Current Events > Are some people really saying that the USA is a 3rd world country?

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AzNDarkSamurai
02/13/21 10:03:44 AM
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I find that funny considering people all over the world are begging for the chance to immigrate to America

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R1masher
02/13/21 10:04:46 AM
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Just kids

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Choco
02/13/21 10:05:09 AM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
all over the world
all over the 3rd world that is

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CommonJoe
02/13/21 10:15:38 AM
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Its a third world country wearing Gucci.

Its only not a third world country if you can actually start new here with a road to the middle class or if you already have money.

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Medussa
02/13/21 10:18:40 AM
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it literally can't be, by definition. but also, the term has been completely meaningless since 1990.

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HANGtheDJ_86
02/13/21 10:19:45 AM
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They're actually saying that its turning into one

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Damn_Underscore
02/13/21 10:26:05 AM
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People who say that have no idea what living in a poor country is actually like.

Remember that they are saying this on the internet.

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3PiesAndAFork
02/13/21 10:28:03 AM
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Parts of the US for sure. Look at Flint, Michigan.

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Unsugarized_Foo
02/13/21 10:29:16 AM
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I'd rather be in the worst place in the US than the best place in a lot of 3rd world countries.

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nemu
02/13/21 10:31:03 AM
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There are those who use it in a hyperbolic manner to criticize something, and then there are a few morons who truly mean it.
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Damn_Underscore
02/13/21 10:32:21 AM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
I'd rather be in the worst place in the US than the best place in a lot of 3rd world countries.

I don't know if this is always true because your dollar goes a lot further in poorer countries than it does in the US.

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IShall_Run_Amok
02/13/21 10:32:29 AM
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Large swathes of the USA have always been underdeveloped and ignored, which is what most people think a "3rd world country" is. The increased austerity and general corruption of the Trump era has lead to a sense of despair and decay that gives the impression that the country is failing.

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Dark_SilverX
02/13/21 10:33:53 AM
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I wholeheartedly agree, TC. America is beautiful and everyone wants a piece of the delicious ass.

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SolRaiderN7
02/13/21 10:37:05 AM
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We have people dying because they can't afford life-saving medication or because the lack of socialized healthcare.

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Choco
02/13/21 10:37:28 AM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
The increased austerity and general corruption of the Trump era has lead to a sense of despair and decay that gives the impression that the country is failing.
ah yes the ol "this totally wasn't a shithole country before trump got elected"

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averagejoel
02/13/21 10:42:36 AM
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I mostly think people should stop using "3rd world country" as a derogatory term

it's like mocking someone for being poor. but your country is the one that made them poor in the first place

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AzNDarkSamurai
02/13/21 11:17:44 AM
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^yeah youre right on that one

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twitterfriends
02/13/21 11:20:03 AM
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In a lot of ways it is, were ranked last in a lot of categories

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Flauros
02/13/21 11:20:09 AM
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3PiesAndAFork posted...
Parts of the US for sure. Look at Flint, Michigan.
Some areas of Flint are nice. My GF lives there and its not super ghetto where she stays.

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Stallion_Prime
02/13/21 11:23:00 AM
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The US is a sprinkle covered turd

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VIIVincent
02/13/21 11:26:16 AM
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It's worse. Some think that chocolate milk came from brown cows.

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IShall_Run_Amok
02/13/21 11:51:27 AM
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Choco posted...
ah yes the ol "this totally wasn't a shithole country before trump got elected"
Yes, basically. The blatant and open disregard for functionality in Trump's USA has basically been four years of mask off moments.

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Broseph_Stalin
02/13/21 12:25:35 PM
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The median income in Mississippi, our poorest state, is higher than most of Europe including France and the UK. We're not just a rich country, there's a considerable gap between us and most other rich countries.

The "3rd world USA" talking point comes from leftist circles where people worship poverty and oppression as a kind of clout or currency. This is a problem for them since most are white people from upper-middle income families, so they've convinced themselves they live in a third world country to make up for it.
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Trumble
02/13/21 12:26:51 PM
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I wouldn't call the US "third" world, but I sure as hell wouldn't call it "first" world either. If only there was some kind of number that was inbetween.

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Solid Snake07
02/13/21 12:32:08 PM
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R1masher posted...
Just kids


That have probably never left the country, much less been to a third world country

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Damn_Underscore
02/13/21 12:34:24 PM
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The difference between France and the US basically is that Americans generally make a lot more money than people in France do but France has a lot better social programs, including a lot more automatic days off (which is partly why they don't make as much). This is true in other countries too but France is the most prominent example I can think of with their RTT and 35 hour work weeks.

Different people want different things, so it's pretty stupid to say "America is a third world country" because it isn't perfect in your view or because there are other countries you like more.

