tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post1594104263735853795..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: The Density of Los AngelesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5465199283503790252014-03-15T13:08:28.946-07:002014-03-15T13:08:28.946-07:00"Most Irish mothers were fanatical cleaners a..."Most Irish mothers were fanatical cleaners and caretakers<br />"<br /><br />I'm sure some were but generally it was not their forte. My Irish mom always used her ethnicity as an excuse. Her brother had an iq of 160 tested in the military during WWII, but he later drove a taxi (and got fired when he asked a couple passenger to wait while he stopped the car to get a little drop) and died an alcoholic in a charity institution.<br /><br />Any quietude from the Irish segment was due more to stupor than discipline. <br /><br />Just joking.whislin' in the darknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57728211487237114332014-03-12T07:39:10.718-07:002014-03-12T07:39:10.718-07:00It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc, whic...<i>It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc, which I'm sure you must filter out since I see none of that.</i><br /><br />Everybody say hello to the new guy.<br /><br /><i>But dishonest contractors (white, American) hire these people, screwing Americans out of jobs.<br /><br />We don't want them here, do we?<br /><br />But I bet everyone, including you guys, hires them.</i><br /><br />If the police stop enforcing the laws, those who wish to remain solvent will stop obeying them, like everyone else. Doesn't mean they don't want the police to go back to enforcing the law. This is why they came up with the ad hominem attack fallacy.<br /><br />In short, why should good people choose to suffer needlessly? To satisfy the moral demands of sociopaths like you?<br /><br /><i>"continual dropping will wear away a stone — nay, a diamond".</i><br /><br />Imagine the sort of loser who uses "dear boy" all the time and the stone builds itself back up.Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65700926561199796642014-03-11T14:41:17.713-07:002014-03-11T14:41:17.713-07:00Anonymous:"The Noel Coward stuff does get to ...Anonymous:"The Noel Coward stuff does get to one after a while."<br /><br />Ah, Noel Coward. A true patriot.<br /><br /><br />Anonymous:" As Marian and Izz Huett put it in Tess of the D'Urbervilles "continual dropping will wear away a stone — nay, a diamond"."<br /><br />Hardy:possibly the most over-rated English novelist of the 19th century. I can still recall slogging through that turgid wreck of a novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63005661215066832022014-03-11T13:49:18.139-07:002014-03-11T13:49:18.139-07:00In 1990, I was divorced and living in Orange Count...In 1990, I was divorced and living in Orange County. My apartment rent in Newport Beach was killing me (about $800), so I went and looked at apartments in cheaper areas like Santa Ana, since my children attended private school and I didn't care about public school quality. What a surprise! The apartments in Santa Ana were much worse -- older, smaller, poorly maintained & inhabited by riff raff but the rents were just as high. I think the difference was that the building managers in Santa Ana didn't care as much about your credit rating, and didn't try to evict you no matter how many people moved into your unit.<br /><br />SO, go to Texas you have the same thing. Its cheaper though to get away from Mexicans but maybe not in 15 years. I predict more crowding in Texas will increase housing in 10 years to at least regular pricing the days of cheap housing in Texas will disappear as more people are told to moved there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-74743542235410257762014-03-11T13:46:51.456-07:002014-03-11T13:46:51.456-07:00Steve, I just spent an evening in downtown LA near...Steve, I just spent an evening in downtown LA near Staples center. The renovation of downtown has been extensive. But I still noticed many seemingly empty office blocks and apartment buildings. And there are the lofts, which a friend who knows the area tells me are prohibitively expensive.<br /><br />Have you been to Irvine recently? New housing developments are coming up like crazy. I suspect the city means to develop every last square foot, probably to accommodate all of the imported Asian settlers.