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Old 11-24-2014, 04:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
The original designation of "worlds"

1st world - developed capitalist countries
2nd world - developed communist (socialist) countries
3rd world - undeveloped countries no matter what form their government is.
I thought it was a binary characterization: THEM vs. US.
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