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submitted 6 months ago by troyunrau@lemmy.ca to c/fediverselore@lemmy.ca

I'm kind of okay with this. It was a reasonable take -- not a hot take or an incendiary comment or something. Mods using their power to shut down discussion -- expected on that instance I guess ;)

This is my first time getting any sort of ban on any lemmy instance. Now I just need to get banned on a right-wing server for some other centrist take, to keep balance in the universe ;)

How many of you have experienced this on lemmy.ml?

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[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

turkey and Hungary are from "eastern world"?

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_democracy

Western world, western democracy, is largely a term referencing a style of government, not physical location.

"contrasted with illiberal democracies and with dictatorships"

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

so...they consider japan as western world?

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 months ago

Yes. And Australia. And often South Korea, although one can debate their inclusion in this group.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago
[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

I mean, it's right in the wikipedia article. Wikipedia didn't make it up. This is largely the consensus use for this term in political circles.

Other potential candidates for inclusion might be Indonesia or Mongolia, but they are not usually included for economic reasons.

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