• @otp@sh.itjust.works
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    211 months ago

    when Americans say that “the USA is a developing country,” it’s not even funny anymore, it just looks like, excuse me, a mockery for those who live in real developing countries.

    As surprising as it may be, not everyone lives in the “good parts” of the US that they show on TV.

    There are definitely parts of the country where life is similar to how you described, except with less government control.

    In some parts of the country, there is no safe drinking water. In some places, you can’t even boil the water to make it safe to drink.

    There is similar poverty as you described, and while there isn’t much chance of warfare of any kind, there are places where being a certain race could get you shot and/or killed if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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        111 months ago

        I agree. The entire USA is not a third-world country.

        Still, some people in the USA are living like those in third-world countries.