@reverend_px People are upset because you're a disingenuous engagement farmer planting rage bait. I hope more people realize you're just typing nonsense and start laughing at you soon ๐คฃ
@AlexGoldenAge@DouglasCarswell It's 99% of the US, too. I've been to lots of events where you can't drink outside because the (expensive, difficult) application was denied. Bars often have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers and meetings to get permission for outdoor spaces.
@DouglasCarswell I don't have to, I live in the US where government regulated these things in most places. It is surprising that you do policy work in the US but are unaware of this.
@NowTeenEighty4@AnnCoulter Wrong. Obama wasn't president then. He didn't attend the game during his presidency because his security apparatus would've been too disruptive.
@_becky2024@Lecstappilton I'm a big fan of Pogi but sadly I agree with him ๐ญ. Lord oh people I know from biking basically tuned out racing since Armstrong doped and came back for Pogi and they basically want the peloton to treat him like God, they get legit angry when people try to beat him ๐ญ
One idea I really enjoy is that Democrats have an unbeatable vote rigging operation, but instead of just using it all the time, they sadistically employ it only after briefly giving Republicans hope
@bnzchr@ThatchEffendi Your parents sound like violent psychopaths, are you alright?
My parents were conservative too but as far as I know never wouldn't murdered someone over political views/social media posts
@lolcowYT@SeptonFratelli Right, Greeks didn't. You're recycling the trope where modern ppl go "why didn't the Greeks climb Mt Parnassus & look for Zeus, they must have been stupid" the truth is they didn't think he literally lived on the mountain. They knew it was a story
@GGheerardy55084@Domestique___ You aren't referring to Vingegaard, who went to the tdf after a crash that put him in the ICU, as someone who only races when he knows he'll win right? ๐คฃ
I'm going to bet money that @patrickbetdavid is another grifter who wants tariffs for his competition and believes he will get an exception. The corruption is right at the top
Hi @patrickbetdavid ,
Last year, you lamented that US companies have shipped their manufacturing abroad, taking advantage of low-cost labor in other countries. This, you suggested, is why we need tariffs.
I happen to know where your shoes are made, as you showed clips of the Tuscan factory in your video. I was surprised to see that you're retailing them for $600. That's a handsome mark-up!
As you may know, many companies offer full-grain leather sneakers made in Tuscany for a fraction of the price. I've attached a screenshot of some from Gustin ($199). These are also made with a stitched-on cup sole, like the ones you're selling. Gustin's prices are uniquely low because of their pre-order business model, which allows them to cut waste. But lots of companies use the same factory as you and charge considerably less than $600.
Curious, why not make the sneakers in the United States? There are many factories still here, such as Opie in North Carolina. They retail their US-made sneakers for $428. Their business model allows third parties to work with them while maintaining a healthy profit margin. Faherty, for instance, made a leather deck shoe with them this season with a stitched-on cup sole. Their retail price is $398 โย $30 less than Opie's direct-to-consumer price.
In a 2023 interview with DJ Vlad, you said that you're worth $450 million. That was three years ago, so perhaps you're worth more today. Yet all your merch is made abroad, including in South American countries such as Nicaragua and El Salvador. Even your Tuscan factory is cheaper than a comparable US factory.
On your show, you often lament how greedy executives have screwed American workers, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Would you be interested in moving all of your sneaker production to the United States and charging a fairer price? This will create jobs for US workers and allow consumers to get a fairer value.
@JuS1aWeSoMeGuY@BlueEightySix@evanwch Right, that's the civil equivalence of a conviction when a jury finds you liable. Because it was a civil case actual conviction isn't possible, but they found he sexually assaulted a woman.
@CyaSuzie@DQuilici1@BridgetPhetasy But isn't Biden fairly obviously referring to Murdoch, Musk, Bannon, Peter Thiel, and Trump? I just don't see a single Jewish person in the criticism he's making so this seems like a stretch, a disingenuous way to limit criticism of the president and the men bankrolling him.
@CyaSuzie@DQuilici1@BridgetPhetasy it refers to Trump, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Norway's crown princess, Bill Clinton and the other rich guys who hung out with him. Pretty sure none of them are Jewish but I could be wrong.
@AllTwistedHopes@BlueEightySix@evanwch No, I responded to a GOP guy who did. Please learn how to scroll up and read Twitter replies so you can engage in actual conversation instead of drive by yelling at strangers about political tangents and tribalism ๐คฃ