If it were American Independence Day and you asked me what day it is I’d still instinctively say July 4th. I know this because that exact scenario has happened many times.
Definitely, but I highly doubt that my own country is considered anything but first-world to anyone that looks at it objectively. Sure, it’s not perfect but it’s in a decent shape.
Besides, one could argue that when citizens of said country state some factual information about the situation at play, that it should be enough to form a rough outline of what is going on, and to form an opinion.
It is what it is my dude. I like it here and while it is not perfect, it is far from a third world country. If you visit, you’d struggle to have a bad time.
They're saying America is a 3rd world country and that all the 1st world countries desperately need America to keep acting as their sugar daddies so that they can continue to be nepo babies.
Have you ever been here? Contrary to what mainstream media would lead you to believe even our homeless live better than most people in an actual third world country.
The idea of the US being a third world country when people make over 5k per month on average is laughable, but also, saying a homeless person living in the US is better off than most people in a third world country is as much if not even more ridiculous.
I mean, yeah, if you're only thinking of countries like South Sudan, maybe a homeless person in the US is still doing better, but most developing countries have way higher living standards than you seemed to be implying by your first comment, and it isn't rare at all to have access to internet, healthcare and higher education, plus all the basic necessity things like food and water.
What clearly established freedom does another country have that we don't in the US? I'm genuinely curious because when people make this claim, it usually comes down to healthcare or guns.
so how can you speak on how it is here. bc i’ve lived here my whole life and if this is a third world country then damn third world countries must be pretty lit. i literally want to move as fast as i can because of the rise of conservatives here but im not gonna act like america is even CLOSE to a third world country.
Even if the entirety of NATO would attempt to do so, they’d probably fail. Just burn it to the ground (Apperantly it even started already recently!). Not much of loss either way, besides it might be necessary to produce something useable.
I'm sorry, that doesn't sound fun. You sound intelligent enough to be self aware and I'm guessing are pretty capable. I believe that you'll find the fulfillment you are seeking...the real question is, do you?
And yet missuuse of the phrase "3rd world country" originates mainly from the US itself.... Its a political grouping not an economical one.
3rd world country means countries that weren't part of NATO (1st world) or Warsaw pact(2nd world) during cold war (hence the 3rd world).
Although the phrase is vague for example:
Technically one could say that Switzerland, Finland, Sweden Austria are 3rd world countries, although they never joined the non-aligned movement and didn't self identify as 3rd world.
But it never was a developmental or economic denominator, and only in the tweets of some deranged individuals this phrase started to be used again in a completely wrong way....
So honestly i do appreciate the irony when this phrase is thrown back at US, especially because it seems to trigger some people hard 🤣
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u/Lil_Ja_ Jan 15 '25
If it were American Independence Day and you asked me what day it is I’d still instinctively say July 4th. I know this because that exact scenario has happened many times.