marking a pivotal moment… IN A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW https://digitalmapsoftheancientworld.com/ancient-maps/anaximanders-map/ ( Not cultural or political, a geographical division) - the greeks divided the continents in 4 - To it’s west what would become western europe, to the east what would become northern central eurasia, to the north what would become eastern europe ( A SUBREGION OF NORTHERN CENTRAL EURASIA), and to it’s south (south of the 36th parallel) what would become southern eurasia/africa/ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT In simple terms going by the greek’s logic of dividing continents - Lands of the southern half of the world below the 36th parallel cannot border the western and eastern eurasia, but only central eurasia can (See the first greek map - the Anaximanderian world map- if west Eurasia cannot be connected to Africa and the global south, then by logic it should also apply to east Eurasia.) .

there are two undisputed mega continents - afro eurasia, and The americas - which can be divided by isthmuses, dividing them into africa, south america, eurasia, and north america - and if we use the division of the demarcation of the 36 1/2 parallel latitude to divide the global south and global north, eurasia and north america are divided into west/Central/east eurasia, and North/Central america .

the Only continent missing from this statement - we consider the archigapelic conglomeration from the 36th parallel’s honshu down from the first island chain, to the austronesian islands of new zealand and madagascar - a unique continent of archigapelic nature ,The archigapelic pacific continent - which is clearly not part of any of these 2 mega continents.

WHY IS GREECE’S SOUTHERN MOST POINT SERVE AS THE STANDARD OF THE DIVIDING LATITUDINAL PARRALEL BETWEEN AFRICA/ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT AND WESTERN EURASIA/EASTERN EURASIA, WHY ISNT THE STANDARD OF BEING PART OF WEST/EAST EURASIA NOT EUROPE’S SOUTHERN MOST POINT (AKA SOUTH SPAIN?): BECAUSE THE GREEKS INVENTED THE GEOGRAPHIC PROPOSITIONS OF THESE CONTINENTS FIRST, BY DEMARCATING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LANDS LACKING IN MARITIME POWER, COMMUNICATION, AND FREEDOM - the horizontally protruding land of the anatolian peninsula that is, AND THE SOUTHERN LANDS OF CRETE AND AFRICA WHICH ARE BELOW THE 36TH PARALLEL, TO DEMARCATE THE CONTINENTS OF AFRICA, AND THE SOUTHERN LANDS OF CYPRUS AND THE MIDDLE EAST, TO DEMARCATE THE CONTINENT OF SOUTHERN EURASIA.

WHY ARE THE GREEKS PART OF THE CENTRAL EURASIA, IF BY THE GREEK’S DEFINITION ONLY ANATOLIA WAS PART OF “CENTRAL EURASIA” (AKA THE PART OF EURASIA WITH NO MARITIME FREEDOM YET STILL GEOGRAPHICALLY SUPERIOR TO THE SOUTHERN CONTINENTS)?: The answer was that the greeks did not know if they had full geographic knowledge at the time of making these distinctions between eurasia, either if they did had the geographic freedoms to reach the atlantic (which would make them part of western europe), or not We have to keep in mind that these are geographic terms… It is an undeniable fact that eastern europe from the adriatic to the black sea, did not have geographical maritime freedoms as did countries like italy, korea, france, russia, enjoyed, and if anatolia, a geographical landmass protruding horizontally away from central eurasia and has no maritime freedoms is not considered west eurasian, then the identical geographic conditions of eastern europe, eastern fenno scandia, and bohai manchuria should all be geographically considered as the identical category of anatolia, since they are practically geographically similiar in the way that they both protrude away from eurasian landmass, but not long enough geographically to monopolize on maritime power.

Thus, the greek peninsula protruding south after the horizontal protrusion of anatolia, fennoscandia, and eastern europe, does not change it’s status as eastern europe geographically, as it has no maritime freedom like countries like russia, france, etc.

WHY IS AINUIC HOKKAIDO, SAKHALIN, AND KURILS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE archigapelic pacific continent ( THE PARALLEL OF AFRICA?) AND REMAIN EAST EURASIAN?= The same reason why you wouldnt consider sicily, sardina, and the Balearic Islands are considered, even though they are not part of the west eurasian mainland considered part of western eurasia - BECAUSE THEY ARE NORTH OF THE PARALLEL OF THE 36 1/2 LATITUDE, UNLIKE NORTH AFRICA. Thus the ainuic islands are part of the east eurasian mainland, and honshu is considered part of the global southern archigapelic pacific continent

you might be wondering what determines a region geographically “west” or “east”, and what determines it is simply if it is north of the 36th parallel, and if the region directly accesses the north pacific sea, north atlantic sea, or north sea - HORIZONTALLY PARALLEL TO ANGLO AMERICA AND BRITANNIA.

What makes the west “the west”? To me and many scholars, the west a distinct geographic region adopted and started where the ancients collapsed by developed secular greek philosophy, logic, and science since the rediscovery of the ancients in the rennaissance after the crusades, which developed as it went by into the reformation, scientific revolution the age of enlightment and discovery as it spread west starting from italy into germany, iberia, france, and finally reaching britain. Economically it transformed from feudalism and mercantalism during all these changes in knowledge and social reforms. And as it spread west starting from italy into germany, iberia, france, and finally reaching britain - where it culminated into the industrial revolution and the capitalist mode of production, where the spread regurgitated itself from britain and anglo america to the seas of the north pacific, north sea, kattegat, atlantic, west mediterannean to the countries of russia, france, italy, japan, korea. And the conclusion in the most generalized terms? The application of these developments ie: intercontinental colonies, capitalism, abolishment of feudal structures, industrialization.

There are 4 criteria i can therefore deduce currently to be concluded as part of the “west”:

Did it follow and develop the traditions of the reforms of the renaissance, science, enlightment? And after the climax of these developments with the industrial revolution, did it have it’s own industrial revolution and entered itself into the capitalistic world system? And for distinction, did it use these advancements in the same way the west did (ie intercontinental colonialism). And were all these done independently by the nation, so that there is living proof?

there are countries like russia, korea, japan who had nothing to do with the tradition, yet industrialized by abolishing feudalism and entering capitalistic world structure by extracting knowledge from the west during the dates of 1861, 1868, and 1895 , and colonized places like alaska, taiwan, and oceania (although korea failed due to industrializing to late from 1895 to 1905)

and there were countries like poland lithuania may have developed these reforms along with the west, they did not succeed fully. And why is that? Well as i said before, foreign conquest by it’s neighbors due to Lack of geographic access to the seas in which the industrial revolution thrived in.