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Solar_Crimson
02/13/21 12:35:35 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Large swathes of the USA have always been underdeveloped and ignored, which is what most people think a "3rd world country" is. The increased austerity and general corruption of the Trump era has lead to a sense of despair and decay that gives the impression that the country is failing.


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CommonJoe
02/13/21 12:36:46 PM
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Whole lot of coping going on in this topic. Yikes.

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averagejoel
02/13/21 12:44:25 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Americans generally make a lot more money than people in France do
I assume by this you mean that there are more millionaires and billionaires in the US than in France, right?

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Choco
02/13/21 12:44:31 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Yes, basically. The blatant and open disregard for functionality in Trump's USA has basically been four years of mask off moments.
i'm not sure what this means

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hockeybub89
02/13/21 12:45:42 PM
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Damn_Underscore
02/13/21 12:47:02 PM
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averagejoel posted...
I assume by this you mean that there are more millionaires and billionaires in the US than in France, right?

No.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income

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Broseph_Stalin
02/13/21 12:47:58 PM
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joel is such an embarrassing person
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IShall_Run_Amok
02/13/21 12:56:42 PM
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Choco posted...
i'm not sure what this means
I'm saying that Donald Trump's lack of decorum has revealed a lot of flaws that people didn't realize were there before, and they are mistaking the flaws for being new developments exclusive to him.

(There are new developments that are specifically Trump problems, of course)

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RadiantJoyrock
02/13/21 12:59:04 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
I don't know if this is always true because your dollar goes a lot further in poorer countries than it does in the US.
I was looking at a reddit post for a hotel in Georgia(country) built on a cliffside with a room whose bed is surrounded by windows looking over the cliffside, with a hot tub, an additional bed, and tons of other luxuries.

Barely over $100 a night.
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MedeaLysistrata
02/13/21 1:02:57 PM
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It's hyperbole, TC

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Veggeta X
02/13/21 1:03:59 PM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
It's hyperbole, TC
you can't convince a person who think it is that it isn't.

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MedeaLysistrata
02/13/21 1:12:04 PM
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Veggeta X posted...
you can't convince a person who think it is that it isn't.
First nations reserves conditions in Canada in some cases are pretty close to abject poverty, might be different in the US

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CProtectionSvce
02/14/21 2:33:17 AM
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...
I'd rather be in the worst place in the US than the best place in a lot of 3rd world countries.

Tourist hot spots for most undeveloped countries are pretty much developed countries in comparison to places like the worst neighborhoods in "Chiraq" and Baltimore.

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Bobby_Lee
02/14/21 3:59:32 AM
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Beveren_Rabbit
02/14/21 4:20:12 AM
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Circumcision is still legal and high encouraged for cosmetic reasons so yes, it's a third-world country in a way.
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David1988
02/14/21 5:21:02 AM
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Broseph_Stalin posted...
The median income in Mississippi, our poorest state, is higher than most of Europe including France and the UK. We're not just a rich country, there's a considerable gap between us and most other rich countries.

The "3rd world USA" talking point comes from leftist circles where people worship poverty and oppression as a kind of clout or currency. This is a problem for them since most are white people from upper-middle income families, so they've convinced themselves they live in a third world country to make up for it.

Basically.


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TommyG663513
02/14/21 5:58:26 AM
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We're the third world of the first world

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BoyOfBattle
02/14/21 6:38:24 AM
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yes the USA is in a death spiral thanks to regressives and SJWs

the country's turned into a complete laughingstock the past few years

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Ilishe
02/14/21 7:11:26 AM
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It's definitely not. Actual 3rd world countries are hellholes where food and water are basically luxuries.

The only thing similar is how rampant firearms are among the populations.

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Broseph_Stalin
02/14/21 9:46:09 AM
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TommyG663513 posted...
We're the third world of the first world


Broseph_Stalin posted...
The median income in Mississippi, our poorest state, is higher than most of Europe including France and the UK. We're not just a rich country, there's a considerable gap between us and most other rich countries.

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SPE
02/14/21 9:49:00 AM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
It's hyperbole, TC


for now.

I am really worried about yesterdays acquittal. You know the magans will attempt some sort of way to take power by force again in the future, and you know their party will never recognize a presidential election loss again, I am very concerned about it, this is what Ted lieu and others were concerned about too

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Cheater87
02/14/21 9:49:55 AM
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We have some of the worst healthcare. Pay or die healthcare.

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masticatingman
02/14/21 9:51:27 AM
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Beveren_Rabbit posted...
Circumcision is still legal and high encouraged for cosmetic reasons so yes, it's a third-world country in a way.
And we got the circumcision obsession popping up here too, sounds about right

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fohstick
02/14/21 9:53:22 AM
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it used to be a joke to mock the US' health care system and wage disparity, but in reality, it's becoming worse
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