Current Events > Honest answers only, do you consider the USA a 3rd world country?

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AzNDarkSamurai
05/26/22 11:10:26 AM
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I will tell you honestly in someways I do.

The government doesnt take care of its people outside of the rich and wealthy, no health insurance for everyone, you have to work countless hours just to survive, violence and school shootings constantly happen in this country, FMLA policies for most employers are terrible, and many other issues

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Kloe_Rinz
05/26/22 11:12:21 AM
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Certain areas, absolutely. Particularly the bible belt. Inb4 the "well in WW2 the definition was akchtshually..."
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Tenlaar
05/26/22 11:12:56 AM
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No, thats a pretty stupid thing to claim either by the original or the new definition of third world.
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Heartomaton
05/26/22 11:13:16 AM
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First world country, but with third world leadership.

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AzNDarkSamurai
05/26/22 11:14:34 AM
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Oh and I forgot to mention, the pandemic handling by our government in this country proves exactly what I am saying that this is a Third World country. How exactly did the rich and wealthy get even richer during the pandemic? While the average person in America struggled hard because of the pandemic?

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Heineken14
05/26/22 11:15:13 AM
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No. We are that hoosier that won the lottery so now we're loaded and drive around in Ferraris while dipping Skoal and beating out sister-wife after we get drunk off of Mad Dogg and champagne.

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Father_
05/26/22 11:15:32 AM
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No.

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Jabodie
05/26/22 11:16:20 AM
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Nah, but it's kind of a shithole.

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MarcoRubio
05/26/22 11:17:33 AM
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The democrats sure are trying to make it that way

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LightHawKnight
05/26/22 11:18:19 AM
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Nah, but in terms of development doesnt count as first world unless you are filthy stinking rich.

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Veggeta_MAX
05/26/22 11:18:23 AM
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A 3rd world country? No. It's more take 1 step forward and 2-3 steps backwards kinda country.

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K181
05/26/22 11:18:46 AM
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People that say yes have never been to a third world country.

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Master_Bass
05/26/22 11:19:28 AM
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No, but it is trash for a developed country.

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Funkydog
05/26/22 11:19:37 AM
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It's incredibly backwards in so many ways and I do wonder if it deserves to be called a modern country given it fails even the most basic definitions any other modern country has.

Being rich doesn't make it a developed/modern country.

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Veggeta_MAX
05/26/22 11:20:10 AM
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Only truly ignorant people and over dramatic people would say USA is a 3rd world country. I've been to a real 3rd world country and even with all the shit we're going through right now in the USA, it's still so much better.

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Gobstoppers12
05/26/22 11:22:03 AM
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No

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RchHomieQuanChi
05/26/22 11:26:01 AM
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Parts of it definitely are.

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masterpug53
05/26/22 11:26:23 AM
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No, but every day for the last couple decades it's moved closer and closer to being one, with no signs of improving.

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AzNDarkSamurai
05/26/22 11:28:04 AM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
Only truly ignorant people and over dramatic people would say USA is a 3rd world country. I've been to a real 3rd world country and even with all the shit we're going through right now in the USA, it's still so much better.

I have been to 3rd world countries and youd be surprised how much better some of their quality of living is compared to Americas

Hell some poor people in the Philippines end up living longer lives than people in America and thats depressing considering Americas healthcare system is supposed to be one of the best ones in the world


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coinstarcad
05/26/22 11:42:10 AM
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How can we be if we have the largest military in the world and take so many goods for ourselves that could go to other countries? We must be the most privileged 3rd world country ever to exist.
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pojr
05/26/22 11:43:45 AM
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the us isn't perfect, but i still think its one of the best countries in the world. a lot of people take it for granted, but so many other places in the world have it much worse.

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Jiggy101011
05/26/22 11:44:45 AM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
I will tell you honestly in someways I do.

The government doesnt take care of its people outside of the rich and wealthy, no health insurance for everyone, you have to work countless hours just to survive, violence and school shootings constantly happen in this country, FMLA policies for most employers are terrible, and many other issues

Have you ever left the United States?

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AzNDarkSamurai
05/26/22 11:48:37 AM
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Jiggy101011 posted...
Have you ever left the United States?

Yup. Been to parts of Europe and Asia.

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TheMikh
05/26/22 11:49:11 AM
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only in the sense that it's gutted its heartland so thoroughly in the name of postindustrialization that large swaths of the country have effectively un-developed, its infrastructure and order only modestly maintained by state or federal subsidies if that

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AdrianBeterson
05/26/22 11:53:17 AM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
I have been to 3rd world countries and youd be surprised how much better some of their quality of living is compared to Americas

Hell some poor people in the Philippines end up living longer lives than people in America and thats depressing considering Americas healthcare system is supposed to be one of the best ones in the world
Life expectancy is a terrible measure especially since the US is such a massive country. For example, life expectancy in California is 81.7 which is comparable to the UK (a country with universal healthcare), while life expectancy in Mississippi is 74.9 which is comparable to Jamaica.

