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Anyone who has at least some common sense will know that the majority of users on this forum, whether they are of Pashtun descent or not, are currently living outside of the traditional Pashtun homeland of AfPak.
There are hardly any users here who post from Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Generally, only such people who live in Pashtun land can comment on the ground realites, current situation, etc. but here we have a whole array of self-proclaimed teenage Pashtun experts who don't know anything about Pashtun langauge, customs, tribes, culture, etc. let alone having actually visited a Pashtun land. How can such people possibly think they know about Pashtuns when the only encounter with Pashtuns they have ever had was in the West?
There are indeed a few members who used to live in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but now are in Western countries. The opinions of these people can be taken into consideration as they have previously lived in Pashtun lands, but there are even more users of PF who have never been to both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Everyone know that this forum does not represent the views of the average illiterate, poor Pashtun living in AfPak, but the views expressed on this forum are mostly those of the Pashtun diaspora, whom I think should be considered a separate community just like how the Japanese and the Japanese-Americans, for example, are both different in terms of culture, language, dress, etc. So this forum is mainly used by the Pashtun diaspora, such as Pashtun-Americans, British Pashtuns, Canadian Pashtuns, Dutch Pashtuns, etc.
How can we take seriously the views of such individuals when they have no knowledge, experience or contact with actual Pashtun residents of Afghanistan or Pakistan?
I am not a Pashtun but I have lived amongst them.
There are hardly any users here who post from Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Generally, only such people who live in Pashtun land can comment on the ground realites, current situation, etc. but here we have a whole array of self-proclaimed teenage Pashtun experts who don't know anything about Pashtun langauge, customs, tribes, culture, etc. let alone having actually visited a Pashtun land. How can such people possibly think they know about Pashtuns when the only encounter with Pashtuns they have ever had was in the West?
There are indeed a few members who used to live in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but now are in Western countries. The opinions of these people can be taken into consideration as they have previously lived in Pashtun lands, but there are even more users of PF who have never been to both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Everyone know that this forum does not represent the views of the average illiterate, poor Pashtun living in AfPak, but the views expressed on this forum are mostly those of the Pashtun diaspora, whom I think should be considered a separate community just like how the Japanese and the Japanese-Americans, for example, are both different in terms of culture, language, dress, etc. So this forum is mainly used by the Pashtun diaspora, such as Pashtun-Americans, British Pashtuns, Canadian Pashtuns, Dutch Pashtuns, etc.
How can we take seriously the views of such individuals when they have no knowledge, experience or contact with actual Pashtun residents of Afghanistan or Pakistan?
I am not a Pashtun but I have lived amongst them.
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