PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to The Democratic People's Republic of Tankiejerk@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI mean people still listen to your phone calls even in western countries and egg is looking to become a luxury item.
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoWell you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoWhy is the US not considered Western anymore?
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoNah, it totally is. Being western isn’t signified by “Good Values” it’s signified by its location on the map.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-squareSpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoYeah they often get coined with that term because they have “Western Values” or come under the influence of western countries.
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
I mean people still listen to your phone calls even in western countries and egg is looking to become a luxury item.
Well you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
Why is the US not considered Western anymore?
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”.