<br /><br />I live near Crystal Cove state park, which includes a gorgeous beach and about 2400 acres of pristine inland wilderness. It is surrounded by new housing developments in Newport Coast, which is home to rich Chinese oligarchs who recently fled China. <br /><br />Good point both La and Orange according to the US Census are getting more Asian immigrants than Latin. The Latins have larger families and are younger and will gain more in the next 10 to 20 years but LA may turn from Hispanics to Asian in 20 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53949169793270956572014-03-11T13:44:44.003-07:002014-03-11T13:44:44.003-07:00Guess where more illegals are heading to Texas. Lo...Guess where more illegals are heading to Texas. Lower unemployment more service and construction jobs there but conservatives always love Texas. In fact Houston has sections that look like Santa Ana now. Pew Hispanic show Texas gain 50,000 in 2012 illegals Mexicans and Central Americans while California lost them. Illegals go where there are jobs unlike Blacks that access welfare more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-87150550169801121092014-03-11T12:53:24.812-07:002014-03-11T12:53:24.812-07:00With apologies to Cheech.
Mexican-Americaaans... ...With apologies to Cheech.<br /><br /><i>Mexican-Americaaans... can't afford housiiing... in L.A. Countyyyy... so they cram togetherrr... like frijoles in a caaan...</i>Vareniusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-58673303044614510592014-03-11T11:44:44.719-07:002014-03-11T11:44:44.719-07:00Peter Franks forgot to mention the solution to Lon...Peter Franks forgot to mention the solution to London overcrowding - more "sheds with beds" in the back garden. <br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2277443/Rogue-landlords-create-sheds-beds-illegally-house-migrant-families.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-7869516089789276682014-03-11T11:38:34.414-07:002014-03-11T11:38:34.414-07:00"MMMM, and I thought that iSteve readers were...<i>"MMMM, and I thought that iSteve readers were made of sterner stuff than Oberlin students"</i><br /><br />The Noel Coward stuff does get to one after a while. As Marian and Izz Huett put it in Tess of the D'Urbervilles <i>"continual dropping will wear away a stone — nay, a diamond"</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-84531626122257008202014-03-11T10:54:55.597-07:002014-03-11T10:54:55.597-07:00But dishonest contractors (white, American) hire t...<br />But dishonest contractors (white, American) hire these people, screwing Americans out of jobs.<br /><br />We don't want them here, do we?<br /><br />But I bet everyone, including you guys, hires them. whisker childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680930437690426871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-46855870992885433382014-03-11T09:35:06.400-07:002014-03-11T09:35:06.400-07:00Believe it or not, Houston and Dallas almost have ...Believe it or not, Houston and Dallas almost have the same overcrowding since Houston is number 3 in total illegal immigrants ahead of Orange County by about 100,000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-72846768919466797452014-03-11T09:16:32.245-07:002014-03-11T09:16:32.245-07:00Inequality will continue, because of our demograph...Inequality will continue, because of our demographics. As we bring in more Chinese and Indians, they'll be successful, while other groups won't be as successful.<br /><br />Despite living in "crowded" housing, I'd bet most of them still prefer their current situation to having to return to their former countries. It's all relative. We can't all live in nice homes (we tried and got the Housing Bubble), if our productivity isn't high enough or if our liabilities are too many.<br /><br />They still have TVs, food, relatively safe area to grow up in, access to education, a roof, and opportunity. If their children make better choices, then they'll have that chance to live better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-47273181992045850912014-03-11T09:10:00.708-07:002014-03-11T09:10:00.708-07:00"It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc..."It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc, which I'm sure you must filter out since I see none of that."<br /><br />No kidding. If someone disagrees with me I'd rather they just call me stupid to my face than this annoying "dear boy" business. In fact, I'd be more likely to actually read the body of the response with the former. <br /><br />Whoever you are, if the Effete English mannerisms are your thing, I suggest you use the less offensive "I say, old chap".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5842633366992787352014-03-11T07:24:20.609-07:002014-03-11T07:24:20.609-07:00I've crossed into Tijuana from San Diego, and ...I've crossed into Tijuana from San Diego, and one notices right away that the way housing is set up, that there is a lot of crowding into tenements.