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3rd world means non-NATO aligned states (or communist aligned states). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
by joelrunyon 9y ago
3rd world means non-NATO aligned states (or communist aligned states).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
- raverbashing 9y agoYes, through the original conception But today it mostly means "developing countries" (which is actually an euphemism for "stuck in underdevelopment")
- mcv 9y ago"Developing countries" is a much better term. "Third world" is vague, outdated, and means something completely different. Not that the US is a developing country; it was developed, and is currently degenerating. It's still very rich, though. So instead of trying to catch this in a single ill-fitting word, perhaps it would be better to simply discuss the actual issues: the rise of poverty, lack of social mobility, crumbling infrastructure, etc.
- skocznymroczny 9y agoyou mean non-communist aligned states. First world = NATO, second world = communist bloc, third world = everyone else