We have passed “third-world country” status and dropped down to a “fourth-world” designation. Or maybe “undeveloped nation” or simply a “collection of tribes fighting over the same land”.
Just in the past couple of days:
https://thepostmillennial.com/one-dead-in-mass-shooting-following-san-diego-juneteenth-dispute
https://thepostmillennial.com/shooting-at-asheville-juneteenth-celebration-leads-to-cancellation
https://thepostmillennial.com/15-year-old-boy-shot-in-chest-at-akron-juneteenth-celebration
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/06/man-shot-during-carjacking-attempt-in-bucktown-chicago-police.html
And of course this:
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-shooting-today-lincoln-park/13401249/
And, I’m throwing in this one just to show that shooting our fellow man is not the only way our nation has devolved into a depraved society:
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/06/chicago-teacher-charged-sexual-assault-students.html
I’m partial to failed city states.