Big Daikon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:11 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:45 pm

cabron wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:49 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:13 am As an American, I believe you should use the term "developing country" as the term "third world" became redundant when the Cold War ended in the early 90s.

That is a problem now, we cannot say anything, third world country, banana republic, shithole, May offend someone.

The problem is not about offending anyone, the problem is using redundant terms that have lost their original meaning.

Excuse me, your autism is showing.

The meaning of third world changed after the Cold War and has been decreasing in usage.

The “three worlds” model of geopolitics first arose in the mid-20th century as a way of mapping the various players in the Cold War. The origins of the concept are complex, but historians usually credit it to the French demographer Alfred Sauvy, who coined the term “Third World” in a 1952 article entitled “Three Worlds, One Planet.” In this original context, the First World included the United States and its capitalist allies in places such as Western Europe, Japan and Australia. The Second World consisted of the communist Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites. The Third World, meanwhile, encompassed all the other countries that were not actively aligned with either side in the Cold War. These were often impoverished former European colonies, and included nearly all the nations of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.

Today, the powerful economies of the West are still sometimes described as “First World,” but the term “Second World” has become largely obsolete following the collapse of the Soviet Union. “Third World” remains the most common of the original designations, but its meaning has changed from “non-aligned” and become more of a blanket term for the developing world. Since it’s partially a relic of the Cold War, many modern academics consider the “Third World” label to be outdated. Terms such as “developing countries” and “low and lower-middle-income countries” are now often used in its place.

https://www.history.com/news/why-are-co ... hird-world

Poor Mr. PhuketRichard. No one will answer his perfectly legitimate question. Yes, the US is on the decline. Dysfunctional institutions, decreasing trust in said institutions, collapsing (literally) infrastructure and an elite that ranges from indifferent to hostile. imperial overreach is another factor. The future does not look bright for the US.

Big Daikon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:11 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:45 pm

cabron wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:49 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:13 am As an American, I believe you should use the term "developing country" as the term "third world" became redundant when the Cold War ended in the early 90s.

That is a problem now, we cannot say anything, third world country, banana republic, shithole, May offend someone.

The problem is not about offending anyone, the problem is using redundant terms that have lost their original meaning.

Excuse me, your autism is showing.

The meaning of third world changed after the Cold War and has been decreasing in usage.

The “three worlds” model of geopolitics first arose in the mid-20th century as a way of mapping the various players in the Cold War. The origins of the concept are complex, but historians usually credit it to the French demographer Alfred Sauvy, who coined the term “Third World” in a 1952 article entitled “Three Worlds, One Planet.” In this original context, the First World included the United States and its capitalist allies in places such as Western Europe, Japan and Australia. The Second World consisted of the communist Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites. The Third World, meanwhile, encompassed all the other countries that were not actively aligned with either side in the Cold War. These were often impoverished former European colonies, and included nearly all the nations of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.

Today, the powerful economies of the West are still sometimes described as “First World,” but the term “Second World” has become largely obsolete following the collapse of the Soviet Union. “Third World” remains the most common of the original designations, but its meaning has changed from “non-aligned” and become more of a blanket term for the developing world. Since it’s partially a relic of the Cold War, many modern academics consider the “Third World” label to be outdated. Terms such as “developing countries” and “low and lower-middle-income countries” are now often used in its place.

https://www.history.com/news/why-are-co ... hird-world

Poor Mr. PhuketRichard. No one will answer his perfectly legitimate question. Yes, the US is on the decline. Dysfunctional institutions, decreasing trust in said institutions, collapsing (literally) infrastructure and an elite that ranges from indifferent to hostile. imperial overreach is another factor. The future does not look bright for the US.