Both of these types are not fully what we would consider the “west”

And well? what are the countries that are considered eastern europe? essentially anything east of germany, italy, sweden, and west of eurasian anatolia(geographically anatolia is part of europe in the same way the fenno scandian peninsula is) and eurasian russia. all of these countries either developed western civilization but failed to reap the harvest, or had nothing to do with it in the first place

Very clear examples are The ainuic lands of hokkaido & southern Sakhalin and the kurils, France, the russian Kamchatka peninsula, Norway, etc. The lands that are at the edges of the atlanticist realms and unable to access these seas are Sweden, Italy, and Korea - weirdly enough these are all peninsular nations. WHY the north pacific sea, north atlantic sea, or north sea? - because of the geography in which globalization and industrialization spread. It began in Britain and Anglo America in the 1760s. Globalization came in two stages if we analyze causal human history- from 1492 to 1760 with the rise of merchants and mercantilism overthrowing the feudal structure and kickstarting the age of exploration - and then industrialization in 1760 - 1945. Also, The nations that also directly accesses the north pacific sea, north atlantic sea, or north sea - HORIZONTALLY PARALLEL TO ANGLO AMERICA AND BRITANNIA, have the utmost freedom of navigation , you can deduce this by looking at a map of EEZ’S https://ibb.co/XpYgtzt

Direct access The waters of the northern pacific , northern atlantic, and north sea above the 36th parallel are what makes you a superior power in the globalized world, like russia, like germany, like france, and extending to the peripheral but included swedes, koreans, and italians - because these are the waters that gave industrialized connections and a born superior destinies of high positions in the post industrialized world.

On the british side in the pacific in the north sea - industrialization spread to denmark-norway, then to sweden in the early 19th century, as well as the lowlands, and germany.

On the anglo american side in the northern pacific - two industrialized powers emerged in the 1860s - meiji japan and russian empire

On the northern atlantic - rather from anglo america, industrialization spread south from brittania to france, iberia, and then to italy in the 19th century.

REGIONS: https://ibb.co/znqZpbV, https://ibb.co/GJmDZVQ geographical extent of eastern europe and bohai china( or most western portion of northern central eurasia and most eastern portion of northern central eurasia -NOTICE HOW THE REGIONS ARE NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO SOUTHERN TERRITORIES AND ARE PROTRUDING HORIZONTALLY, but are connected to territories that are directly connected to territories that are directly vertical to southern territories)

https://ibb.co/RC3wNd6 - geographical extent of central portion of northern central eurasia

https://ibb.co/wsX2zrW - geographical extent of western eurasia https://ibb.co/V314kKq - geographical extent of scandinavia

Amazingly, since the world is a globe and there is a geographical parallel somewhere, there is another region where the greek’s division of continents can somewhat be in effect. That is the northern han plain in china. https://ibb.co/bskpVGX - geographical extent of eastern eurasia.

However the 36th parallel demarcating the northern and southern halves of the world are blurry. Let’s go over each geographical case.

https://ibb.co/5L51hd7 - Iberian peninsula - although a small sliver of iberia is below the 36th parallel, Considering iberia as part of the global south would shift the horizontal extent of central eurasia all the way to france. The southern half of the world cannot border western eurasia, but only central eurasia - if the southern half of the world did happen to border what today we call the west, the west would cease to exist

https://ibb.co/5G34r1c - Atlas region of North africa - Although there is a portion of north africa that is above the 36th parallel, it borders land south of the 36th parallel. Thus it would be more proper to categorize this region as part of the broader southern eurasia/africa/malay archipelago-oceania region

https://ibb.co/6FFQ9K4 - Korean peninsula - although a small sliver of korea is below the 36th parallel, in the same geographical reasons as iberia - if the horizontal extent of southern eurasia is extended to this peninsula in asia, it would shift the horizontal extent of central eurasia forward to western europe - this would put manchuria and inner siberia as well as korea in central eurasia, but also notably italy, germany, the netherlands geographically considered as part of central eurasia - italy being a exact parallel of korea’s geographical position but in europe. The world is a globe you see.

Japan’s honshu - Although there is a portion of honshu that is above the 36th parallel, A little more than half of honshu is made up of lands south of the 36th parallel - including tokyo. - ALSO honshu is an island. It isnt like spain or italy, where it would have domino like effect affecting the logical propositions and conclusional categorization of geographic regions. thus it would be more proper to categorize this region as part of the broader southern eurasia/africa/malay archipelago-oceania region. If we were to defy logic and add honshu to eastern eurasia, it would break the first geographic law - that western and eastern eurasia cannot border lands south of the 36th parallel (southern eurasia/africa/malay archipelago-oceania), something that geographically central eurasia is geographically able to do.

Knowing that the lines of the 36th 1/2 parallel can only be shifted if the line interferes with the classification of west and east eurasia, like what we saw in spain and korea, but also with islands such as crete, honshu, cyprus,

AND THE ABSOLUTENESS OF THE 36th 1/2 parallel,

We can also dice up the global south into 3 equal geographic parts. The first being africa, the second being south eurasia, and the third being the ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT which consists not hainan, cyprus, sri lanks(as these islands are closer to southern eurasia than anywhere else) but of the ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR islands, australia, new zealand, the malay archipelago, oceania, ryukyu kyushu islands, taiwan, the island of jeju and tsushima, 2nd island chain and the micro islands of oceania such as the likes of hawaii, and honshu. -this continent is demarcated by THE 36TH and 1/2 parallel and, instead of the case of africa - which is the conglomeration of the continent, it is being the total opposite of africa, by being the the conglomeration of archipelagos. This region is called the pacific continental archipelago, which is demarcated by the indian ocean, the continent of eurasia, and the americas - a parallel of africa, which is also demarcated by the indian ocean, the continent of eurasia, and the americas

In my view, there are are two undisputed mega continents - afro eurasia, and The americas - which can be divided by isthmuses, dividing them into africa, south america, eurasia, and north america - and if we use the division of the demarcation of the 36 1/2 parallel latitude to divide the global south and global north, eurasia and north america are divided into west/Central/east eurasia, and North/Central america .

the Only continent missing from this statement - The archigapelic pacific continent - which is clearly not part of any of these 2 mega continents.

