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Yeah I saw that too... I don’t understand. Is Western a political definition?
by nextstep 9y ago
Yeah I saw that too... I don’t understand. Is Western a political definition?
- oculusthrift 9y agoThe term 'west' outdates the discovery of America and no longer has anything to do with Geography. It used to mean western Europe. Now it essentially means western Europe, canada, australia, and america. All of which have cultural roots in Western europe and liberalism etc.
- emmelaich 9y agoYep, and "South" is a somewhat archaic term to refer to developing countries. Australia is not of the "South" despite being in the southern hemisphere.[1] It's also weird to refer to the Asian countries north-west of Australia as "Far East"; though that usage is also fading. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%E2%80%93South_divide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%E2%80%93South_divide
- vacri 9y ago'western' means 'west european and similar', not 'western hemisphere'. It basically means most of europe (now) and the anglo 'new world' countries, though the exact countries involved vary depending on who is doing the defining.