On: The banks’ secret endgame

[jacques_chester]

> But Lula's refusenik stance paid off for Brazil which, alone among Western nations, survived and thrived during the 2007-9 bank crisis.

I guess Australia doesn't exist in conspiracy theories.

[chad_oliver → jacques_chester]

Or New Zealand, for that matter.

[speeder → jacques_chester]

Australia is in the west?

[chad_oliver → speeder]

Culturally, they're a Western nation.

[001sky → speeder]

Canada is doing pretty well too, if you need a more geographically literal example. Colloquilly, the anipodean democracies are considered "western" in their culture (as opposed to traditionally Asian).

[artiface → speeder]

Everything is in the west of something.