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Tetro Kornbluth
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« on: December 27, 2010, 08:15:38 PM »
Seriously question. I mean what do we mean by 'the west' exactly? I want definitions.
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Tetro Kornbluth
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2010, 09:42:11 AM »
Yeah this debate (as I thought it would) has come down as to whether "the west" is a cultural entity defined by some supposed Graeco-Roman-Christian heritage or whether it is another word for "the club of rich countries" which somehow excludes East Asia.
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Tetro Kornbluth
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2010, 07:30:05 PM »
Quote from: Gustaf on December 29, 2010, 10:58:25 AM
Quote from: The Goy's Teeth on December 29, 2010, 09:42:11 AM
Yeah this debate (as I thought it would) has come down as to whether "the west" is a cultural entity defined by some supposed Graeco-Roman-Christian heritage or whether it is another word for "the club of rich countries" which somehow excludes East Asia.

I disagree. Tongue

Oh really. How so? Tongue
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