PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !tankiejerk@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square118linkfedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down151
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minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·1 year 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-down1·1 year agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year 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.
And cultural-geopolitical factors.
That’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
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.