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FBaggins

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38. The definition of the term pehaps?

Reply to PJMcK (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2022, 09:44 AM

May 2022

"1st/2nd/3rd World" had nothing to do with economic strength or any of the other things you mentioned.

By definition - the "first world" consisted of the US and her allies. The "second world" was the Soviets and their allies. And the "third world" was everyone else.

There is therefore no policy failure (or other thing that upsets you) that could remove the US from "first world" status.

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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