chat about recreational activites, and have fun (much like what most other people do here, I hope).

I judge all issues on a case by case basis and I reserve the right to change my opinions at a later date for whatever reason so do not go looking for a consistent political and social opinions and try to pigeonhole me into being liberal or conservative. If you want an end all, be all description of my beliefs then pragmatism is an accurate label.

I am a capitalist but I find economics to be a very boring, black and white affair when it is stripped of its social aspect. For this reason, I am not very knowleadgeable about economic processes or finance. The same goes for the issues of healthcare, medicare, or whatevercare, I simply do not find them to be interesting issues (yet).

My main strength is in analyzing, observing, and assessing social, cultural, philosophical, and political consequences, implications, and trends and situations. How good I am at that is entirely up to you for I can be lackadaisical about doing so

I form opinions on matters based on my own sense of justice, morality, and privacy, and my belief that all nations should be democratic and modern. However, do not confuse me for a saint.

I am no fan of biological determinism.

I am no expert at science, even rudimentary physical principles.

My opinions on some matters are bound to seem very cold, flippant, misguided, brazen, and more than a little bizarre to you.

I consider politics an extraneous activity, something people engage in for their own ambitions, rights, ideals, and amusement after they have all their basic needs (shelter, food, water, family, job) settled. As such, I am very willing to utterly ignore ideological differences, be jovial with others over fun and amusing things unless I sense you have a grudge against me.

Never construe anything I say as a desire to force a system of government or modernity on others unless I explicitly say otherwise. Even then, keep in mind that I am more inclined to avoid the mass of humanity in question than attempt to interfere with their life (see username) and that all of my arguments are purely hypothetical and theoretical (I could not care less if they were actually put into action or not).

I can be picky, uptight, paranoid, and a little depressing at times. As such, I will sometimes have a difficult time expressing my thoughts completely and coherently (what seems obvious in my mind may not in yours, that is sometimes the problem), so always give me the time and oppurtunity to explain myself.

Keep these things in mind when you address me and we will get along swimmingly.

I will hold off on posting for a few days in the general forum so this can sink into the community here and so I can get a feel for this forum, so to speak.

[Si modo]

Welcome, Misanthrope.

For internship or co-op opportunities, you could look her, it interested: U.S. Department of State Careers - Which Program is Right for You?

[rlyewave]

Hi all, this is Rlye Martin a newbie from FL. It’s nice to be part of this forum and it’s my pleasure if you guys will welcome me here. Hope to hear form you guys soon and see you around. :- p

[ddare0351]

Hi everyone,

My name is Doug and I joined this site because I am, like everyone here, a politics/news junkie. I'm a senior at a local state university, majoring in Environmental Science. Before that, I served in the Marine Corps infantry and did a tour in Iraq. I enlisted shortly after 9/11 and was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 2005. Issues of importance to me are the war in Iraq, economic policy, and environmental issues as well. I am socially very liberal but fiscally conservative and pro-environment. It sounds like a contradiction to many, but it really isn't. I believe that for the best outcome for the most amount of people, we have to conserve our resources (this doesn't mean that we can't use them, but that we should be careful about how they are used and act with some measure of precaution). I would not be opposed to drilling in the ANWR, provided that a portion of the profit was diverted to funding science and technology programs at universities and research centers. My view on the Iraq war is pretty complicated... I was there for most of 2003 and know what the conditions were like and how it fueled terrorism in the region. Vast stockpiles of weapons and munitions were left unguarded because we simply did not have enough boots on the ground. And Bremer's management of the de-Ba'athification only made problems worse. But despite all this, I feel that it would be detrimental to our position on the world stage to abandon our effort in Iraq. I am more anxious than most for it to end, but I am aware of our poor history of follow through in terms of regime changes and think that failing to help solidify the government and forge a sense of nationality would be a great injustice to all of those that died to see Iraq become democratic.

