tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post3977808290453367186..comments2024-03-27T18:24:19.683-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Yeah, But I'm Huge in FinlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35642008313754958392009-05-18T06:38:00.000-07:002009-05-18T06:38:00.000-07:00Them Finns probably mixed you up with Sinbad or so...<I>Them Finns probably mixed you up with Sinbad or something.</I>Nah, the reason is me telling everybody who reads Jussi Halla-aho to read Steve Sailer instead. :-)<br /><br /><I>I'm from Finland and I check your blog every day. Maybe that is why you are so high in the statistics :)</I>There's one problem among the race/IQ/anti-immigration people here in Finland: they often don't know that U.S. neocons are totally pro-immigration. Some of these Finnish anti-immigration bloggers even supported Bush and the Iraq invasion (thanks for the refugees, Dubya!). They're also huge fans of Israel, like most of the European "anti-jihadist" crowd.Our Man in Helsinkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-81095320930849131922009-05-15T01:52:00.000-07:002009-05-15T01:52:00.000-07:00Can Finnish readers tell us how much public discus...<I>Can Finnish readers tell us how much public discussion there is on race and IQ?</I>Some, but not much. There was of course more when Tatu vanhanen published his book and also with the PISA results.<br /><br />The discussion is more active in the Internet concerning humanitarian immigration and the state of freedom of speech in Europe. There is currently couple of cases in court about these issues, namely the cases of Mikko Ellilä and Jussi Halla-aho. <br /><br />Let's just say that IQ is somewhat loaded subject at the moment an very few people are willing to touch it. Academic discussion is OK but even Vanhanen was investigated for incitement to racial hatred because of what he said in a magazine interview. Nothing came of that, obviously, but the finnish hate speech laws mean that you have to tread carefully around the subject. <br /><br />pun the librarianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6025796402586937442009-05-14T15:54:00.000-07:002009-05-14T15:54:00.000-07:00I tried olympic games and it turns out this search...I tried olympic games and it turns out this search term is most popular in New Zealand but the highest ranked language is turkish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-84294292280049584682009-05-14T02:38:00.000-07:002009-05-14T02:38:00.000-07:00Where is Testy commenting on SWPL's in Finalnd?Where is Testy commenting on SWPL's in Finalnd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-22869619248814136192009-05-14T02:17:00.000-07:002009-05-14T02:17:00.000-07:00I typed in 'Ron Jeremy,' and the results are strik...I typed in 'Ron Jeremy,' and the results are strikingly similar to yours, Steve. All I can conclude is that the Fins' interest in 'biodiversity' extends to all facets of the human condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60380388888199625952009-05-13T17:17:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:17:00.000-07:00Speaking of Gladwell, he was on ESPN.com today, su...Speaking of Gladwell, he was on ESPN.com today, suggesting, among other things, that the draft should be eliminated in the NBA. Does he ever think anything through?<br /><br />And I've just got to quote him writing this<br /><br />"Or suppose you're the T-Wolves, and you've been a doormat for years. You could say, "From now on we're a clean-living, Christian organization. We have prayer meetings before every game. We are home by 11. We never do drugs." Then you'd have the inside track on every clean-living college basketball player in the country. Are there enough quality religious players out there to win a championship? There must be! (By the way, why has no one ever put together the all-time clean-living starting five? And how great a name for a franchise is the "Minnesota Christians?")" <br /><br />I (don't really) wonder what Gladwell would say once basketball players were sorted out to teams by personality and lifestyle.Sidewaysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-79849831712007942922009-05-13T16:55:00.000-07:002009-05-13T16:55:00.000-07:00Can Finnish readers tell us how much public discus...Can Finnish readers tell us how much public discussion there is on race and IQ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61022634390284290802009-05-13T13:35:00.000-07:002009-05-13T13:35:00.000-07:00I googled a few kinky words and was surprized to f...I googled a few kinky words and was surprized to find some small countries on top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-407185487474155822009-05-13T11:10:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:10:00.000-07:00Spinal Tap was really big in Bulgaria.Spinal Tap was really big in Bulgaria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-55712169397206925992009-05-13T09:46:00.001-07:002009-05-13T09:46:00.001-07:00You have limited view of God.You have limited view of God.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-91069296566865464442009-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:002009-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:00I don't believe you, Steve. But if you want to ta...I don't believe you, Steve. But if you want to take me to Finland to prove it, I prefer July...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-76922900899289285062009-05-13T06:11:00.000-07:002009-05-13T06:11:00.000-07:00"Unfortunately Matti is as PC as all the other pol..."Unfortunately Matti is as PC as all the other politicians."<br /><br />At least he's consistent. Look at what the article says about the father...<br /><br />"In his interview to a publication of Helsingin Sanomat, the professor who taught at the University of Tampere, said evolution made Europeans and North Americans more intelligent than Africans. He also said African poverty is not the fault of the white man...In his interview, Tatu Vanhanen also said he favors economic solidarity toward poor countries and hoped immigrants in Finland would inter-marry and assimilate into the population at large."<br /><br />So he thinks that Africans are less intelligent and doomed to poverty, but he wants them to intermarry and give those bad genes to the Fins? I hope I'm missing something here (maybe he was only talking about Eastern European immigrants?) because "IQ and the Wealth of Nations" was a great contribution to human though.Richard Hostenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31218202998554382002009-05-13T05:20:00.000-07:002009-05-13T05:20:00.000-07:00Wow. Jared Taylor is most popular in New Zealand.
