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It is the Europe + the Commonwealth + a few other countries. In my mind "geopolitical Western" usually means Europe + the Commonwealth, so I do not see it as mu
by krastanov 7y ago
It is the Europe + the Commonwealth + a few other countries. In my mind "geopolitical Western" usually means Europe + the Commonwealth, so I do not see it as much of a Northern thing.
- Zenst 7y agoI was referring to the actual map of the World, instead of legacy labels that just seem out of touch in the modern World.
- majewsky 7y agoOf course. If you define a term differently than the majority, you'll find to wonder why everyone uses that term incorrectly (from your PoV). "Western" with a capital W is different from "western" with a lower-case W. Insisting that people only use the latter definition is just pedantry.
- Zenst 7y agoWell, everybody defines it differently, that's kinda the crux when the term "Western world" does not have a strict international definition. Let alone the historical definitions. So hardly any majority definition, which is why governments across the globe, don't use it. Hence I wasn't being pedant about a definition of it, sorry for that confusion. Merely stating that its use is just a historical hangover that in many area's, people have moved on and those that have not, have disparity in how it is defined. Heck - look at the Wiki entry for some insight into how diverse in definition it is, let alone the historical aspects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world