@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 15 days ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1image"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.world@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 15 days agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•14 days agoNah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•14 days agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•14 days agoYeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•14 days agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
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.
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.
That’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.