Comments by "Rune of Svalbard" (@vladimirofsvalbard9477) on "Fox News" channel.

  1. Wait, that was a girl? I couldn't tell lol
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  2.  @realbosstakea  Congrats!
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  3. The claim that China is buying up US farm land is pathetically dumb. A simple google search could illuminate the fact that Canadian nationals own roughly 6% of US Farm land and China owns less than 2%.
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  4. Money apparently is NOT the root of all evil, it's the second. Religion seems to be though. Watching how people worship gender, race, Marxism, Government agencies, and corporations has taught me that.
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  5. Corrupt or not, these people are in no way (able-minded) to confront the tech/monopoly issues. Not a single member of Congress can talk to you about coding algorithms. We need younger people that know a thing or two about how to fight these tech giants.
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  6. @Freedom Seeker You're describing early childhood development. So yes, you can maximize the potential intelligence from a developing human. As far as an adult goes, this is impossible. There is no evidence I'm aware of that allows for an adults performance on IQ tests to improve. There are all kinds of tests that claim the raise intelligence, but clinically the data seems to suggest that performing well at one test only gives similar results to distal tests. It does not improve the ability of a person to perform better at other tests. If you score a 20 on the ACT for example (which is an IQ test by definition). Then you may be able to alter the test by a small margin. But you will never score a 28 for example. You can certainly damage intelligence, but expanding it is something we haven't been able to achieve yet.
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  7. Calhoun's Rodent Utopia - that's what is happening right here in America... Guess what happens at the very end....
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  8.  @timewisetimewise9463  Unfortunately, I don't think this falls on party lines. Or at least not as much as the media portays. We have Democrat colleagues at work and others that are friends and they are scratching their heads over this idiocy. Nearly half my entire family (Republicans) are falling victim to the propaganda. My own mother won't stop trying to "rant -educate" her neighbors on why they need to get the vaccine. People have truly lost their f-ing minds...
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  9. My God will people get with the freaking program? These are not Liberals, which are a dying breed. These are infiltrating leftists. Huge difference...
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  10. Everything at this point is a lie...
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  11. I wish Conservative types would discontinue statements like, "The US is superior to 3rd world countries." Newsflash, have you been to the 100 largest cities in the US? We are a 3rd world country in many areas. We have cities with crime rates worse than Columbia and Brazil in the 90s.
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  12. The first problem is that everybody assumes that this is the fault of either the local or city government. Not exactly, it's the direct fault of the people living right here in America. Not sure if people have been looking around, but Americans have quite literally been losing their minds. Go drive or visit the grocery store and put your phone away, you'll see what's wrong with America in a matter of seconds. We have a pandemic of ignorant, arrogant, and narcissistic people having their way with this country. Blame the media, blame the colleges, blame social media, blame those dumb smart-phones, and after that blame yourself as well!
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  13. I think it's time we put the Prussian model behind us... 5 days a weeks, 7 hours a day, and for what? A retention of 5% knowledge and skill acquired over a 13 year didactic education? How about we send them to a classroom 1-2 hours for several days a week, followed by workshop, and life skills. Oh, but that doesn't produce brain dead consumers does it? I know I'm going to sound left leaning when I say this, but the problem is systemic. We are witnessing the fall of Rome in real time.
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  14. He's not a good guy, he's the leader of a regime. The only innocent ones are the people in between.
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  15. They're everywhere; the culture is compromised thru envy. I fear it's an inevitable cycle.
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  16. I disagree, but not by a huge margin. The greatest threat right now, is how social media algorithms are manipulating your behavior. This is why I tell people to delete their Facebook and Twitter. They get ad revenue by showing you what you want to see and showing you the most controversial trending of that subject. People are divided because they're being conditioned to hate, all for ad revenue.
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  17.  @caliindoor  I'll be frank, it's blatantly obvious you're depressed. Nobody with any self respect goes looking for anti-intellectual fights. Whatever is bothering or causing trauma in your life; go sort it out and stop wasting your time trying to bully people.
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  18. Unless they pull another Obama out of the butts; Hillary is the only option for 2024. Though if the GOP runs a moderate, this country will go blood red. I don't have anything personal against Trump. However, we know what they are prepared to do should he try to run again. He's completely uncontrollable and they despise that.
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  19. Exactly!
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  20. Vera, as a retired educator, could you explain why teachers feel so pressured to pass such large volumes of students that are not meeting old standards? I graduated in 2012 and the educational system have a dramatic overhaul between 2013 and 2014 where they began passing just about anybody that could breathe. My own sister was accepted into a University at a 7th grade reading/writing level. We were extremely worried, but it seems that the college teachers are doing the same thing. She has had virtually 0 homework since 6th grade with anybody she attends and the requirements to pass these courses are microscopic in comparison to what I experienced in school.