As far as career goals go, I'd really like to get into the finance business and research and invest in companies developing sustainable technologies. If for no other reason than to decrease our reliance on foreign oil and the regimes that it supports. I have been married to my wife, who is an English teacher, for four years, and we have a young daughter.

Well, that's about it for now. I will stop in as I have time/motivation to post

[Wallaroo]

Originally Posted by ddare0351

Hi everyone,

My name is Doug and I joined this site because I am, like everyone here, a politics/news junkie. I'm a senior at a local state university, majoring in Environmental Science. Before that, I served in the Marine Corps infantry and did a tour in Iraq. I enlisted shortly after 9/11 and was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 2005. Issues of importance to me are the war in Iraq, economic policy, and environmental issues as well. I am socially very liberal but fiscally conservative and pro-environment. It sounds like a contradiction to many, but it really isn't. I believe that for the best outcome for the most amount of people, we have to conserve our resources (this doesn't mean that we can't use them, but that we should be careful about how they are used and act with some measure of precaution). I would not be opposed to drilling in the ANWR, provided that a portion of the profit was diverted to funding science and technology programs at universities and research centers. My view on the Iraq war is pretty complicated... I was there for most of 2003 and know what the conditions were like and how it fueled terrorism in the region. Vast stockpiles of weapons and munitions were left unguarded because we simply did not have enough boots on the ground. And Bremer's management of the de-Ba'athification only made problems worse. But despite all this, I feel that it would be detrimental to our position on the world stage to abandon our effort in Iraq. I am more anxious than most for it to end, but I am aware of our poor history of follow through in terms of regime changes and think that failing to help solidify the government and forge a sense of nationality would be a great injustice to all of those that died to see Iraq become democratic.

As far as career goals go, I'd really like to get into the finance business and research and invest in companies developing sustainable technologies. If for no other reason than to decrease our reliance on foreign oil and the regimes that it supports. I have been married to my wife, who is an English teacher, for four years, and we have a young daughter.

Well, that's about it for now. I will stop in as I have time/motivation to post

You wont regret signing up here friend - this forum is the best!

[Mick Jagger]

Welcome.....

[Donkey_Left]

Originally Posted by ddare0351

Hi everyone,

My name is Doug and I joined this site because I am, like everyone here, a politics/news junkie. I'm a senior at a local state university, majoring in Environmental Science. Before that, I served in the Marine Corps infantry and did a tour in Iraq. I enlisted shortly after 9/11 and was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 2005. Issues of importance to me are the war in Iraq, economic policy, and environmental issues as well. I am socially very liberal but fiscally conservative and pro-environment. It sounds like a contradiction to many, but it really isn't. I believe that for the best outcome for the most amount of people, we have to conserve our resources (this doesn't mean that we can't use them, but that we should be careful about how they are used and act with some measure of precaution). I would not be opposed to drilling in the ANWR, provided that a portion of the profit was diverted to funding science and technology programs at universities and research centers. My view on the Iraq war is pretty complicated... I was there for most of 2003 and know what the conditions were like and how it fueled terrorism in the region. Vast stockpiles of weapons and munitions were left unguarded because we simply did not have enough boots on the ground. And Bremer's management of the de-Ba'athification only made problems worse. But despite all this, I feel that it would be detrimental to our position on the world stage to abandon our effort in Iraq. I am more anxious than most for it to end, but I am aware of our poor history of follow through in terms of regime changes and think that failing to help solidify the government and forge a sense of nationality would be a great injustice to all of those that died to see Iraq become democratic.

As far as career goals go, I'd really like to get into the finance business and research and invest in companies developing sustainable technologies. If for no other reason than to decrease our reliance on foreign oil and the regimes that it supports. I have been married to my wife, who is an English teacher, for four years, and we have a young daughter.

Well, that's about it for now. I will stop in as I have time/motivation to post

You sound like a reasonable person with well thought out positions.

You don't belong here. Go away.

[Imperator]

mst3000...cool, loved that show...

[DammitBoy!]

Howdy y'all!