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1984 ,
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Because of their modern and huge airforce and army, along with all the big tech companies, and Hollywood.

The PR image of America is quite nice. The reality, not that great.

jol ,

Because of their GDP. People are incredibly rich there. But one false move and there are no safety nets. You can get bankrupt in an instant.

grue ,

Because “first world” means NATO, not having a high standard of living.

Nemo ,

Because the definition of “first world” is “aligned with the US during the Cold War”, second world was aligned with the USSR, third world were countries not significant on the global stage. It correlates with but does not require poverty or dictatorships.

BlackLaZoR ,
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Because of very high GDP per capita. It's another discussion whether GDP is a reliable measure of economy output.

ID411 , (edited )

I applaud this because it will enrage a lot of Americans, who through no fault of their own , live in a better media bubble than most - although they are by no means alone.

Any “1st world” people are prone to believing the government. In Eastern Europe, Lat-am an other places - people are much more realistic about what Government is and what to expect.

Anyway, America is not 3rd by any means, but it is at risk of becoming a failed state .

According to Professor C. GeePeeTee :

A failed state is a political entity characterized by the collapse or extreme dysfunction of its governmental institutions, leading to the inability to perform basic governance functions and provide public services. Key features of a failed state include:


<span style="color:#323232;">1.	Loss of Control: The government loses control over its territory, and non-state actors such as warlords, militias, or criminal organizations may take over.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">2.	Weak Institutions: Public institutions such as the judiciary, police, and civil service become ineffective or nonexistent.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">3.	Political Instability: Persistent internal conflict, violence, and political turmoil prevail.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">4.	Economic Collapse: Severe economic decline, high unemployment, and lack of infrastructure and public services.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">5.	Human Rights Violations: Systematic human rights abuses and widespread lack of law and order.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">6.	Mass Migration: Large-scale displacement of people due to violence, persecution, or economic hardship.
</span>

I wouldn’t say any of these are slam dunks as of today, but for 1,2,3 a case can be made I think.

  1. Politics and the government is inarguably in the hands of Big Money - individuals or corporations.
  2. Institutions are weakening : the Supreme Court is pulling outrageous partisan shit right now.
  3. there was an attack on the capitol building, there is gun violence at poltical rallies.

So IMHO it’s hanging on by its fingernails at the moment. It’s hard to asses how strong those fingernails are. As long a people can enjoy NFL and McDonalds, there’s a chance. If that should change, more will be active politically on one side or the others.

h3mlocke ,

Cause derp a derp a dee.

kent_eh ,

Add political violence to your list.

That_Devil_Girl ,
@That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml avatar

Where are you getting this from?

RememberTheApollo_ ,

Because the “third world” doesn’t mean what people think it means. It’s cold war terminology. First World is western aligned nations, Second World is Eastern bloc, Third World is nonaligned with the eastern or western nations. FBFW it meant nations that generally weren’t powerful or wealthy enough to be of interest to either East or West, and that poverty often meant they really had a lot of infrastructure and other problems. That’s why we’re not “Third World”, it’s a geopolitical alignment, not a quality of how we treat our citizens and infrastructure. So we’re First World even if our country is turning into a shithole in some ways.

xmunk ,

Because the majority of old people are rich and there are still the echoes of a real middle class. Let’s see if Trump gets elected and everyone with the cash to do so flees his outrageous proposed tariffs.

NeptuneOrbit ,

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