WHY IS AINUIC HOKKAIDO, SAKHALIN, AND KURILS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE archigapelic pacific continent ( THE PARALLEL OF AFRICA?) AND REMAIN EAST EURASIAN?= The same reason why you wouldnt consider sicily, sardina, and the Balearic Islands are considered, even though they are not part of the west eurasian mainland considered part of western eurasia - BECAUSE THEY ARE NORTH OF THE PARALLEL OF THE 36 1/2 LATITUDE, UNLIKE NORTH AFRICA. Thus the ainuic islands are part of the east eurasian mainland, and honshu is considered part of the global southern archigapelic pacific continent,

Japan’s honshu isnt just a island in the middle of nowhere, it’s an island connected to THE ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT because 1. it’s an island, 2. it’s inside the demarcation - the demarcation being the indian ocean, the continent of eurasia, and the americas and finally THE 36 1/2 PARALLEL 3: it’s clearly connected to the THE ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT- via Kyushu, then Ryukyus, then taiwan, and finally the phillipines.

Like how africa is inhabited by north african arabs and Berbers in the north, and niger congo in the south, the pacific continental archipelago is inhabited by north pacific archipelagic ryukyuans and yamato on the north, and Taiwanese aborgines/austronesians-papuan-australians in the south.

No japan is not part of eastern eurasia. It is part of The continental pacific islands - there are two mega continents - afro eurasia, and The americas - which can be divided by isthmuses, dividing them into africa, south america, eurasia, and north america. the place missing - The archigapelic pacific continent.

Thus we can deduce that Ainuic hokkaido and kurils and sakhalin, Koreans, and asiatic russians are east eurasians - the direct geographical parallel of the western european peninsula(italy, western germany, france, austria, etc.) and scandinavia. The title of “east asia” goes to china and japan - countries where they are connected to territories as south as north africa and the middle east below the 36th parallel ( the kanto region, Atlas mountains in north africa, south china, kyushu shikoku, tibet, afghanistan, etc.) - youll see the geographic difference if you see the 36th parallel - the 36th parallel being chosen because the greek origin of the concepts of continents - the 36th parallel being the most southern point of greece (Anaximanderian world map- if west Eurasia cannot be connected to Africa and the global south, then by logic it should also apply to east Eurasia.)

However this can be seen in another region, AKA THE GEOGRAPHIC BLURRINESS OF DIVIDING BRITAIN, IRELAND, THE FAROE ISLANDS, AND ICELAND( likewise Honshu/kyushu, taiwan, ryukyu islands- CHOOSING BETWEEN THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT AND THE CONTINENT OF WEST EURASIA ( Like wise choosing between the continents of south eurasia or the archigapelic pacific continent ) - However, the difference being that america, unlike the archigapelic pacific continent, is a single absolute land mass like afro eurasia, unlike the archigapelic pacific continent. this is a problem because then territories that we consider part of the northern world above the 36th parallel on the edge of the eurasian continent, like the ainuic islands of sakhalin, hokkaido, and the kurils - would also be considered part of the north american continent. - my answer? - Completely up to you in this case. You are not wrong or right if you consider britain or hokkaido part of north america or west/east eurasia GEOGRAPHICALLY.

Thus my point is that countries which occupy north of the 36th parallel, and occupy similiar geographic positions to western europe, also coincidentally thrive the same way western europe did during 1492-1945 - the era of the first full globalization of the world. you cant deny that nations which are north of the 36th parallel, and have direct access to the north pacific sea, north atlantic sea, or north sea (russia, france, spain, sweden, italy, korea, germany, japan, norway etc.) (although norway and korea were both conquered by their southern neighbors) all occupy positions in modern history (1492-1945) - where they are noted for their INTERCONTINENTAL colonialism during the first stage of globalization via intercontinental colonization during the rise of mercantilism and early exploration (1492-1760), or second stage of globalization of pure industrialization and pure capitalism (1760-1945) - and it is by no coincidence that the perpetrators of globalization/Intercontinental colonialism remain in high prestigous economic positions in the current Atlanticist world order after britain gave it’s torch to anglo america after ww2. Currently russia contests this world order with it’s eurasianism, with the help of china.

This is contrasted with indo Europeanism, which emphasizes that modernity comes from the heart of Europe and is ethnicly based, likely Germany, and spreads to the peripheries of east of Germany and west of germany, then to the south to the Balkans, iberia, italy, georgia-armenia-iran-afghanistan-india-bangladesh-nepal, and north to finland sweden norway Brittania ireland iceland.

In my view, there are are two undisputed mega continents - afro eurasia, and The americas - which can be divided by isthmuses, dividing them into africa, south america, eurasia, and north america - and if we use the division of the demarcation of the 36 1/2 parallel latitude to divide the global south and global north, eurasia and north america are divided into west/Central/east eurasia, and North/Central america .

the Only continent missing from this statement - The archigapelic pacific continent - which is clearly not part of any of these 2 mega continents.

continents are defined by oceans and regions of these continents are defined by the 36th parallel and isthmuses

36 1/2 parallel determines who is part of the northern half of the world and the southern half of the world( although this is completely arbitrary but we at the present day must follow the standards of post colonial globalization centered on europe.)

Two mega continents: afro eurasia and the americas, africa and south america being divided by narrow oceanic isthmuses

west eurasia( AKA western europe), and east eurasia being defined by their proximity to their geographic access of the atlantic and pacific.

dividing the islands like sakhalin and ireland above the 36th parallel between northern eurasia and north america are completely arbitrary

the archigapelic pacific continent being defined as a continent below the 36th parallel, geographically seperated from south america and south eurasia by water, who’s nations are islands, conglomerating because they all have the same thing in common, no continents to be a part of.

