You serious right? The US checks for capitalism with ease, it is currently one of the most stable countries on the planet on account of not being close to Russia or China, and the standard of living for your average American citizen is one of the highest in the world
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Ok fine, lets define that. Third world countries are defined as “low production rates and struggling labor market characteristics are usually paired with relatively low levels of education, poor infrastructure, improper sanitation, limited access to health care, and lower costs of living” and since you refuse to acknowledge a colloquial definition despite the fact that all language is built on such definitions, here is Investopedia: Third World Definition (investopedia.com)
Now that we have a definition, we can work with it. According to Investopedia, the most important thing for defining a Third World country is the low production rates and struggling labor markets, with all the other factors being symptoms. Now tell me, does the US suffer from low production rates and struggling labor markets relative to other first world countries?
Gangsters broke the rules of their own free will, so the rules don’t apply to them. If you do not follow the responsibilities are set, do not expect your rights to be enforced, as you are not holding up your end of the bargain.
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"high rates of poverty, (2) economic and/or political instability, and (3) high mortality rates "https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=ef30eda318beb7e8JmltdHM9MTY2MDg0Njk2OSZpZ3VpZD0xMjRkZjY3OC1lMzc5LTQ3NzQtYjgxNC04MjU3NDJiOTRjNjYmaW5zaWQ9NTQ2MQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=c3b77b88-1f22-11ed-9d14-bf27ab7b8462&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jb3Jwb3JhdGVmaW5hbmNlaW5zdGl0dXRlLmNvbS9yZXNvdXJjZXMva25vd2xlZGdlL2Vjb25vbWljcy90aGlyZC13b3JsZC8jOn46dGV4dD1UaGUlMjBtb2Rlcm4lMjBkZWZpbml0aW9uJTIwb2YlMjAlRTIlODAlOUNUaGlyZCUyMFdvcmxkJUUyJTgwJTlEJTIwaXMlMjB1c2VkLFdvcmxkJTIwQ291bnRyaWVzJTIwJTI4Z3JlZW4lMjklMjBkdXJpbmclMjB0aGUlMjBDb2xkJTIwV2FyJTIwRXJh&ntb=1
orginial definition of the 3rd world: * Third World: The countries which did not participate in this cold war are called Third world countries. Most of these were the former colonies and were economically underdeveloped. Geographically these countries were situated in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Third World - Meaning, List of Third World Countries (wallstreetmojo.com) (this site also has a list of 3rd world countries as of 2020)
“As a society, the term “third world country” refers to countries with high mortality rates, especially infant mortality rates. They also have an unstable and inconsistent economy; These countries usually lack economic stability because of the lack of a functioning class system. Usually, the country will have an upper class and a lower class. Without a middle class to fill the gap, there is almost no way for a person to escape poverty because there is no next step for them on the economic ladder. This also allows the wealthy to control all the money in the count” What is the Definition of a Third World Country? - The Borgen Project
definitions of the 3rd world, and the US of A doesn’t really meet any of them with the largest economy with a healthy middle class ( you can be a multi-million by just saving and invest correctly in the country), low mortality rates (it’s actually lower than britians, germany’s, italy’s and portgual’s) and america’s poverty rate is pretty low at 11% as of 2020 also hi, i’m an american here
i mean if he is smart enough to understand what america is like then he would know that it’s a federation, and a republic not a democracy
so 2 now ?
Compared to ? Globally ? Oh wow, if I recall 34k / year earnings gets you to top 1% of most earning.
So sure if you compare to somalia or other developing countrys yeah, your doing fine.
Good job lad.
Investopedia? :_DDD
Counter-argue with; The “Third World” has always had blurred lines. “Although the phrase was widely used, it was never clear whether it was a clear category of analysis, or simply a convenient and rather vague label for an imprecise collection of states in the second half of the 20th century and some of the common problems that they faced,” historian B.R. Tomlinson wrote in the essay “What Was the Third World,” published in 2003 in the Journal of Contemporary History .
Also note to @Rickyd123
Next move, boys, or do we go all over the topic again?
Breaking the law doesn’t dehumanize one. Most “gangsters” are forced to that life due circumstances like - generalization “3rd world problems”. Draconian approach was debunked ages ago.
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What other metric is there? what do you want to compare to, the fucking Martians?
Perhaps to actual functioning country ?
Like if you compare 2 countrys considered 3rd world countrys they still are both 3rd world countrys regardless the other is worse than the other.
If you won’t even define the term, then how can you use it? Seriously, if this is the definition of a third world country, then every country is a third world country.
No, but it means you lose the rights afforded to you under a nation’s laws. Furthermore, the Prohibition era gangsters were mostly well off people who were looking to make a quick buck.
That is how the first/second/third world metric works, and for the purposes of this conversation, this is the metric we are using.
Im quite sure it gets you into Jail. Not losing citizenship & sent to siberia.
So your not 3rd world country because theres always someone whos worse ?
So with your logic, USA is indeed 3rd world country as its by far worse option than any of the EU nations for example.
Ah the classic murrica police, shoot first & strangle a little just to be sure.
If survived then arrest.
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Correct, but how are you going to send a guy to jail when he is holed up in the basement with a tommy gun pointed at the door?
is 3 different sources saying basically the same thing too scary for you . is actual statistics also too scary because “oOoOoOOoO america has only 11% poverty rate which 4% lower than germany’s and 6% lower than britian’s OoOOoooOOoOO!” ooh oh here is another good one “oOooOoOh america’s expensive healthcare is a result of the federal government limiting amount of doctors that it can produce OoOoOoOo”! 
also france, switzerland and sweden also have higher mortality rates than america.
or are you so ignorant that your world view is being challenge by an “lowly american” as you would put it
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That has to be the worst political mess I’ve seen in forums in months, about:
East vs West idiocy.
My Canadian heart feels offended, please remove.
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it started because someone is claiming that america is a 3rd world country 
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Ah the statistics.
Poverty in germany, cant afford the newest BMW.
Poverty in murrica, technically living on the streets.
id say theres minor differency.
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