MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more similar to developing nations
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MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more similar to developing nations
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#2Am I wrong in attributing/connecting most of Americas problems with its flawed constitution/democratic system?
The first version of something is rarely the best version, and while the US constitution contained a lot of fantastic elements and freedoms that every educated American knows about, it also contained a democratic system (first past the post/two party system) that is mathematically bound to breed divisiveness. [1] [2]
Since the American system forces people into two camps/parties based on ideology instead of the delivered results, the results suffer while the ideological conflict is enhanced.
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#3That's not what 'third-world' means... we're still part of NATO
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#4While I don't think the US is, de jure, a third-world country, I completely believe that it is, de facto, for many. I am on my way back from Memphis and onto Detroit, and both of these cities and their home states have plenty of areas that look unbelievably impoverished. Based on what I've seen from my years of traveling the country, it would not surprise me if most of the country had this problem. It's really sad.
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#5The facts are piling up to support this view. However I don't see it as mere regression, insofar as time doesn't flow backwards, and it is still quite unfair to developing countries to say their condition is 'as good' as that of even lower-class US citizens.
It looks more to me, as I had somewhat theorized a decade ago, as the emergence of a 'new medieval age' politically and economically. The US being one of the most advanced countries on earth, it seems quite logical that they would pave the way forward towards new social orders in this century. Sadly not a desirable change, but history is made of ups and downs in quality of life.
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#6I'm thinking MIT economists haven't lived in a third world. (I was born in one) The U.S is not even remotely close to being a third-world or will be one anytime soon.
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#7That's not what 'third-world' means... we're still part of NATO
But it's how it's used now. But yes, it's not in original meaning of a word.
But based on original meaning Switzerland is third world country which also does not sound right.
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#8That's not what 'third-world' means... we're still part of NATO
The general usage of "third-world" has changed over time to be focused more on development than on whether a country was pro-USA or pro-Soviet.
If one were to hold to the original meaning of "third-world", then one would have to class Namibia and Angola as "first-world" countries while classing Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, and Finland as "third world". Something that clearly goes against the current general usage of the term.
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#9I'm thinking MIT economists haven't lived in a third world. (I was born in one) The U.S is not even remotely close to being a third-world or will be one anytime soon.
The US is a large and varied place.
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#10I see the race card was played again.