tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post7801192968880449236..comments2024-03-28T16:22:14.888-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Swine fluUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-89473556143423525222009-04-28T11:00:00.000-07:002009-04-28T11:00:00.000-07:00Mexican flu is the best description so far for the...Mexican flu is the best description so far for the flu sweeping the United States but the term absolves open borders fanatics. Nafta flu is a good name for the flu. Isteve readers need to come up with a colorful name that implicates open borders fanatics in the spread of the flu in the US.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-85577344785404382062009-04-28T08:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T08:14:00.000-07:00Is it possible that the high death rate in Mexico ...Is it possible that the high death rate in Mexico vs. the (so far) "mild" response in the US is somehow related to the DNA of the victims?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-78418629013237118102009-04-28T06:22:00.000-07:002009-04-28T06:22:00.000-07:00Has anyone read WHO's reasoning for not advising p...Has anyone read WHO's reasoning for not advising people to close the borders? I know epidemiologists do a lot of historical research and simulation to work out how to contain outbreaks of diseases, so it's possible that they've got good reasons to believe that closing the borders won't stop the epidemic. On the other hand, they may be trying to balance health with economic or political considerations. Someone needs to do that, else we'd all be wearing ruber gloves and masks year-round, but it would be nice if that someone were not also claiming to offer objective advice based on science. <br /><br />I think "objective scientific" committees and such routinely stick policy preferences into their "science based" recommendations, probably because everyone can see that our politicians aren't up to the job of making any kind of sensible tradeoffs.none of the abovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-41247142462371795722009-04-27T18:30:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:30:00.000-07:00As far as naming this outbreak, "swine flu" isn't ...As far as naming this outbreak, "swine flu" isn't specific enough. So I propose that along the lines of the previous Spanish Flu and Asian Flu, the media refer to Mexican Flu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6391163138119079742009-04-27T18:28:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:28:00.000-07:00It is possible the lethal Mexican cases are from a...It is possible the lethal Mexican cases are from a different virus or mutation than the benign cases we've seen in America. If so, maybe there's still time to protect ourselves by closing the border.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-23442456101620730062009-04-27T18:27:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:27:00.000-07:00"I wonder, because I figure our military has the b..."I wonder, because I figure our military has the balls to pull that trigger."<br /><br />Svigor, <br />I hope so. As I said, I have serious doubts that our civilian <br />"leadership" does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-47305960779566332692009-04-27T16:39:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:39:00.000-07:00So far no Mexican flu cases have been reported in ...So far no Mexican flu cases have been reported in Washington state. This is salient because we have about 100k Mexican migrants traveling back and forth each spring to pick the apple crop. These would presumably be the same class of people who have lots of contact with pigs and chickens in Mexico. With so much interchange, you'd expect more cases. <br /><br />http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/apr/27/no-cases-swine-flu-reported-wash/Polistrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594313902571823549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-71569925053808659002009-04-27T15:17:00.000-07:002009-04-27T15:17:00.000-07:00I used to think that the US or England would turn ...<I>I used to think that the US or England would turn any country to glass if we thought a nuclear attack came from them. Now, I'm not so sure.</I>Makes you wonder about the odds of the military pulling a General Ripper move if some cretin like Obama refuses to retaliate in kind + order of magnitude. I wonder, because I figure our military has the balls to pull that trigger.Svigorhttp://majorityrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-69355446222505976722009-04-27T15:13:00.000-07:002009-04-27T15:13:00.000-07:00Are you "Whiskey" at Roissy?It's odd to me that pe...<I>Are you "Whiskey" at Roissy?</I>It's odd to me that people are just now making the connection. The first time I followed links from here to Half Sigma's blog I spotted Whiskey and figured he was Evil Neocon. I've read all of two posts at Roissy's and Whiskey is impossible to miss.Svigorhttp://majorityrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4586838546211021492009-04-27T13:59:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:59:00.000-07:00The legal border crossings are not what need to be...The legal border crossings are not what need to be secured. Those can be handled simply by screening for symptoms and passing around a rumor that sick people are being detained and quarantined and possibly experimented on. It's the thousands of illegal crossers that are the real risk, because those folks hail from the sector of their society who don't believe in things like germs and are also likely to go ahead and find work and intermingle with many others even if they are sick. <br /><br />A clamp down on illegal crossers would go a long way towards keeping this pandemic from spreading at lightning speed. There is also an incidental side benefit; if the clamp down lasted a significant period of time, it would generate statistics showing a dramatic drop in crime rates and jobless claims. A missed opportunity.Tsoldrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251292853919763034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-80488450290958621422009-04-27T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:17:00.000-07:00---Any ideas on this? How could an influenza virus...