Geography is the meta of dividing humans in groups. Geography is not up to humans to decide. It is up to the geography that was formed in place. However, if we cannot even accept as human made rules, that 1. bodies of water seperate continents - the foremost, absolute rule in human geography, and make pesky exceptions like, “No indonesia is part of asia even though it’s seperated!” then the lines ae not absolute. and if the lines are not absolute, they can be manipulated. and if they can be manipulated, then dont even bother making divisions, i’d rather just say we all live on the same planet earth.

I chose the 36th parallel, because well, that’s how the europeans questionably divided themselves from what they deemed the southern half of the world which they deemed inferior back during the age of exploration to the russo japanese war. also, as far as i know, They used “asia” and put the entirety of it as a medium of africa to disconnect themselves from that continent. Just wanted to show that i could go with their preverse logic on the eastern side of eurasia…

my definition of “central eurasia” was a product of using irrational imperialist logic onto another side of the world in which it was applicable to show how ridiculous our FALSE concept of the existence of region of europe really is.

If we added mountains, deserts, tectonics, into the geography of eurasia we’d end up with more “continents” than we could chew. Not only that, but that would absolutely destroy the accepted continental models we already have, so it’s pretty much contradicting alot of things you’ve said.

As for culture? Culture doesnt divide geography, geography divides culture. Geography is absolute as of now. Culture is ever changing in this globalized world.

Tectonics doesnt matter. it’s about Oceans to divide continents and isthmuses to divide regions. If europe (aka west eurasia) exists, welp, so does east eurasia - all the conditions are met there.

As long as such as such a irrational division exists, im going to have a hard time reasoning out logically why i should call Honshu part of east asia when more than half of it is as south as north africa and the middle east, connected by the first island chain to the malay archigapelago/ australia region, and all the more weirder when africa is considered it’s own continent and not a region of afro eurasia, but honshu and kyushu, ryukyu, taiwan, phillipines are quite literally seperated by water yet they get the pass.

Like how western eurasia is a synonym for the region which receives modernity from the angloid race, eastern eurasia ( far east russia, korea, hokkaido) also receives modernity from the angloid race(russia’s abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism proving as such- meaning that even without the abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism - these territories are equal - as they have proved.

Honshu (part of the pacific archigapelic continent) Since the pacific archigapelic continent is inferior, the abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism in Honshu only pertains to honshu only and not the entirety of the continent and it’s archigapelic landmasses because Since honshu’s modernity is derived from itself, and by being to south not the geographical prepositions from anglo america and britannia like the countries of denmark, russia, etc . Preventing honshu spreading connections of modernity derived from the angloid race that is the nature of the modern nodes of modernity that we call western eurasia and eastern eurasia.

(Hokkaido is japan’s modernity, however it can only make connections with other countriesBY USING IT’S INTEGRAL TERRITORY OF HONSHU WHICH IS UNMODERN IN THE GEOGRAPHIC ANGLOID SENSE-> Connections in the belt of modernity must follow geographical rules and both connecting parts of connection must be modern. -> Honshu + (Modern) korea CLOSEST GEOGRAPHICAL MODERN COUNTRY= unmodern (HONSHU IS UNMODERN) , Honshu + (Modern) hokkaido CLOSEST GEOGRAPHICAL MODERN LANDMASS = unmodern (HONSHU IS UNMODERN) -> No connections left, Honshu’s modernity is self contained because of geography If hokkaido was japan’s integral territory, and not honshu - it would be able to make modern mercantalistic colonialist capitalized industrialized connections by using america’s link, and manage to create a link with russia, since hokkaido would check off as being geographically modern. But it is not the case.)

So when you combine these geographic reasonings: That the nations of eastern eurasia ( far east russia, korea, hokkaido) and western eurasia ( Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden) - are a singular geographic node of modernity defined by waters in which the angloid industrial revolution spread - And the regions connected by russia’s land connection to norway and both on the waters in which Anglo america and Britain are centered on.

How japan connects itself in the belt of modernity: Input: derived from connection to the angloid hearth via being north of the thirty sixth parallel and also having access to the north pacific, north sea, north atlantic, west mediterranean Honshu and Hokkaido are included into this geographic belt of modernity in two ways: Hokkaido - being part of the eastern eurasian geographic node of modernity - derives it’s modernity from it’s connection to anglo america, but it’s connections to connect to the rest of the modern east eurasian node is at a deadend by hokkaido not being the main integral island of the nation of japan ( Ie: you wouldn’t call the main integral island of denmark bornholm island, or the main integral island of britain shetland island), in short, hokkaido cannot be part of the belt of modernity as it cannot make connections as the integral island is the only valid input for modernity and that would be the integral island of honshu, but honshu being south of the 36th parallel - and lands south of the 36th parallel unable to recieve angloid modernity, northern territories controlled by the south are unable. Output: connects to closest nation of the nodes of eastern eurasia or northern eurasia With honshu, It’s modernity is derived not by geographic angloid nature BECAUSE IT IS TO SOUTH AND BELONG IN THE ARCHIGAPELIC PACIFIC CONTINENT, but by it’s own abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism. Thus, although isolated from the belt of modernity and whilst angloid modernity does not enter honshu, it still persists in it’s homegrown way. Honshu then connects to the nearest foreign country which is part of the belt of angloid modernity - that being korea. This makes korea not only modern in the angloid industrialized sense, but also the japanese sense - as it now has two types of modernity Angloid industrialization and Japanese homegrown replicated industriality which it melds together ( although the industrial hearth is not japan).

So in the broader schema of the angloid industrial hearth spreading to west eurasia and east eurasia - How japan plays into and integrates - is that east eurasian angloid industrial modernity enters hokkaido - but reaches a dead end, Honshu does not recieve angloid modernity, but instead it’s own homegrown continental pacific archigapelic japanese modernity, different of the angloid industrial kind which spread throughout countries like russia and france.