Also btw, the life expectancy in the Philippines is only 71.66. Not to mention, life expectancy is a combination of factors and is not exclusively due to healthcare.

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AdrianBeterson
05/26/22 11:55:04 AM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
Yup. Been to parts of Europe and Asia.
Have you lived in a 3rd world country?

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bsp77
05/26/22 12:04:11 PM
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K181 posted...
People that say yes have never been to a third world country.


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David1988
05/26/22 12:05:04 PM
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As someone who used to live in a third world country, not even close

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Funkydog
05/26/22 12:06:13 PM
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K181 posted...
People that say yes have never been to a third world country.
People that say no have never been to another modern country to see what one actually should be like.

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Interstella5555
05/26/22 12:07:14 PM
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The correct term is "underdevelped" and yes, yes we are. Health care and education alone put us well below any other developed country, human rights violations and careless acceptance of children being shot just puts the icing on the cake.
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Krojen
05/26/22 12:10:27 PM
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Funkydog posted...
People that say no have never been to another modern country to see what one actually should be like.


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K181
05/26/22 12:25:46 PM
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Funkydog posted...
People that say no have never been to another modern country to see what one actually should be like.

Ive been to loads actually. Its downright laughable to say that the USA is as bad as a third world country no matter our deficiencies.

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AzNDarkSamurai
05/26/22 12:51:12 PM
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Interstella5555 posted...
The correct term is "underdevelped" and yes, yes we are. Health care and education alone put us well below any other developed country, human rights violations and careless acceptance of children being shot just puts the icing on the cake.

good god this is just sad for a country thats supposed to be the best

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masterpug53
05/26/22 12:55:39 PM
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AzNDarkSamurai posted...
good god this is just sad for a country thats supposed to be the best

The United States believes it is still the greatest country in the world in much the same way Dennis Reynolds believes he is the golden god of his graduating class at their high school reunion.

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Ving_Rhames
05/26/22 12:57:01 PM
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It's objectively not. It's one of the worst 1st world ones outside of its perfect PHYSICAL safety from outside threats. But definitely not a third world country lol

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pogo_rabid
05/26/22 12:59:08 PM
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People have been saying the US has been going downhill since 1790.

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Thunder Warrior
05/26/22 12:59:37 PM
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As someone who immigrated from a 3rd world country I always find that this topic hilariously illustrates how out of touch most americans are with the rest of the world

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Veggeta_MAX
05/26/22 12:59:43 PM
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I don't see anyone saying America is better than other 1st world countries because other 1st world countries are doing things much better than the USA. It's just that USA us still nothing compared as bad as 3rd world country.

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Tyranthraxus
05/26/22 1:00:42 PM
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It's getting there.

But there's plenty of "first world" that has it worse than America. In Poland, abortion is straight banned, for example. Racism is much much worse in places like Italy.

America still has a ways to fall before it can truly be considered first world.

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eaglei3
05/26/22 1:02:55 PM
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The US is 100% a 1st world country on the overall. There are definitely things that can be improved, but those needs for improvement do not drop the US to 3rd world.
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Tappor
05/26/22 1:06:01 PM
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It's the third world country of first world countries

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DuuuDe14
05/26/22 1:09:14 PM
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To quote a friend who is a political refugee. "Anyone who thinks the United States is a 3rd world country should be brought to a 3rd world country to see the difference."

Take that as you will.

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neverwin
05/26/22 1:10:22 PM
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Not even close to becoming a 3rd world country, still a corrupt and broken one though.


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Funkydog
05/26/22 1:47:57 PM
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K181 posted...
Ive been to loads actually. Its downright laughable to say that the USA is as bad as a third world country no matter our deficiencies.
Being better than the less developed world isn't the great mark you think it is. There are very few countries that America beats out in the modern world, and it is continuing to slide downwards with zeal.

My point isn't that America is "the third world". Even setting aside the outdated terminology, the issue with America is that it is vastly behind the rest of the countries it should be leading, or claims to lead. It is a terrible modern country, and no amount of fancy lights or super 0.1%ers can change that for the vast majority of the country, the standards are garbage.

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whitelytning
05/26/22 1:49:05 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
Only truly ignorant people and over dramatic people would say USA is a 3rd world country. I've been to a real 3rd world country and even with all the shit we're going through right now in the USA, it's still so much better.


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Ilishe
05/26/22 1:51:22 PM
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Not really no.

But it's a violent hellhole and it is coming to a gruesome end.

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Background_Guy
05/26/22 2:24:59 PM
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I don't think you know what third world means
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Background_Guy
05/26/22 2:27:27 PM
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Saying this sort of stuff just makes you seem spoiled or entitled, like a rich person demanding to see the manager when their waiter put cilantro on their chicken when they asked them not to.
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leMariDeMarin
05/26/22 2:29:04 PM
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MarcoRubio posted...
The democrats sure are trying to make it that way
Well there's a stupid opinion and no mistake

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