> That's not what "Third World" originally meant; Third World was used to refer to the non-aligned countries, those countries that were neither aligned with the

> That's not what "Third World" originally meant; Third World was used to refer to the non-aligned countries, those countries that were neither aligned with the US and NATO (the "First World") nor the Soviet Union and the Warsaw pact (the "Second World"). Well, I concede that point; but even then it was used incorrectly considering that these third world nations are also comprised of the most developed nations in the West: Switzerland/Finland etc... Still, the post is seething with just as much arrogance as it was misinformed and my point remains.