If success in a full process of abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist INERCONTINENTAL colonialism, and capitalist industrialism, but not part of eastern or western eurasia and participating in the belt of modernity via the peripheral nodes of western and eastern eurasia above the 36th parallel with anglo america and britannia at it’s center geographically - nation does not participate in the belt of modernity but still be able to connect it’s foreign modernity to the nearest nation in the belt of modernity - in the case of japan, korea is the closest nation to honshu and is it’s integral neighbor to it’s integral island.

If part of eastern or western eurasia and participating in the belt of modernity via the peripheral nodes of western and eastern eurasia above the 36th parallel to lead to being connected to the industrial hearth anglo america and britannia at it’s center geographically, but not a full process of abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism, - in the case of korea which didnt colonize after it’s independent industrialism, and norway which did not have independent industrialism, - both are modern geographically and still participate in the belt of modernity.

Eastern europe is demarcated by the adriatic and baltic seas In the Orthodox Christian southeastern portion of eastern europe, a land with no cultural ties to western culture, yet abolished feudalism and transitioned to an industrialized capitalist society after emerging from centuries of ottoman feudal rule - the Craiova group similar to rise of Northern eurasian/east eurasian russia and pacific archigapelic japan - nations that succeeded in modernity but had no cultural ties to the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment - although Northern eurasian/east eurasian russia and pacific archigapelic japan are geographically tied to the west by geographical parallelism, whilst in contrast countries like Poland has cultural ties to the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment, but a separate geography from western europe. As far as i know, the countries of the orthodox eastern european balkans of greece, serbia, romania, and bulgaria - made abolishments of feudalism by having economic independence under ottoman political suzerainty, and then after gaining their full sovereign independence and free from ottoman interference never DEFINITIVELY ABOLISHED FEUDALISM IN A SINGLE REFORM, (Simply because there was no need to), gradually reforming until the earlier 20th century, where the last vestiges of feudalism disappeared. In eastern europe Greece emerged from centuries of ottoman rule in 1830, began modernizing autonomously In eastern europe Bulgaria, emerging from ottoman rule, was influenced by ottoman modernization processes in the mid 19th century, gained economic independence from the ottomans in 1878 and began transitioning a feudal society to a capitalist one, of course Under the watchful eye of ottoman political vassalage, until it’s independence in 1908 In eastern europe in the case of serbia and romania both emerging from ottoman rule, they gained economic independence in their own jurisdictions in the early 19th century and began transitioning a feudal society to a capitalist one, of course Under the watchful eye of ottoman political vassalage, until it’s independence in 1878 However, these countries did not during the transition from feudalism to proto capitalism to full capitalism participate fully in mercantilism through INTERCONTINENTAL, UNCONTINUOUS GEOGRAPHICALLY, MARITIME colonialism - ( As there is no traditional european mercantilism without the expansion of territory in which to extract resources for the motherland) - this condition needs to be met along with abolishing feudalism and transitioning to capitalism, and with cultural ties to the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment - to be considered the “west”.

judeochristianity is not the reason why the renaissance started. It’s the rediscovery of ancient greco-roman texts of ancient secularism that reappeared after the crusades that reformed and chipped away at the centralized catholic church. As the influx of knowledge came known to the clergy - it instigated reforms and revolutions - the most notable being the reformation.

Why would something that advocated for rationalism, grow out and spread because of a authoritarian empirical tradition?

Geography was important. There are reasons as to why portugal and spain begin to transition to feudalistic proto capitalistic mercantalism and why poland was stuck unable to integrate itself to feudalistic proto capitalistic mercantalism and extract resources from colonies (to be traditionally memrcantalist and meet the standards, you needed colonies) - Both were catholic, why? BECAUSE OF IT’S GEOGRAPHY, IT HAD NO ACCESS TO MARITIME FREEDOMS! ESPECIALLY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND IT’S SPREAD like i said: which developed as it went by into the reformation, scientific revolution the age of enlightment and discovery as it spread west starting from italy into germany, iberia, france, and finally reaching britain. Economically it transformed from feudalism and mercantalism during all these changes in knowledge and social reforms. And as it spread west starting from italy into germany, iberia, france, and finally reaching britain - where it culminated into the industrial revolution and the capitalist mode of production, where the spread regurgitated itself from britain and anglo america to the seas of the north pacific, north sea, kattegat, atlantic, west mediterannean

Japan is also not part of afro eurasia. like i said, there are 3 continents - afro eurasia, americas, and the pacific archigapelic continent all seperated by water I chose the 36th parallel, because well, that’s how the europeans questionably divided themselves from what they deemed the southern half of the world which they deemed inferior back during the age of exploration to the russo japanese war. also, as far as i know, They used “asia” and put the entirety of it as a medium of africa to disconnect themselves from that continent. Just wanted to show that i could go with their preverse logic on the eastern side of eurasia…

my definition of “central eurasia” was a product of using irrational imperialist logic onto another side of the world in which it was applicable to show how ridiculous our FALSE concept of the existence of region of europe really is.

If we added mountains, deserts, tectonics, into the geography of eurasia we’d end up with more “continents” than we could chew. Not only that, but that would absolutely destroy the accepted continental models we already have, so it’s pretty much contradicting alot of things you’ve said.

As for culture? Culture doesnt divide geography, geography divides culture. Geography is absolute as of now. Culture is ever changing in this globalized world.

Tectonics doesnt matter. it’s about Oceans to divide continents and isthmuses to divide regions. If europe (aka west eurasia) exists, welp, so does east eurasia - all the conditions are met there.

As long as such as such a irrational division exists, im going to have a hard time reasoning out logically why i should call japan part of east asia when it’s connected by the first island chain to the malay archigapelago when Africa apparently is it’s own continent.

Let’s talk geographically. there are 3 mega continents. Afro eurasia, the americas, and a mass of achigapelagos in the middle of these continents - and i think that this mass of archigapelagos should be considered one continent as they have no continents to be a part of, and islands as we know are not mega continents. Why make the exception for japan geographically even though they are divided by water? if divisions of water dont define continents, then there are no continents in the world. Japan is seperated by water and is part of afro eurasia, while africa is connected and yet it’s not?

If a southern country below the 36th parallel conquers a northern territory (for example the north african conquest of iberia, japanese hokkaido, chinese manchuria), the northern territory would become an extension of the south, and no longer be able to receive modernity from the angloid industrial hearth.

