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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago (5 children)
[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 25 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, he included Japan and South Korea, among others that aren't strictly "Western." They are all US allies, though, which makes sense for a US Senator.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I mean, he included Japan and South Korea

When you hit a saturation point of US military bases, they just start calling you part of the Western bloc.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 18 hours ago

Western doesn't mean on the western hemisphere

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 5 points 16 hours ago

Hey NZ is major now, don't take that away from us!

[–] Alfons@feddit.org 1 points 14 hours ago

Maybe he explicitly selected countries which declare in their constitution that access to healthcare is a basic human right. Again, this is just an assumption by my side.

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 5 points 23 hours ago

Maybe compared to Liechtenstein and Vatican or something like that