Good article, I agree. That woman sounds like an idiot. In fact many Americans would agree with her. But USA is in the process of moving from first world to second world imo. In fact many of the markers for third world will soon be there if things continue as they have for the last 50 years - lack of middle class, high infant mortality, disease (thanks to anti-vaxxers and expensive health care), illiteracy, pretty much everything except over-population.