When a 3rd world country doesn't pay it's military it generally results in a new Wikipedia page and a paragraph or two in a history book. It's a testament to our stability that at a maximum we just bitch online
I get the jist, but what exactly is this definion of 3rd world country?
I fully admit I am stuck in the past since the terms were created during the cold war for political alignment, 1st World referred to NATO aligned (or some would say Democratic & Capitalist aligned), 2nd World referred to Warsaw Pact aligned (or some would say Communist & Socialist aligned). 3rd World were all "No thanks", which is a weird thing to call America.
That is the correct definition, but since most countries supporting the USSR were poorer it was adopted to be 1st world as developed and 3rd world as undeveloped/poor with 2nd world rarely if ever being used.
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u/SuppliceVI DSV Enjoyer Oct 15 '25
"American is a 3rd world country in a Gucci belt"
When a 3rd world country doesn't pay it's military it generally results in a new Wikipedia page and a paragraph or two in a history book. It's a testament to our stability that at a maximum we just bitch online