PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !tankiejerk@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down149
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minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·8 months 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-down1·8 months agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoAnd cultural-geopolitical factors.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoYeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
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.