Japan’s integration, although being a southern territory. Japan’s hokkaido a east eurasian territory, cannot receive modernity from the angloid industrial hearth because of being a extension of the southern territory of honshu. However, japan has abolished the feudal system, progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies

The colonization of east eurasian korea and hokkaido and karafuto and kurils make pacific archigapelic honshu a capitalist industrialist mercantilist colonizer unconnected from industrialist angloid hearth and it’s belt of modernity, Luckily the closest country (not closest landmass to honshu) to japan’s integral island honshu is korea and luckily korea is a receiver of angloid modernity, making korea which is the closest angloid modernity foreign country to japan, receive links of japanese modernity along with links to angloid modernity that spread from britannia and anglo america to west eurasia and east eurasia.

So rules being set: The industrial hearth is Anglo America and Britannia, (britannia is north america being geographically closer to ireland than continental europe, connected to north america via the island chain that includes green land, iceland, faroes, shetland - all in north america)

From the industrial hearth, modernity spreads horizontally, not vertically. When the industrial revolution began in the 1760’s in the industrial hearth, it did not spread south to france first, then north africa, or from north america to south america. It spread vertically, from britain to denmark, from anglo america to russia.

The receivers of modernity are for the peripheries of the industrial hearth, The land north of the 36th parallel and directly accessing north pacific, north sea, kattegat, atlantic, west mediterranean, and sea of japan - east eurasia and west eurasia These two regions connect at the russian norwegian border, forming the belt of modernity: this being:Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, east eurasian russia and korea ( russia abolished the feudal system, progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies; alaska - korea which did not do these things being included geographically because like how sweden also had abolished the feudal system, progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies - and norway which did not do these things being included geographically in the belt of modernity) Anything that steps out of these boundaries are not receivers of modernity from the industrial hearth.

If a southern country below the 36th parallel conquers a northern territory (for example the north african conquest of iberia, japanese hokkaido, chinese manchuria), the northern territory would become an extension of the south, and no longer be able to receive modernity from the angloid industrial hearth.

Japan’s integration, although being a southern territory. Japan’s hokkaido a east eurasian territory, cannot receive modernity from the angloid industrial hearth because of being a extension of the southern territory of honshu. However, japan has abolished the feudal system, progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies (The colonization of east eurasian korea and hokkaido and karafuto and kurils make pacific archigapelic honshu a capitalist industrialist mercantilist colonizer unconnected from industrialist angloid hearth and it’s belt of modernity). Thus, although it’s modernity not of the angloid kind, is modernity nevertheless -

Since japan does not receive angloid modernity because honshu is neither east eurasia or west eurasia because of it’s southern latitude, and rather than receiving angloid modernity and being part of the geographical belt of modernity (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, russia and korea, britain and anglo america all form a circle around the globe) it makes it’s own, a modernity that isn’t received and doesn’t connect japan to the industrial hearth, In contrast, nations of west eurasia and east eurasia geographically are born with the destined modernity as they are located in the seas in which modernity thrives - the only way to remove destined modernity FROM THE ANGLOID INDUSTRIAL HEARTH is by being conquered by a southern nation ( muslim conquest of iberia, ming conquest of manchuria, japanese hokkaido) Which turns the destined modernity of the location into a extension of the global southern nation, in other words, the nations of east eurasia and west eurasia all have one thing in common, and that is that they all go back and are connected to the anglo industrial hearth, and the fact that a geopolitical “belt of modernity” forms is only a geopolitical coincidence

In conclusion, in the broader schema of geography compatible with the spread of the angloid industrial complex and the modernity that comes with that compatibility- Japan is not modern, and the region of the sea of japan would be akin to the western mediterranean, France and iberia as the russian far east, italy as korea, and western north africa as honshu. However, in the schema of modernity nevertheless- IN THAT JAPAN’S HISTORY DISREGARDED THE STATUS QUO OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF THE ANGLOID INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND ITS RULES, japan is modern, and the region of the sea of japan would be akin to kattegat-skagerrak region, with korea as sweden, russian far east as norway, and japan as denmark.

Let us take the case with korea:

Korea and the russian far east are one geographical node in which we call north eastern eurasia A receiver of angloid modernity, in the same sense that Italy/sweden and Franco-iberia/Norway are all one geographic node in which we call in a rough outline of northwestern eurasia A receiver of angloid modernity. If Korea is excluded from north eastern eurasia and thus excluded from receiving angloid modernity, than so would Italy and sweden would be excluded from north western eurasia and thus excluded from receiving angloid modernity.

and with this Propositional Proof, IN A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS If we were to get to the conclusion that Korea is geographically unable to recieve angloid modernity, Then geographically - sweden and italy geographically are unable to recieve angloid modernity, because korea, sweden, and italy have the same geographical distancing in regards to the angloid industrial hearth proven by the proof.

In a geographical analysis of japan (honshu),we must go by the axiom that honshu and morocco have the same geographical distancing and latitudes in regards to the angloid industrial hearth. if we were to assume that the contradicting proposition honshu is geographically able to receive angloid modernity from the industrial hearth (this proposition is a contradiction because of the proposition that anything south of the 36th parallel is unable to recieve angloid modernity, and the proposition honshu is south of the 36th parallel - thus a contradicition), then Muslim morocco would be able to
receive angloid modernity from the industrial hearth because of the proposed proof that honshu and morocco have the same geographical distancing and latitudes in regards to the angloid industrial hearth (but this proposition is a contradiction because of the proposition that anything south of the 36th parallel is unable to recieve angloid modernity, and the propositional proof that morroco is south of the 36th parallel - thus a contradicition) In short, The conclusion that japan is geographically able to receive angloid modernity from the industrial hearth is false, because when this conclusion is recursively analyzed and simultaneously inputting axiomatic proofs alongside the found propositions of the recursive analysis - the propositions contradict each other, and thus the conclusion is false.

