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Raine

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25. Exactly. nt

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #2)

Sun May 22, 2022, 08:44 PM

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What makes anyone think the U.S. is a first-world nation? [View all] PJMcK May 2022 OP

And we have a Mass Global Media System that blames Joe Biden. Budi May 2022 #1

Because I have been to 3erd world countries. EX500rider May 2022 #2

Good points. jimfields33 May 2022 #3

Exactly sarisataka May 2022 #6

Hyperbole is the fuel that drives DU emulatorloo May 2022 #22

I would say we are not third world but we are second world. Jspur May 2022 #11

Lots of towns rownesheck May 2022 #30

Thank you for this 🙄 nt Tickle May 2022 #15

+1 betsuni May 2022 #17

+1 emulatorloo May 2022 #21

Exactly. nt Raine May 2022 #25

There are lots of places in the U.S. that look nearly like your photos PJMcK May 2022 #35

Because by comparison qazplm135 May 2022 #4

No longer it seems after 1980 this country started going downwards kimbutgar May 2022 #5

Carter was vilified for this speech, "Crisis of Confidence". However, Carter's... keep_left May 2022 #33

First world these days means largest army Javaman May 2022 #7

Well traveled people know the U.S. is a "first world" nation. former9thward May 2022 #8

38 Countries Here ProfessorGAC May 2022 #13

+1 betsuni May 2022 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2022 #36

And you left out our fabulous equitable health care delivery system and our neato insurance. CurtEastPoint May 2022 #9

Oops PJMcK May 2022 #19

This. n/t area51 May 2022 #20

K&R UnderThisLaw May 2022 #10

You mean people who have traveled to actual 3erd world countries? I've been to 38 diff countries. EX500rider May 2022 #18

Took it personally huh? UnderThisLaw May 2022 #27

Took it personally that people who travel know what the third world looks like EX500rider May 2022 #28

Right, THAT's it UnderThisLaw May 2022 #29

I've been to Asia, Europe and South America (and Central American Countries) NotTodayPutin May 2022 #23

Debt enid602 May 2022 #12

Or Not ProfessorGAC May 2022 #14

debt enid602 May 2022 #42

So, you are saying that the thousands of immigrants who risk Jose Garcia May 2022 #24

Nope PJMcK May 2022 #41

I think all those that risk their lives to come here Raine May 2022 #26

becuz we haz "nucular weapons"? lastlib May 2022 #31

Armenia is considered a first world country and parts of it's capital look like this LeftInTX May 2022 #32

Parts of Texas look like that as well. hunter May 2022 #40

We're rated 13th by the Human Development Index. Norway is #1 LeftInTX May 2022 #34

Self-perception Mad_Machine76 May 2022 #37

The definition of the term pehaps? FBaggins May 2022 #38

The people who drive nice cars never get out and walk in the "bad" places. hunter May 2022 #39