Trump says USA is officially a "third world" country. The term third world arose during the Cold War and it was used to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
It is not traditionally an economic label - has always been a political label denoting non alignment with the west or the east.
Could Trump be hinting? or is he just using in the boomer vernacular to mean poor and without standards?
Likely just using the vernacular of the average Joe, who think Third World is synonymous with "developing nation". Which, to be fair, was pretty accurate back then because nations that didn't align themselves with the major powers were typically developing nations without geopolitical signance. Or countries that were getting reemed from both sides, like Afghanistan, which also happened to be a shit hole.
To be honest though, it makes more sense to say Second World because it was the communist nations that were known for persecuting political opponents. And the people who he is criticising allign themselves with the same ideology.
Trump says USA is officially a "third world" country. The term third world arose during the Cold War and it was used to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
It is not traditionally an economic label - has always been a political label denoting non alignment with the west or the east.
Could Trump be hinting? or is he just using in the boomer vernacular to mean poor and without standards?
Actually with Joe on the Street its meaning is most often thought of as poor etc...
Love you handle. Clever! 😆
Turd-world is also an accepted moniker in place of the original for a reason, lol
Likely just using the vernacular of the average Joe, who think Third World is synonymous with "developing nation". Which, to be fair, was pretty accurate back then because nations that didn't align themselves with the major powers were typically developing nations without geopolitical signance. Or countries that were getting reemed from both sides, like Afghanistan, which also happened to be a shit hole.
To be honest though, it makes more sense to say Second World because it was the communist nations that were known for persecuting political opponents. And the people who he is criticising allign themselves with the same ideology.