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0 pointswhstl6mo ago0 comments

Exactly.

Also the "only in the Northern Hemisphere" part goes out the window as soon as Australia is mentioned.

It doesn't matter that Canada and USA have strong Native populations, "it's different in the south".

In my view the "you're not West" discourse is just another tool to fuck with the souther hemisphere. Fucks you in the head to get this crap from "both sides".

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travisjungroth6mo ago

My point is more like Australia is normally considered part of the West, even though it shares longitudes with China and Japan. “The West” and “Western longitudes” really breaks down in the Southern hemisphere. It also breaks down in other ways.

whstlOP6mo ago

I still don't get the point. I come from a part of South American that is majorly white, and has European culture.

It used to be "West". Now I can't bring it up without getting lectured by people using weird rationalizations, from both sides of the political spectrum.

I'm just fucking tired of the prejudice, that's it.

bonoboTP6mo ago

Be at least part of NATO or the Commonwealth and you'll have better chances.

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