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  21. People need to understand that these activists are desperately trying to change the age of consent. "16 year olds should be able to vote!" Which isn't going to come without "16 year olds can consent as pornographic actors", for example. It boggles my mind that so many people don't understand how the rule of law flows from one subject to another. They assume that they can legalize one particular agenda at a time with no unintended consequence in a distal category. Believe me, it's no accident. They want to take advantage of your children in every way possible. A wet dream of these people would be to make children property of the state with full consent of their bodies and minds.
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  22. I feel I am very quickly transitioning from conservative to anarchist. What's the point of natural or human rights when they can be stripped away by some corrupt bureaucrat? They face no repercussions for committing crimes that the rest of us would be serving LIFE in prison for. As far as I'm concerned; any government conduct to infringe on my ability to protect myself, protect my family, and speak my mind is worthy of capital punishment via public hanging.
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  23. Don't spread baseless ignorance bud; use your head and research for yourself.
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  24. They're not seeing at all; they're dead... XD
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  25.  @KonglomeratYT  I think you're projecting your own misunderstandings on the subject. If your take on the subject is strong and fool-proof. Then maybe you'd share what I am missing instead of low-key insulting my intelligence? What 'lack of economic understanding of mine' is so glaringly obvious to you?
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  26.  @indakgalak  Due elaborate on what Bidenflation is? Nobody seems to know. The economy was booming from 2014 to 2019. This was largely besides Trump's Administration. Inflation (which takes 12-24 months to mature) was a result of his cabinet policies as well as the policies of the Federal Reserve. I'm curious to how Biden caused inflation (which began in Q1 of 2021 and got to 9.1% CPI in June of 2022). All of this was due to ultra-low rates, PPP loans, and printing under the Trump Administration.
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  27.  @jmd489  Every President since Clinton has spent more than the previous. This is largely a mathematic inevitability as interest on debt compounds and demographic problems grow the Federal budget each year. It's not as simple as 'over-spending on military or discretionary' as many like to believe.
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  28. There's something wrong with this Administration; there's something wrong with people in general. The scariest part is that the causation is probably something nobody is aware of.
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  29.  @Rlee-x9s  Alright, so what policies are you referring to? When most people talk about Trump positively; they speak about the economy btw.
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  30.  @richardwendt9266  Tell me about it! This is why I'm an Independent. The cultism on either side scares me.
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  31. I've always enjoyed immigrants more than born and raised Americans. Just my experience, but they have a sense of gratitude and integrity that I seldom find in others. I feel it shows how complacent we've become over the years.
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  32. Joe Biden did do good things, from a certain point of view. He gave Americans enough Child Tax credits so that 7 Million people would permanently leave the workforce. Which I guarantee you was the opposite effect of what the Democrats thought would happen. It's just one step closer to dismantling this freak-show of an economy and political elitist system we have in my opinion.
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  33.  @jimmyboy2165  People that can convey their understanding of a situation don't use petty insults. If China was selling arms and missiles to Mexico that they were using to skirmish against border patrol, along with creating a coup to put in a Mexican President they approve of. Would you really be surprised if the US invaded? That's the same situation unfolding in Ukraine. Civilians dies in war. Using that as a catalyst to call other people morons is extremely unintelligent. I wonder how many war crimes have been committed by Ukrainian forces. We don't know, because it's not in the interest of the media.
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  34.  @nycdweller  I used to use Blue Cross/Shield, as 'meh' as it was. But I switched to duel enrollment on my wife's insurance. All the tech companies offer health insurance plans similar to Blue Cross/Shield, but hers is better. Plus, in all honestly looking after your physical and mental health is the key. It may be useful to have a 'catastrophic' plan in case of a horrible accident, but the lesser co-pay plans are just money makers for insurance.
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  35. The biggest problem is trying to design a system that doesn't incentivize "gaming behavior." Obviously, some political figures do it for votes. People need to understand that we have around 45 million people that can't function in the economy due to cognitive problems. That's around 15% of people falling around an IQ of 85 or below. You need something of at least 90 to use a smartphone and computer. Even the trucking jobs are requiring smartphones now for paperwork and income related uses. It's one of the biggest reasons that we have a realistic unemployment around 20%.
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  36. Unpopular opinion here, but if your politicians are getting worse; I'd bet your culture is too. In the Midwest, the political behavior in elected positions seems very reflective of the attitude that most people have. I get the door dropped in my face half the time, a significant amount of people don't even say "please" or "thank you", not to mention the driving has become erratic to say the least. People give each other dirty looks for pushing any direction even close to them at the grocery store. Many of them can't take a moments peace to put their phone away. People completely ignore customers at the front desk REGARDLESS of restaurant or fast food joint. Mind you, this is all of Ohio. It's also all of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and many metropolitan areas of the southern United States. We have a serious cultural problem in this country and I think it's time we acknowledge it in order to fix a much bigger problem. Prescription meds; whether they are Statins, Zoloft, or Xanax are getting thrown out like Halloween candy. People simply can't take it I presume; they walk out into traffic as if they wanted to die. I can't be the only person that has noticed such volatile behavior in the last 6 to 12 months. I mean, we have patients that walk into the office (that we know) and are genuinely nice people. Only to be screamed and cursed at when their surgery date has to be moved two days. Whether it's the fuel-grocery prices, vaccines, social media, or something else; there is seriously something wrong with people nowadays. It's like everybody is nice and gentle; until you inconvenience them for 5 seconds and they are ready to rip your throat out at a moments notice.
