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The 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 west
by oculusthrift 9y ago
The 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