The evidence says otherwise

 Looking around my apartment, here are the items that still function: the tall bookshelves, the couch, the short bookshelf, the transformer, the white telephone, a smoke alarm, plastic draws, the china closet, a bag to carry stuff. What do they have in common? They were all purchased in the USA.

Here's what is falling apart: the standing closets in every room, the black bookshelves, the kitchen cabinets, the black phones, both pairs of pants, the smoke alarm, plastic draws, a bag to carry stuff. What do they have in common? All purchased in the SSOI.

Even the tape made in Israel doesn't dispense.

All the modern conveniences? The evidence says otherwise.