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 CB> In article <1444.204.uupcb@ssr.com> jani.patokallio%acc1bbs@ssr.com
 CB> (Jani Patokallio)  writes:
 
 CB> Gripe #1:
 CB> The US is not part of the "first world".

 CB> The ordering is:

 CB> "Old World"  i.e. - Europe
 CB> "New World"  i.e. - the Americas, and generally NORTH America
 CB> "Third World" which refers to "the rest", generally dealing with
 CB> poorer/newer countries in some combination of Africa, Asia, and
 CB> sometimes South America.

 CB> North America is most certainly NOT in the "first world".
 
 Your political geographic education has been different to mine.
        1st world = 'Free' and developed nations, mainly of N.America and 
        Western Europe . 
        2nd world = 'Communist Bloc' countries.
        3rd world = 'Non=aligned' (and mainly developing) nations.

 However, since the recent disappearance of the communist bloc, your 
 categorization may be more current. 
 
For the rest of your post, I think Steve Bellovin and Chris Browne have  
disposed of the matter sufficiently.


Owen Lewis


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