...Wow. Jared Taylor is <A HREF="http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22Jared+Taylor%22&ctab=368882144&geo=all&date=all" REL="nofollow">most popular</A> in New Zealand.<br /><br />I guess it figures. They have a big and rapidly growing non-European population in that country, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-81680918526099442972009-05-13T02:34:00.000-07:002009-05-13T02:34:00.000-07:00Anonymous said...
Tatu Vanhanen (who wrote the boo...<B>Anonymous said..</B>.<br /><I>Tatu Vanhanen (who wrote the book with Richard Lynn) is the father of the prime minister of Finland (Matti Vanhanen)</I>.<br /><br />Unfortunately Matti is as PC as all the other politicians.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2004/08/finnish_premier.php" REL="nofollow">Finnish Premier Apologizes For Father</A>B.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-10525475976046987402009-05-13T02:32:00.000-07:002009-05-13T02:32:00.000-07:00I've just done the same search on Malcolm Gladwell...I've just done the same search on <A HREF="http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22malcolm+gladwell%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0" REL="nofollow">Malcolm Gladwell</A>.<br /><br />Finns don't care about Malcolm.<br /><br />Look also at the different US city rankings compared to Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14412366485690589792009-05-13T02:08:00.000-07:002009-05-13T02:08:00.000-07:00How many social policy blogs include anecdotes abo...How many social policy blogs include anecdotes about the Mael brothers? Posts like this might explain your readership in Finland. The Finns are a quiet, reserved people given to occasional outbursts of delightful oddness. For example, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptica" REL="nofollow">Metallica cover bands with cellos</A> and the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_guitar#World" REL="nofollow">world air guitar championship</A>. It doesn't surprise me that they'd find you a kindred spirit.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164612896234645132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-12132895167648073362009-05-13T01:03:00.000-07:002009-05-13T01:03:00.000-07:00I'm from Finland and I check your blog every day. ...I'm from Finland and I check your blog every day. Maybe that is why you are so high in the statistics :).<br /><br />Tatu Vanhanen (who wrote the book with Richard Lynn) is the father of the prime minister of Finland (Matti Vanhanen).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-71007009928749608982009-05-12T23:23:00.000-07:002009-05-12T23:23:00.000-07:00Google stats are relative, so Finland being ranked...Google stats are relative, so Finland being ranked first does not mean that you get more hits from Finland than the US, but rather that your share of all searches from Finland is larger than your share of all searches from the US.<br /><br />There might be several reasons for your relative popularity in Finland. A couple of possibilities:<br />1) The father of your current prime minister is the co-author with Richard Lynn for the book "IQ and the wealth of nations". This has generated some discussion on IQ and race.<br />2) Finland has done very well in OECD's PISA education research program. This has generated discussion on education, IQ, etc.<br />3) Immigration has been a hot topic in Finland during the last couple of years as the number of refugees from eg. Somalia and Iraq has rapidly grown.<br /><br />BTW. I am a Finnish reader of yours.nozickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513306561953498393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-11808543719835111312009-05-12T22:20:00.000-07:002009-05-12T22:20:00.000-07:00Richard Lynn is also number 1 in Finland. The IQ ...Richard Lynn is also number 1 in Finland. The IQ researcher who wrote "IQ and the Wealth of Nations" with him was the father of a major politician.Richard Hostenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-50739398530637191002009-05-12T20:47:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:47:00.000-07:00"Your terms - americangoy - do not have enough sea..."Your terms - americangoy - do not have enough search volume to show graphs."<br /><br />I am a sad panda :-(AmericanGoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865892490752172185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30169254795616079012009-05-12T20:34:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:34:00.000-07:00I can understand DC and New York, bot San Fran? T...I can understand DC and New York, bot San Fran? There must be alot of closeted Sailer fans by the bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-2654054325899826812009-05-12T20:33:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:33:00.000-07:00I miss Rodney on the RockI miss Rodney on the RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-72301953089732808592009-05-12T20:02:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:02:00.000-07:00Arlington, VA is a suburb right across the Potomac...<I>Arlington, VA is a suburb right across the Potomac from DC and home to many of the DC punditocracy, party hacks and flacks, elite bureaucrats, lawyers, etc. It's a wealthy area, at least the North part is. The South part is largely Hispanic</I>.<br /><br />This also provides graphic proof that without our overclass, we wouldn't have an underclass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-84360303337381230432009-05-12T19:58:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:58:00.000-07:00Hmmm, Satan is big in Turkey!Hmmm, Satan is big in Turkey!Skip G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42409852166369511762009-05-12T19:30:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:30:00.000-07:00The top three cities that search for you are Arlin...The top three cities that search for you are Arlington, VA, Wash D.C., and New York, in that order. Arlington, VA is a suburb right across the Potomac from DC and home to many of the DC punditocracy, party hacks and flacks, elite bureaucrats, lawyers, etc. It's a wealthy area, at least the North part is. The South part is largely Hispanic. This indicates what you've suggested before, Steve, that many pundits and politico types read you than they'd ever admit or acknowledge. <br /><br />DC and New York are also the major centers for the media/political overclass, of course. No surprise if many of these people read you under the radar.slimbonoreply@blogger.com