<br /><br />The illegals come here used to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-36266443794400358562014-03-11T05:59:07.866-07:002014-03-11T05:59:07.866-07:00"Swearing is not offensive, dear boy; it is m..."Swearing is not offensive, dear boy; it is merely banal."<br /><br />Whenever I glance through the comments and see your non-banal offensive word I can't help but have this scene pop in my head:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvvlhOfxKfs<br /><br />So at least I get a giggle out of it.Hanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-85637373379946252882014-03-11T04:58:24.040-07:002014-03-11T04:58:24.040-07:00Anonymous:"I've got a request for Steve S...Anonymous:"I've got a request for Steve Sailer in his moderator hat.<br /><br />Can you start blocking comments with that mincing "dear boy" form of address? It hasn't been used on me, but I find it extremely annoying and rude by the poster that keeps doing this."<br /><br />MMMM, and I thought that iSteve readers were made of sterner stuff than Oberlin students. Perhaps an iSteve "Micro-aggressions" section is in order, for those who find the shocks of daily life too much to bear?<br /><br /><br />Anonymous:"It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc, which I'm sure you must filter out since I see none of that."<br /><br />Swearing is not offensive, dear boy; it is merely banal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-90248530375774403802014-03-11T04:49:57.169-07:002014-03-11T04:49:57.169-07:00ATBOTL:"A good number of American service men...ATBOTL:"A good number of American service men were threatening to walk off the job if ordered to attack Syria."<br /><br />This really needs a credible source.<br /><br />ATBOTL:" I can assure you that the young men serving in the military today are much more libertarian and nationalist leaning than they were in 2003."<br /><br />Libertarians are beloved by the Left. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52150030233258438722014-03-11T00:09:46.196-07:002014-03-11T00:09:46.196-07:00A good number of American service men were threate...<i>A good number of American service men were threatening to walk off the job if ordered to attack Syria.</i><br /><br />Footnote or reference of anything more serious than some Internet blowhards on a forum or two? Anything anywhere near the opposition that, say, blacks put up in the service in the 60's and 70's which, while serious, didn't completely neutralize any units.<br /><br /><i>I can assure you that the young men serving in the military today are much more libertarian and nationalist leaning than they were in 2003.</i><br /><br />I'd really love to believe that and maybe there is an iota of truth here. But my guess is that any increase in these types is totally lost in a much larger sea of PC individuals, economic refugees with fat wives, pill popping hypochondriacs, etc, etc.<br /><br />We all heard how everyone there was going to rebel if they put gays in the barracks, submarines or woman in infantry, etc. Job is nearly done without so much as a peep from the enlisted and much exultation from the officer staff, even the Commandant of USMC, which really pains me.<br /><br />Talk and bluster is really cheap and common among military guys. I think you've been taken in by some of this.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-49028298600444289862014-03-10T20:56:23.661-07:002014-03-10T20:56:23.661-07:00"A further suspicion (or is it a hope) that I..."A further suspicion (or is it a hope) that I have is that if the time ever did come when tensions between nuclear powers reached breaking point, the men with their fingers on the button (literally - senior military commanders and submarine captains) simply wouldn't push it."<br /><br />A good number of American service men were threatening to walk off the job if ordered to attack Syria. I can assure you that the young men serving in the military today are much more libertarian and nationalist leaning than they were in 2003. <br /><br />There has been a collapse in the number of younger, conservative leaning Americans who support neocon, Bush and establishment type politics. <br /><br />Libertarian/paleocon/nationalist/dissident right type views are becoming more common among the younger generation. There is hope, so all the chicken littles can lower gun from their temple. ATBOTLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-85193677692479971202014-03-10T19:54:12.930-07:002014-03-10T19:54:12.930-07:00I've got a request for Steve Sailer in his mod...I've got a request for Steve Sailer in his moderator hat.