▲ 1037 ▼ Get rid of landlords... (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 500 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nevoic@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct, notice my phrasing. They were third world countries, they became global superpowers. Never even used the phrase first world country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] denaggels@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago Okay, I can see where you are coming from, but as far as I know, the terms "first/second/third world country" originate from the cold war, where USA (+Allies?) were named first world countries, USSR was second world and the rest was third world. The usage of "third world" as derogatory is maybe a more recent thing, but it's kinda ironic calling an original second world country a third world country permalink fedilink source parent
[–] denaggels@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago Okay, I can see where you are coming from, but as far as I know, the terms "first/second/third world country" originate from the cold war, where USA (+Allies?) were named first world countries, USSR was second world and the rest was third world. The usage of "third world" as derogatory is maybe a more recent thing, but it's kinda ironic calling an original second world country a third world country permalink fedilink source parent
