It comes from the Cold War. Highly advanced (at the time) countries were considered the first world. USA, Western Europe, Japan and others. The Second world was the USSR and their allies/satellites. And I’m pretty sure China and Cuba. And then the third world was everybody else, which really only leaves shitholes and “developing” nations.
So it’s not xenophobic because it’s got nothing to do with whether or not you like the people or their culture, it's literally just terms for Western Civilization (1), Communism (2), and everything else (3).
Yes was going to say this. Just ask them if they know where the terms come from. If they are libtards who don’t know you can give a little history lesson. 3rd world just meant nonaligned with either nato/western or eastern blocs.
It comes from the Cold War. Highly advanced (at the time) countries were considered the first world. USA, Western Europe, Japan and others. The Second world was the USSR and their allies/satellites. And I’m pretty sure China and Cuba. And then the third world was everybody else, which really only leaves shitholes and “developing” nations.
So it’s not xenophobic because it’s got nothing to do with whether or not you like the people or their culture, it's literally just terms for Western Civilization (1), Communism (2), and everything else (3).
Yes was going to say this. Just ask them if they know where the terms come from. If they are libtards who don’t know you can give a little history lesson. 3rd world just meant nonaligned with either nato/western or eastern blocs.