• FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    This is because names are with relation to the center of power.

    So to europeans, the middle east is well, middle east, from europe.

    While to east coast americans, the midwest is well, the middle west, compared to the original colonies.

    This is what happens when you use naming systems from the powerful instead of just using local names.

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      5 days ago

      So to europeans, the middle east is well, middle east, from europe.

      Europe splits it into “near east” (Turkey, UAE, Iran), “middle east” (Afghanistan, India) and “far east” (China).