@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 19 days ago"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1276
arrow-up1276image"Democracy is when I like the boot!"lemmy.world@[email protected]M to The Democratic People's Republic of [email protected]English • 19 days agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•18 days agoI mean people still listen to your phone calls even in western countries and egg is looking to become a luxury item.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•18 days agoWell you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•18 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]linkfedilinkEnglish7•18 days agoThat’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•18 days agoPlenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•18 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]linkfedilinkEnglish2•18 days agoWhy is the US not considered Western anymore?
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.
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.
Why is the US not considered Western anymore?