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To: muawiyah
Wikipedia continues to be untrustworthy.

And you continue to be wrong.

Sec'ond World'

(sometimes l.c.) 1. the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
2. the Communist and socialist nations of the world. Cf. First World, Third World, Fourth World.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease

http://www.factmonster.com/ipd/A0642752.html

I've given three references Wikipedia, Univ of WI and Random House Dictionary that all agree the "second world" refers to the Communist States.

Please show me references that show otherwise.

19 posted on 02/16/2006 9:59:56 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Condimaniac)
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To: Mike Darancette
It's simple ~ you are reading the definitions IN ERROR.

In each case the responsible member of the nomenklatura makes sure that ALL the Communist states are grouped with mere "industrialized" states.

Did you miss that part? The first-world states then become the "post-industrial" states ~ and they survive on Capitalist enterprise.

So, how is it that you are a Capitalist and you have no industry? Well, the answer, to a Marxist, is very easy ~ you rob the "industrial" and "Communist" states.

Wikipedia's managers make sure that each and every entry is eventually brought into conformance with Marxist doctrines and definitions.

Random House has bought into this definition most likely because no one took a critical look at it before.

So, not being a Marxist, I do not accept the idea that I must use the term "second world" in the same manner that they do.

20 posted on 02/17/2006 12:15:30 PM PST by muawiyah (-)
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