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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 131 points 10 months ago

Ah, for backpedaling

[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 60 points 10 months ago

Flip flops - like the President.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 40 points 10 months ago

Maga thongs

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (8 children)

No offense but Rainbow sandals are made in San Clemente California and are the best made sandals one can buy. Like no joke, they are as close to wearing a fully supported shoe as possible for a toe thong sandal. They will last like a high quality shoe, and far longer than the average tennis shoe or sneaker does now. I wore a pair daily for nearly ten years straight as my main shoes. Rainbow sandals have always been the educated consumer's go-to choice and are far cheaper than the junk most people buy ten times over in the same span of time.

It is not that Chinese friends are unable to make the exact same quality or better than Rainbow's. We are all the same humans. The only differences between all of us emerge from spurious nonsense of upper societal castes. Dichotomous logic implies idiocy or malevolence from both canaille or interlocutor. The Chinese are tooled to make the junk (mostly) companies and occasionally consumers-directly demand in any range of quality or compromise without concern about the ethics of the company or motivations of the individual. In other words, the Chinese do not judge you for being a stupid miser or unethical hack with your money; because the money for goods is the only relevant transaction. If you want to be exploited or buy disposable junk, those are your ethics and problem. Those that spin this narrative in a racist light are criminals. I'm just a redneck white boy from Alabama, so what do I know. Think for yourself. Do not follow the piper's music.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

( the joke is not that these are low quality, but they are assembled wrong; Chinese embassy is calling Americans dumb )

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Holy shit, my brain didn't see it. Thought it was a flip flopper joke.

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[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My feet hurt just looking at those fucking things. Are they made of cardboard?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 59 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I feel you may have missed the most important detail, that they are assembled backwards.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

(...thank you!...)

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

American flip flops? Everyone knows the most powerful flip flops come from latin american moms.

[–] jcs@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Flipped flop

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The only difference is that the flip flops will have "Made in India" stamped on them.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Wait til MAGAs find out how much their American flags and Trump swag are gonna cost.

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