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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Turbonics@lemmy.sdf.org to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 
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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 49 points 10 months ago (49 children)

Can someone show me on a map where "the west" starts?

[–] Allero 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Essentially every country settled primarily by Europeans or their descendants, except somehow Latin America, Russia and Belarus, and, debatable, a few other European countries :D And potentially including Israel

[–] Rinox@feddit.it 3 points 10 months ago

There was once a term used for this, first world (US and allies) second world (USSR and allies) and third world (neutral-ish nations)

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