"Western Values" Explained

Mr. Beat attempts to define "Western Values," but by doing so, realizes it's a problematic phrase.

Mr. Beat attempts to define "Western Values," but by doing so, realizes it's a problematic phrase.

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Music by Bad Snacks and Trash Planet.

Sources/additional reading:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/i-am-not-afraid-to-say-the-west-s-values-are-better
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Neil Ferguson
Why the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity by Rodney Stark
https://www.colorado.edu/center/benson/western-civilization
https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/western_culture
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1154499

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