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[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean people still listen to your phone calls even in western countries and egg is looking to become a luxury item.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well you are comparing one totalitarian regime to another. The US is no longer a „western” country.

[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Nah, it totally is. Being western isn't signified by "Good Values" it's signified by its location on the map.

[–] vsg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

And cultural-geopolitical factors.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

That’s why I put western in quotes. It’s a dumb but helpful classification like the „first world”.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plenty of western countries are located in the eastern hemisphere. Australia is considered a western country...

[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah they often get coined with that term because they have "Western Values" or come under the influence of western countries.

[–] vsg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Why is the US not considered Western anymore?