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minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·26 days agoWell you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·26 days agoNah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·26 days agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 days agoAnd cultural-geopolitical factors.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·26 days agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·26 days agoYeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoWhy is the US not considered Western anymore?
Well you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
Nah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
That’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
And cultural-geopolitical factors.
Plenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
Yeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
Why is the US not considered Western anymore?