Good discussion, however, it reads like a chatbot with too many lines repeated. Plus, maybe the whole 1st/3rd World Distinction is now mute as we emerge into a neofeudal world, with its transnational elites. American is still #1 in that it is the first wealthy/industrialized nation to become just another Banana Republic. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/wake-up-and-smell-the-serfdom-f89e2ae93b79