Simon Lachner had plans to glue himself to a German city thoroughfare in June to call public attention to climate change. Instead, he ended up in police custody before he'd even left his home.
If you are lower class in the US, you don’t have as much access to these living standards. That’s why the US isn’t always included in the present definitions. Is it technically first-world? Yes, especially if you’re rich and can afford healthcare. If you’re not, then no, it isn’t.
The US is first world, and always will be, because first world literally means “the US and it’s allies”. It has nothing to do with economic opportunity or the lack thereof.
Thank you!
Though your sources on Cuba’s infant morality and life expectancy both point out that even before communism, Cuba was already ahead of the US.
My main worries are the lack of freedoms that first world nations have. Mind you, I personally don’t consider the US a First-World Nation.
The term first world literally means “the US and it’s allies”, so it doesn’t really matter if you consider it one. Watch, I can say stupid shit too
“I personally don’t consider the US part of the western hemisphere”
The modern variation of First World is countries with a high standard of living, often including high literacy rates, free enterprise, common law, economic stability, democracy and healthcare.
If you are lower class in the US, you don’t have as much access to these living standards. That’s why the US isn’t always included in the present definitions. Is it technically first-world? Yes, especially if you’re rich and can afford healthcare. If you’re not, then no, it isn’t.
I hope this has been enlightening for you.
The US is first world, and always will be, because first world literally means “the US and it’s allies”. It has nothing to do with economic opportunity or the lack thereof.
I hope you actually read it this time.