Halsey says the US is a 3rd world country and is rightfully mocked on twitter

[ohmylol]

Singer Halsey decided to make a thread about US injustices but she had the incredible idea of comparing the US with 3rd world countries:

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[fuckinmagnets]

Just say the US is a failed state or something.

Third world has always been a meaningless term when describing a country's economic status, right? I thought it was used to describe countries that were part of the NAM/non-aligned movement during the Cold War? Meaning countries like Switzerland were technically third world. It's just that a majority of non-aligned countries were seen as poorer, so it ended up being used to describe developing nations in general.

[tragedyofempty]

you are exactly right. they are countries who did NOT choose a side between the US and the USSR

[lysblack]

EXACTLY, THANK YOU!

[fuckinmagnets]

I don't have an opinion either way on whether or not the US can be called a failed state (which is why I said "or something"), but arguments have at least been made in regards to that and it can be up to different interpretations. I really don't care either way.

Referring to the US as a third world country is wrong, no debate needed. It's a term that was relevant during the Cold War and has nothing to do with a country's financial success (or lack thereof). It was all about their political alignment.

[fuckinmagnets]

You're right, I apologize. I was just trying to remain impartial on that particular term because while I know the basic definition of a failed state, I know there's room for interpretation or whether or not the US is on that path. I shouldn't have even used the term in the first place, lol. It only weakened the point the rest of my comment was trying to make.