When I first moved here I used, half ironically, describe America to my British mates as a First World country and a Third World country sharing the same geography. Well I think this story goes a long way towards proving that if you wait long enough reality has a way of killing off all irony. American cities in particular are hotbeds of inequality on a par with such notable "cities on hills" as Abidjan and Nairobi and the life expectancy of black Americans is roughly the same as the life expectancy in China and parts of India.
The most egalitarian city in the world? (Prepare for wingnut heads exploding!)
Beijing. Thank heavens that communism has turned out to be such a failure and the unbridled free market such a success story, eh?
The most egalitarian city in the world? (Prepare for wingnut heads exploding!)
Beijing. Thank heavens that communism has turned out to be such a failure and the unbridled free market such a success story, eh?
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