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  37. Ex-Truck Driver here, if anyone wants to know the real problem. It's wages and hours. I ran a day-cab hauling Anheuser 6 days/66 hours a week at $70k per year. I quit after Werner had me sign a form acknowledging that I would only have 8 instead of 13 days of unpaid vacation per year. Plus we didn't get Holidays off automatically. 54 cents a mile (which is what I got paid) is the equivalent of $17/h with over-time if you're working 66 hours a week. Also, my position was in the top quartile of the industry for a company driver. In 1980 you could have pulled $37,000 on average ($106k inflation adjusted for 2020). Today the average is around $49k. There's a shortage of drivers because a CDL has quite literally lost 55% of it's value in the last 40 years. And nobody wants to put up with the ridiculous hours and side work.
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  38. What gave him away? lol
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  39.  @bakonfater4000  Were you neglected as a child or are you delusional? You really need to seek help Dana, I'm not joking.
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  40. It's not rocket science; Biden and his cabinet are globalists. Globalists don't believe in individualism, nor the sovereign nation. The clown show and the clapping seals are just a facade so they can strip this country dry and get a Chinese paycheck.
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  41. Employers are picky? I'm afraid not. Ask the business owners themselves; many applicants and nobody shows up. Why? Unemployment insurance claims. Which isn't the totality, but it's some of the problem. I quit my truck driving job in June 2020 because they took my 13 annual unpaid vacation days away and gave me 8.
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  42. Stop listening the the FED garbage CPI-basket based inflation numbers. All they do is construct a digital commodity basket and switch items out to average the lowest possible inflation rate possible. If you are paying attention to the M0-4 USD money supplies; you'll see that inflation is around 45%+ since January 2020. Yes, I'm dead serious; you lost almost half the value of your income. You feel it every day you go to the grocery store...
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  43. The liberals warned us about this back in the 1980s and they were made fun of. NOW, nobody cares. These corporations are unbelievable powerful and they will take you out if you pose a threat. Which is a primary reason for why (raw) foods like Milk and Cheese are heavily regulated. Try and sell raw milk or cheese in most states and you'll end up with a SWAT team raiding your farm; it's unbelievable.
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  44. Why can nobody spell 'lose' or 'losing'? 🤣
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  45. The biggest problem is that most Americans are part-time politic-ers that think they get to have a baseless (yet) merited opinion on world events whenever they 'trend'. Almost nobody is aware that the Obama Administration orchestrated most of this conflict. They helped overthrow the sitting Ukrainian Government in 2014. Replaced it with individuals they 'approved of', as well as sold firearms and missiles to Ukraine to fight Russian separatists. NATO has been strategically brewing this conflict, knowing full well that Putin was going to respond with military force. Things are going exactly as planned as far as I can see and NATO will get the war they've been dreaming of. Gotta love the clown - Senator Marko Rubio grilling Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about bio-research labs in Ukraine. To which she confirmed their existence. Though he made a very strange remark, asking that "if there was to be a biological attack in Ukraine, it would no doubt come from the Russians?" To which she replied that "it would be likely and that it's a classic Russian strategy to accuse your enemy of what you plan to do." DING DING DING people, have we learned nothing? Sounds like the US is planning to release a bio-weapon in Ukraine, blame the Russians, and justify the war they've always wanted.
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  46. The biggest problem is that the left most easily converts children and teens of a conservative personality. Being low in openness is the defining trait, which is not a huge surprise. It's why they can so easily regurgitate garbage based on the religion of the cult. Conservative parents with children of either liberal or conservative personalities need to spearhead the philosophy behind their culture in the home. If you don't understand why you're championing individual sovereignty, capitalism, pro-life etc. Then neither will your kid. That's how the left are converting them. And once they do, it's going to be extremely difficult to win them back. Marxism and it's derivatives are antihuman. How can you have a relationship with someone that doesn't believe that you own your own body, or that your should be allowed to own or sell property?
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  47.  Paul L  What the hell are you talking about? When have you and I ever talked about China? Where have I even mentioned China in this feed?
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  48. Don't let politics fool you. Most of the problems stem from fiscal policy and rapidly changing age demographics.
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  49.  AskMississippi AskMississippi  You copy a paste garbage all day everyday; how can you sit at your computer and stay content with life? Log off and go outside for once.
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  50. Interest coincidence, but in the same time that we invaded Afghanistan and left. Opioid use increased by some 20,000% in the US. Considering that Afghanistan has the largest opium fields on planet earth. Now, fentanyl is taking over the industry and the US has no more interest in Afghanistan? Big coincidence right there...
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