for the the axiomatic conclusional proof of being in the state of modernity is in the most generalized sense, all these propositions must be true: Independently abolished the feudal system, Independently progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies

in the geographical regions of North west eurasia and north east eurasia who have geographical modernity from the angloid industrial hearth, we have the axiomatic proof that Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia all have proof from recursive analysis that all the propositions which conclude that a nation is an axiomatic proof of modernity are all true The excluded nations from North west eurasia and north east eurasia who have geographical modernity from the angloid industrial hearth, but not historical modernity are norway and korea - there is proof from recursive analysis that all the propositions are not all present to conclude that these two nations are of being in the state of modernity

Japan is not in the geographical regions of North west eurasia and north east eurasia who have geographical modernity from the angloid industrial hearth,
yet has undeniable axiomatic proof that it the propositions which conclude that a nation is an axiomatic proof of modernity are all true

The most common acceptance of the west is not only having a CULTURAL rooting of socio political reforms of the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment, (WHICH POLAND HAS BUT COUNTRIES LIKE RUSSIA DO NOT), but independently abolishing feudalism by transitioning a mercantilist society into a fully capitalist mode of production via industrialization, And during the transition from feudalism to proto capitalism to full capitalism participating in mercantilism through INTERCONTINENTAL, UNCONTINUOUS GEOGRAPHICALLY, MARITIME colonialism - ( As there is no traditional european mercantilism without the expansion of territory in which to extract resources for the motherland) (which poland did not do sadly.) - this condition needs to be met to replicate the west and with cultural ties to the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment - to be considered the “west”.

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    Are you the guy who posted about growing wings?

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    Timeline of Key Events and Concepts:

    Ancient Greece:Concept of Continents Established: Greeks develop the initial geographical understanding of continents, dividing them based on maritime access and latitude. The 36th parallel is established based on Greece’s southern point as a major dividing line. This divides a global south, from the global north.

    Anaximanderian World Map: First known demarcation of continents. Western Eurasia (future Europe) is separated from Southern Eurasia (including Africa), and Eastern Eurasia (including Anatolia). Central Eurasia is defined by a lack of maritime access.

    1492-1760:First Stage of Globalization (Mercantilism): Rise of merchants and mercantilism, leading to the Age of Exploration. Overthrow of feudal structure.

    1760s:Industrial Revolution Begins in Britain and Anglo America (Industrial Hearth): Marks a second major phase of globalization.

    1760 - 1945:Second stage of Globalization (Industrialization): Pure industrialization and pure capitalism.

    19th Century:Spread of Industrialization:From Britain to Denmark-Norway, then Sweden, the Lowlands, and Germany. From Anglo America to Meiji Japan and the Russian Empire. From Britain to France, Iberia, and Italy.

    Independent Industrialization in Some Nations: Russia, Japan, and Korea, undergo transformations by abolishing feudalism, entering the capitalist world structure, and colonizing, or extracting knowledge from the west.

    1830:

    Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire and begins modernizing. 1861:Abolishment of feudalism and start of industrialization in Russia. 1868:

    Abolishment of feudalism and start of industrialization in Japan.

    1878: Serbia and Romania gain economic independence, leading to transition to capitalism. Bulgaria gains economic independence under Ottoman vassalage, beginning it’s transition to capitalism.

    1895-1905:Korea attempts to industrialize but is delayed.

    Early 20th CenturyEastern European countries continue to gradually abolish feudalism. Post WWII:Britain’s position of power transitions to Anglo America, cementing the Atlanticist World Order. Russia with the aid of China begins to contest the established Atlanticist world order. Geographic Concepts & Divisions:

    36th 1/2 Parallel: The crucial dividing line separating the global south from the global north, based on the original Greek continental divisions. It also demarcates the “Archigapelic Pacific Continent” from northern regions, creating two halves of the world.

    Mega Continents: The two primary landmasses are Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. Isthmuses: Used to divide mega-continents into Africa, South America, Eurasia, and North America.

    Western Eurasia: Corresponds to “Western Europe” and is defined by access to the North Atlantic, and North Sea. Associated with the development of secular Greek philosophy and the modern industrial revolution, beginning from Italy, and spreading west.

    Central Eurasia: A geographical region characterized by a lack of direct maritime access and being adjacent to southern territories below the 36th parallel.

    Eastern Eurasia: Parallels western eurasia in having maritime access to the North Pacific. Includes Eastern Europe, Fenno-Scandia, and Bohai Manchuria.

    Archigapelic Pacific Continent: A distinct continent south of the 36th parallel, composed of archipelagos like the Malay Archipelago, Oceania, and Honshu.

    Belt of Modernity: A geographic concept that is a circle following the waters of the northern pacific, atlantic and north sea above the 36th parallel - originating in the angloid industrial hearth (britain and anglo america)

    Cast of Characters (and Key Geographic Areas):

    Anaximander: Ancient Greek philosopher credited with the initial concept of continental divisions and creating the first map. His map establishes the foundation for the 36th parallel as a continental divider.

    Ancient Greeks: Collective group that established the initial concepts of continental division, the 36th parallel, and other geographical principles. The initial demarcators of regions lacking maritime freedom

    Western Europe (Western Eurasia): The region that developed the concepts of ancient Greece and the renaissance and spread west, to britain, then ultimately to america, which became the “industrial hearth”. The geographic node of modernity.

    Eastern Europe: A region geographically linked to Central Eurasia and defined by it’s lack of maritime freedom, yet has a different history than western europe due to not having access to western maritime power.

    Central Eurasia (Anatolia, Eastern Europe): The region from which both East and West Eurasia geographically protrude from. The industrial Hearth (Britain, Anglo America): The geographical area where the angloid modernity originated, in the waters of the north sea and north atlantic sea.

    Eastern Eurasia (Far East Russia, Hokkaido, Korea, etc.): A region that parallels western eurasia in its geographic positioning and access to the north pacific ocean. It is one of the two peripheries of the industrial hearth.

    Meiji Japan: The nation that industrialized by abolishing feudalism, and adopting the capitalist world structure. Part of the nodes of modernity. Russian Empire: The nation that industrialized by abolishing feudalism, and adopting the capitalist world structure, which included territories north of the 36th parallel.

    Honshu: The main island of Japan. Is not considered part of eastern eurasia, as it is a southern territory south of the 36th parallel, and is therefore grouped under the Archigapelic Pacific Continent.

