They became “Western” the day the US military occupied them and made them dependent imperial colonies. If their governments ever tried to exercise political autonomy or asked the empire to remove bases, they’d be be overthrown. If they successfully expelled the imperial military, they’d go right back to being “dirty backward orientals” like China and Korea.
They became “Western” the day the US military occupied them and made them dependent imperial colonies. If their governments ever tried to exercise political autonomy or asked the empire to remove bases, they’d be be overthrown. If they successfully expelled the imperial military, they’d go right back to being “dirty backward orientals” like China and Korea.