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adwn 4 days ago

> It gets unconfusing if you realize it just means White.

It definitely does not. Russia, for example, would be considered "White", but is decidedly not part of "the West".

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whstl 4 days ago | parent [-]

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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travisjungroth 4 days ago | parent [-]

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.

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whstl 2 days ago | parent [-]

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.

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bonoboTP 19 hours ago | parent [-]

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

	▲	whstl 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yep, that seems like the answer.