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[deleted] t1_ix8la9p wrote

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BradMarchandsNose t1_ix8lyai wrote

Europe is “the West.” It’s not necessarily about the geographic position, it’s a cultural thing. A place like Australia would also be considered “the West,” even though it’s not geographically.

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le_frahg t1_ix8m1do wrote

“The West” isn’t a geographical classification, it’s a political and cultural one. So looking at maps isn’t all that relevant.

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Coesim t1_ix8m1kx wrote

The west is Europe and the Americas. What map are you looking at?

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hummingbird_mywill t1_ix9vzj8 wrote

The origin of “the West” terminology is 2000 years old, well before the rest of the world knew about the Americas. If you’re not aware of this I can see your confusion, but Europe has been the West for a looong time, and North America and Australia/New Zealand became considered extensions of that through colonization.

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JavaOrlando t1_ixam2pq wrote

Even if you're just counting the America's, it's still the most popular sporting event. What would you put ahead of it?

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360dickpunch_2 t1_ix8nyy5 wrote

Would you stop being a contrarian please? Over a billion people watched the previous World Cup final as it was happening. For once a reddit argument is actually objectively wrong and doesn’t require a thread long cat fight and yet here we are

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