Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila...
by kristofferR on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:17AM
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Did you even read the link you posted? It states that the definition of what the "third world" is is changing, right in some of the first paragraphs.
3rd world means non-NATO aligned states (or communist aligned states).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
Unless the US turns communist, it can not be a 3rd world country.