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I think Western/Eastern is a structure imposed by European colonialism and white supremacy. I think the question comes down to "west of what?".
It seems pretty clear that "West" as a concept rises from Western Europe and it's offshoots in the U$ etc.
Latin America has it's own settler colonial baggage, but it's not exactly the same as the U$ and Canada.
Idk, I'd say it's not, but I don't really feel too strongly about it.
The same longitude passes through Germany and Cameroon. Are they equally Western?
To be clear, I don't feel like what's Western is particularly important, and don't think it's worth arguing much about.
*Edit: on thought, it kind of feels like there're multiple definitions of "Western" floating around, and the disparity is making for confusion. I think "what do you mean by Western?" Is a good place to start.