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[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago
[-] lividweasel@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago
[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

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 3 points 2 weeks 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 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Miaou@jlai.lu 3 points 2 weeks ago

Western doesn't mean on the western hemisphere

[-] uderecife@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago

My first thought too. What lazy list, biased list.

[-] affenlehrer@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe compared to Liechtenstein and Vatican or something like that

[-] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] buran@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

Colombia is not high income and it's one of the most unequal countries in the world.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] Alfons@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks 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.

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