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[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The idea is that Spain and Portugal are part of the "West", but not Spanish or Portuguese colonial offshoots, which are mostly South American and haven't fared as well as the colonial offshoots from other nations of western Europe.