<br /><br />Can you start blocking comments with that mincing <b>"dear boy"</b> form of address? It hasn't been used on me, but I find it extremely annoying and rude by the poster that keeps doing this.<br /><br />It is at least as offensive as swearing, etc, which I'm sure you must filter out since I see none of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88553607310892696732014-03-10T19:50:36.010-07:002014-03-10T19:50:36.010-07:00A further suspicion (or is it a hope) that I have ...<i>A further suspicion (or is it a hope) that I have is that if the time ever did come when tensions between nuclear powers reached breaking point, the men with their fingers on the button (literally - senior military commanders and submarine captains) simply wouldn't push it. Obviously in 1945 that wasn't the case but maybe we can't extrapolate too far from that. </i><br /><br />I definitely wouldn't hope for that, it isn't like this has never occurred to the Navy or other missile forces. A huge amount of effort,on many dimensions, has been expended over many decades to ensure that when the order is given by political leaders, that missiles will actually be launched. My impression is that at least most of them will. And, again, it isn't like nobody has ever thought about commanders balking and not having planned/designed for this contingency.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-3607711155587953692014-03-10T17:47:43.248-07:002014-03-10T17:47:43.248-07:00Squalor - often goes hand with poverty. See also 3...Squalor - often goes hand with poverty. See also 3rd world. <br /><br />As in the past, the beneficiaries of the serf/slave system, use caste based discretion, delusion, and gated communities to avoid acknowledgement of the basis of their economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-7903841218528702672014-03-10T17:28:26.093-07:002014-03-10T17:28:26.093-07:00Anonymous at 2:12pm - the media (in Britain at lea...Anonymous at 2:12pm - the media (in Britain at least) have "moved on" almost completely from the Russia/Crimea situation. There is almost nothing about it on BBC television, the BBC website or the newspapers today. My sense is that watching the media is almost like watching the markets when it comes to gauging exactly how serious a situation is. It may be that journalists are just like rest of us and don't want to think too hard about potentially apocalyptic outcomes, but in my experience the opposite is true and they absolutely revel in them. <br /><br />A further suspicion (or is it a hope) that I have is that if the time ever did come when tensions between nuclear powers reached breaking point, the men with their fingers on the button (literally - senior military commanders and submarine captains) simply wouldn't push it. Obviously in 1945 that wasn't the case but maybe we can't extrapolate too far from that. Burkinshawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-17501450969936625812014-03-10T16:34:02.558-07:002014-03-10T16:34:02.558-07:00Anonymous:"The two are connected."
They...Anonymous:"The two are connected."<br /><br />They are, in fact, totally unconnected, dear boy.<br /><br />Anonymous:"America can't afford it's military because of the combination of off-shoring and mass low IQ immigration."<br /><br />Rather sadly, America will be able to afford a huge military for several more decades, dear boy.<br /><br />Anonymous:"This means the US will have to contract and become more isolationist."<br /><br />If wishes were horses.....<br /><br />Anonymous:"This means the bad guys have only got a narrow window to trash Russia"<br /><br />Seeing as how Russia is already a trash heap, seems like a waste of effort.<br /><br />Anonymous:" and any other large powers they want to trash before global superpower status slips away."<br /><br />Seeing as how China is off-limits, what other large powers are out there?<br /><br />Anonymous:"I don't think there will be a war but the neocons are going to be increasingly unstable and increasingly reckless over the next few years"<br /><br />Frankly, I can't imagine them ever again attaining the manic power high that they felt under the first few years of GWB....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35689747387049030622014-03-10T16:10:06.879-07:002014-03-10T16:10:06.879-07:00Most Irish mothers were fanatical cleaners and car...<i>Most Irish mothers were fanatical cleaners and caretakers</i><br /><br />And alcohol prohibitionists?<br /><br />This sounds more like Jewish mothers than Irish mothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com