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Depends if you go for geographical location or the iron curtain east/west distinction, which is still used by many and culturally relevant.
by _0ffh 3y ago
Depends if you go for geographical location or the iron curtain east/west distinction, which is still used by many and culturally relevant.
- yakshaving_jgt 3y agoJust because it’s used, doesn’t make it valid. I don’t think the historical Iron Curtain is a useful means by which to make that distinction today. Unless you’re willing to proclaim to Berliners that you love being in Berlin despite it being in Eastern Europe. I think you would raise some eyebrows. Or fists.
- cf141q5325 3y agoYou can make the exact same argument for Russia and Turkey being European. This kind of vocabulary works through consensus about attached meaning. Usage determines validity. You can tell by there being no agreed upon geographic line on a map going through countries.