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Third World was a Cold War era term meaning countries not aligned with NATO or the Soviet Block. I wonder how all those countries feel about the term being used
by nhebb 16y ago
Third World was a Cold War era term meaning countries not aligned with NATO or the Soviet Block. I wonder how all those countries feel about the term being used as a pejorative.
That aside, the biggest failing I see is that the average earnings don't seem to be adjusted for the cost of living.
- cema 16y agoNo, those were "nonaligned". Third World used to describe what's left if you remove the developed capitalist countries and the European socialist countries.
- nhebb 16y agoScratching my head. What is the difference between not aligned and nonaligned in this context?
- lmz 16y ago"Nonaligned" is an actual name used by a group of countries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aligned_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aligned_movement
- nandemo 16y agoIndeed most of Latin America wasn't really neutral. They were "aligned" with NATO though not part of it. Besides, the term has always been pejorative.