The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to CartographyAnarchy@sh.itjust.works · 6 days ago"The Midwest"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down14
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minus-squarepotatopotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up35·6 days agoWe should rename it the “middle east”
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-25 days agoThis 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.
minus-square9blb@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 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).
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoSort of? The fact is when the midwest got its name there was land to the west America had not claimed/seized/stolen.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 days agoHaliburton has entered the chat.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThe “private security” company that Haliburton hired is allegedly doing sketchy things to the native chat members.
minus-squareohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoi was about to say that this its like calling West Asia the “Middle East”. or one of the easternmost indian states being called “West Bengal”.
minus-squareRadioFreeArabia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoFor the latter it is because the East Bengal is the independent country of Bangladesh
We should rename it the “middle east”
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.
Europe splits it into “near east” (Turkey, UAE, Iran), “middle east” (Afghanistan, India) and “far east” (China).
Sort of? The fact is when the midwest got its name there was land to the west America had not claimed/seized/stolen.
Haliburton has entered the chat.
Haliburton has rebuilt the chat.
The “private security” company that Haliburton hired is allegedly doing sketchy things to the native chat members.
i was about to say that this its like calling West Asia the “Middle East”.
or one of the easternmost indian states being called “West Bengal”.
For the latter it is because the East Bengal is the independent country of Bangladesh