---Any ideas on this? How could an influenza virus preferentially attack the young and healthy?---<br /><br />"Doesn't make sense.Perhaps they were living outdoors, in mud and excrement, in trenches?"<br /><br />This is PROPAGANDA on the part of the 'authorities' to intimidate people into 'following' their dictates.<br /><br />Remember a couple of years ago they used the same li(e)ne/schtick about 'the young and healthy' supposedly being suseptable to whatever bug was supposedly going around at the time???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65148363680010628082009-04-27T09:01:00.000-07:002009-04-27T09:01:00.000-07:00"Nukes need to be delivered. Pakistan has so far o..."Nukes need to be delivered. Pakistan has so far only tested rockets, mostly built with designs from NKorea, whioch again came from China, which again came from Russia, which again came from WWII Germany. They have not demonstrably delivered the payloads which nuking Europe, the US or Russia would imply. Even if they delivered 1 nuke, the result would be obliteration of the country by either the US, Russia or even Europe (France and the UK have enough firepower for this purpose)."<br /><br />The nuclear weapons that will detonate in a US or European city(s) will probably not be delivered by rocket. They will be smuggled in through porous borders that are "too complex to secure" and "slip by" security authorities who are too PC to actually do anything useful. <br />This way places like Iran, North Korea (both who work together with rocket and nuclear technology)) and Pakistan (soon to be Talibanistan) will have plausable deniability, no rocket launch to trace and no rocket flight to track. Then again, one of these rockets with a nuclear warhead could be launched from a container ship. Satellites will pick up the launch off the coast and alert the President in time to take cover under his desk. The ship will then be scuttled. Plausable deniability again. <br />I used to think that the US or England would turn any country to glass if we thought a nuclear attack came from them. Now, I'm not so sure. We may have the most powerful military in the world, but our will is weak and getting weaker. The US is decaying internally, I can smell it and you had better believe our enemies can. Look who runs the nation. Islam has been a "religion of peace" for the last 8 years. Our enemies may feel that attacking the US is worth the risk. <br />Probably only the Russians would respond, maybe. But if the attack wsn't against them they may not. And besides, why would Russia come to the aid of the US? Assholes from Harvard tried to trash their economy. Don't bank on the French, too much of their army is muslim (They are scared about that and I don't blame them).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-82717472422965262932009-04-27T07:11:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:11:00.000-07:00To Anonymous, Anonymous from Canada, and Jun:
A c...To Anonymous, Anonymous from Canada, and Jun:<br /><br />A cytokine storm - that makes good sense - sounds very similar to the mechanism which causes the severe skin outbreak after exposure to Poison Oak.<br /><br />I have learned something. My thanks to all of you for the explanation.<br /><br />Regards, Mr. AnonMr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-548101791938203192009-04-27T06:23:00.000-07:002009-04-27T06:23:00.000-07:00testy almost made it through - and then, wham, old...testy almost made it through - and then, wham, old reliable "SWPL" makes it appearance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-40589817842154564902009-04-27T04:45:00.000-07:002009-04-27T04:45:00.000-07:00The gov't won't even test travellers coming from M...The gov't won't even test travellers coming from Mexico for the flu. What's the point of declaring an "emergency"?<br /><br />http://lite.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N26491120.htmLloyd G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-14628997643628997112009-04-27T01:09:00.000-07:002009-04-27T01:09:00.000-07:00"Your problem Smith is like Nicholson said, you ca...<I>"Your problem Smith is like Nicholson said, you can't handle the truth. Which is that once tech becomes a cheap (relatively) thing, even failed states/people can use it. For their own ends. ["Whatever happens, they have got, the nuclear bomb, and we have not ... the will."]"</I><BR><BR>t99, your condescension toward Steve and the others here shows, and is a real put-off. If this is your attitude towards women its no wonder you’re not finding a decent wife. Nukes need to be delivered. Pakistan has so far only tested rockets, mostly built with designs from NKorea, whioch again came from China, which again came from Russia, which again came from WWII Germany. They have not demonstrably delivered the payloads which nuking Europe, the US or Russia would imply. Even if they delivered 1 nuke, the result would be obliteration of the country by either the US, Russia or even Europe (France and the UK have enough firepower for this purpose).<br /><br />Same with other weaponry. You can buy Leopard I tanks, older Russian and maybe some older US tanks on the black market. What's the point though when the cutting edge gear, Leopard II, Abrams or Merkava have far larger ranges both in stationary and mobile fire? They just pick off the enemy at long range, just like the US did in Iraq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-50804941225319877772009-04-26T23:55:00.000-07:002009-04-26T23:55:00.000-07:00Politically there is no way that Hillary/Obama/Nap...Politically there is no way that Hillary/Obama/Napolitano can allow the border be closed even though it will make public health and the safety of the nation much stronger.<br /><br />Because then people would ask why not close it all the time. And we can't have that.<br /><br />SWPL Yuppies must have their servants. Dems their new voters to replace White ones. Women the economic cleansing of Blue collar men. [There is nothing White women detest more than Blue collar White men, and yeah, it's just in the same manner that SWPL yuppies endorse the economic cleansing of Blacks from historically black neighborhoods like South Central.]<br /><br />Closing the Border would mean conceding Amnesty is dead. I fully expect Obama to push that soon, perhaps even in the teeth of the pandemic.testing99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-86716484943689759852009-04-26T23:25:00.000-07:002009-04-26T23:25:00.000-07:001918-style pandemic will kill many more today than...