PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down152
arrow-up1221arrow-down1image"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square121linkfedilink
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·1 month agoNah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoAnd cultural-geopolitical factors.
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month 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 month agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month 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.