On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Cecilia Tanaka <cecilia.tanaka@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sep 27, 2016 11:41 AM, "Sean Lynch" <seanl@literati.org> wrote:
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> Given how nationalistic Zen says Russians are, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them hack for free, thus significantly reducing the need for TAO or changing its role to more of a support organization. American ultra-nationalists tend to be too dumb to hack.

Sean, if you want to know him, one of my cutest Russian friends is living in San Francisco, nearby from you. He is a pretty fun, an intelligent hacker, who thinks for himself and will tell you that most of the Russian people are NOT stupid blind Putin's socketpuppets.

While I appreciate the offer to meet your cute Russian friend, I know plenty of Russians. My sample is skewed by the fact that they're all tech workers who have for one reason or another left Russia. The one I know who is most nationalistic is in fact nationalistic about the US and hates Russia. I don't know a single one who is nearly as much of a knee-jerk supporter of Russia and Putin as Zen is.