<I>1918-style pandemic will kill many more today than it did last century.....cities are much larger and more compact</I>Cities are larger and LESS compact. The generation who suffered the last pandemic lived 10 to a room. Plus our hygeine is better, plus we didn't just fight WWI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-66086037338361187752009-04-26T23:06:00.000-07:002009-04-26T23:06:00.000-07:00don't know if it's completely original but a good ...don't know if it's completely original but a good sailerism is 'political correctness makes you stupid' and from that maxim we can infer that yes 'political correctness can get you killed'.......<br /><br />arguments in this thread that claim we can't close the borders because 'it's too complex' are asinine.......a 1918-style pandemic will kill many more today than it did last century.....cities are much larger and more compact......should we not attempt to save a million plus American lives because closing the borders would disturb transborder 'commerce'? because it would be 'too complicated' a task? epidemics come in waves and closing the borders will help no matter how many idiots scream that it won't help.....<br /><br />border closings are a form of quarantine.......<br /><br />duuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.<br /><br />open borders push comes from radical nation wrecking leftists in cynical partnership with the business interests and both need to be hit hard in the mouth and tossed overboard in an emergency situation.......borders of any nation on the planet can be shut tight as soon as the government wants them shut tight......<br /><br />major dilemma for open borders lobby is any demonstration by the government that shows the borders can actually be controlled.....it is official american mythology that the borders are too complex to control.....any evidence contrary to that mythology must be quashed or suppressed.......tight borders for even a few days would create a major political headache.....we don't want to give the sheep any ideas!<br /><br />but good luck to the potus and administration that keeps borders open during any future genuine pandemic......this world is a boiling cauldron now and detached elites just do not understand......a few quasi-elite commentators have seen it coming....but throughout history the pattern is that the elites themselves rarely see their own end coming.........elites are usually shouting '99 bottles of beer on the wall' as they fly over the cliff in their station wagon......wake upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-78252510814607314092009-04-26T22:32:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:32:00.000-07:00The NYC Prep School = Mexican servants, that easy....<I>The NYC Prep School = Mexican servants, that easy. Or eating at cheap places employing Mexican nationals. </I>The school is in QUEENS, it's not in Manhattan. And even in Manhattan, people who send their children to expensive private schools have servants from Jamaica, not Mexico, you doofus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13958865085171270642009-04-26T20:30:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:30:00.000-07:00Any ideas on this? How could an influenza virus pr...<I>Any ideas on this? How could an influenza virus preferentially attack the young and healthy? Doesn't make sense.</I>Perhaps they were living outdoors, in mud and excrement, in trenches?ben tillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-70184151910578519862009-04-26T20:28:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:28:00.000-07:00It seems quite apparent that the cause of the [cur...It seems quite apparent that the cause of the [current outbreak of swine flu] can be traced directly to the misguided policies of George W. Bush.<br /><br />AntonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83351300545150132412009-04-26T19:48:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:48:00.000-07:00Beyond parody.
Yeah, and as far as I can tell sh...<I>Beyond parody.</I> <br /><br />Yeah, and as far as I can tell she wasn't trolling.<br /><br />That's just creepy.<br /><br />Maybe she's a paid shill or something. Yeah, <I>that's</I> what I'll tell myself...Svigorhttp://majorityrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31750724149019328042009-04-26T19:36:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:36:00.000-07:00We the People are currently going through a painfu...<I>We the People are currently going through a painful transition phase and as we go deeper into it the American people will reduced to the same rock bottom level of cynicism and skepticism as the Russian people were under the USSR propaganda blanket.</I>So true. My other favorite analogy to the U.S.S.R. is support for the regime (Communism/Diversity); there were and are negative consequences to dissent, so how can we trust metrics of public opinion?Svigorhttp://majorityrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-62524288476496507562009-04-26T18:41:00.000-07:002009-04-26T18:41:00.000-07:00"Officials were also suspicious since some St. Fra...<I>"Officials were also suspicious since some St. Francis students had been to Mexico recently."<br /><br />Why? To visit relatives?Jeez, you guys love to jump to conclusions, don't you?<br /><br />St Francis Prep is a prestigious school in a fairly affluent part of Queens. Although it's a big school and might well have a few Mexican students, a much more likely explanation is that these students went to Mexico on spring break.<br /><br />4/26/2009</I>I saw a clip on Fox News last night. Four St. John's students were interviewed. All four looked and sounded like Mexicans or maybe Puerto Ricans.<br /><br />I dunno, maybe Fox selected those four out of the "prep school" student body with prejudice.<br /><br />The main thing we were watching was "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on another channel. Pretty good, in some ways better than "Bored of the Rings."<br /><br />Steve, did you review "The Lion ..." back in 2005 when the movie was new? Lots of story elements to appeal to iSteve-niks: Christian allegory, female villain, timeless Aryan fairyland setting ( no modern architecture! )...David Davenportnoreply@blogger.com