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by raverbashing 3313 days ago
Rural does not mean poor/3rd world

In the same way there's a lot of wealthy places in let's say Mexico City and other capitals of 3rd world countries
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coldtea 3313 days ago
>Rural does not mean poor/3rd world

Yes, but parent compared places in the US to rural AND poor/3rd world places.

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joelrunyon 3313 days ago
3rd world means non-NATO aligned states (or communist aligned states).

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

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raverbashing 3313 days ago
Yes, through the original conception

But today it mostly means "developing countries" (which is actually an euphemism for "stuck in underdevelopment")

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mcv 3313 days 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 "Third world" is vague, outdated, and means something completely different.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.

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skocznymroczny 3313 days ago
you mean non-communist aligned states. First world = NATO, second world = communist bloc, third world = everyone else
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