    Hokkaido: The northern island of Japan. Is considered part of Eastern Eurasia.

    Korea: The nation that industrialized by abolishing feudalism, and adopting the capitalist world structure. Part of the nodes of modernity.

    Ainuic Lands: Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kurils - all considered part of East Eurasia (due to being north of the 36th parallel.)

    The Archigapelic Pacific Continent: A continental grouping including Honshu, Austronesian Islands, and other archipelagos south of the 36th parallel. In the case of Japan, it serves as the place from where Japanese modernity is derived.

    Countries of the Orthodox Christian Balkans: Greece, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria. Countries that emerged from Ottoman rule and transitioned to capitalism, but did not participate in intercontinental colonialism, and are thus not considered part of the “west”.

    Poland: A nation that developed cultural ties to the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment, but was unable to be part of the capitalist and industrialist world order due to a lack of maritime access.

    Key Arguments Presented:

    Geography is the Primary Determinant: The text emphasizes that geographical location dictates the development and trajectory of cultures and nations, particularly regarding access to maritime trade routes and the industrial revolution.

    Modernity’s Origin: The origin of modernity can be traced to the rediscovery of ancient Greek philosophy in Italy and the renaissance, and spread west to the industrial hearth of britain and anglo america.

    The 36th Parallel as a Fundamental Divide: The 36th parallel is presented as an absolute division separating the northern and southern halves of the world and influencing the ability for a region to enter into modernity.

    Critique of Conventional Eurocentric Views: The text challenges the idea that cultural factors are the primary drivers of modernity and that the west originated from christianity, or was ethnically or culturally predetermined. It also contests the traditional definition of “Asia” and its geographic boundaries.

    Modernity’s Spread: Modernity geographically spreads horizontally from the Anglo Industrial heart to it’s peripheries.

    The “Belt of Modernity”: The geographical link of modern industrialist nations that are connected by the waters in which angloid modernity originated, in both west and east eurasia and by the land connection in russian and norway.

    Let me know if you would like any of these points clarified or expanded upon.

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    SUMMARY Continents and their divisions

    • There are two undisputed mega-continents: Afro-Eurasia and the Americas.
    • These mega-continents can be divided by isthmuses into Africa, South America, Eurasia, and North America.
    • A demarcation of the 36 1/2 parallel latitude can further divide the world into a global south and a global north.
    • Eurasia and North America can be divided into West/Central/East Eurasia and North/Central America.
    • There is a unique continent called the Archigapelic Pacific Continent, which is not part of the two mega-continents.

    The Archigapelic Pacific Continent

    • This continent includes the archipelagic conglomeration from the 36th parallel’s Honshu down from the first island chain, to the Austronesian islands of New Zealand and Madagascar.
    • It is demarcated by the Indian Ocean, the continent of Eurasia, the Americas, and the 36 1/2 parallel.
    • It is a conglomeration of archipelagos, unlike Africa which is a continental landmass.
    • The Archigapelic Pacific Continent includes the Andaman and Nicobar islands, Australia, New Zealand, the Malay Archipelago, Oceania, the Ryukyu and Kyushu islands, Taiwan, the island of Jeju and Tsushima, the second island chain, micro islands of Oceania, and Honshu.
    • The continent is inhabited by North Pacific archipelagic Ryukyuans and Yamato in the north and Taiwanese aborigines/Austronesians-Papuan-Australians in the south.

    The 36th Parallel

    • The 36 1/2 parallel serves as a dividing line between the global north and south.
    • It was originally established by the Greeks, based on the southern point of Greece, to demarcate lands lacking in maritime power, communication, and freedom.
    • Lands south of the 36th parallel cannot border Western and Eastern Eurasia, but Central Eurasia can.
    • The line can be blurry, especially with small slivers of landmasses like Iberia and Korea that cross the parallel.
    • The 36th parallel is significant because the Greek origin of the concepts of continents based it on the most southern point of Greece.
    • The 36th parallel is arbitrary, but it is followed in the present day because of post-colonial globalization centered on Europe.

    Western and Eastern Eurasia

    • Western and Eastern Eurasia are defined by their geographic access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
    • The geographic definition of “west” is determined by whether a region is north of the 36th parallel and has direct access to the North Pacific Sea, North Atlantic Sea, or North Sea.
    • These seas are horizontally parallel to Anglo America and Britannia.
    • Eastern Europe, from the Adriatic to the Black Sea, is considered part of Central Eurasia as it lacks maritime freedoms.
    • The Greek peninsula is part of Eastern Europe because it does not have maritime freedom.
    • Countries with direct access to the northern waters above the 36th parallel have a superior position in the globalized world.

    Central Eurasia

    • Central Eurasia is the part of Eurasia that can border lands south of the 36th parallel.
    • It is considered geographically superior to the southern continents.
    • Anatolia is part of Central Eurasia because it lacks maritime freedom, and the same applies to eastern Europe, eastern Fenno Scandia, and Bohai Manchuria.

    The Concept of the “West”

    • The “West” is a distinct geographic region where ancient Greek philosophy, logic, and science developed after the rediscovery of the ancients during the Renaissance.
    • The West is defined by the traditions of the Renaissance, science, and the Enlightenment, as well as industrialization and the capitalist world system.
    • The “West” also used these advancements for intercontinental colonialism.
    • The spread of the “West” began in Italy and spread to Germany, Iberia, France, and Britain, culminating in the Industrial Revolution.
    • Countries that did not participate in these traditions but industrialized by extracting knowledge from the West are not fully considered “the West”.
    • Countries that developed these reforms but did not fully succeed due to foreign conquest, or lack of maritime access, are also not considered the “West”.
    • The “West” is also a geographic region with direct access to the North Pacific, North Sea, and North Atlantic above the 36th parallel, where industrialization spread.
    • The spread of globalization occurred in two stages: the rise of merchants and mercantilism from 1492 to 1760, and industrialization from 1760 to 1945.

    Japan’s Geographic Position

    • Honshu is considered part of the Archigapelic Pacific Continent, and not part of East Eurasia.
    • More than half of Honshu is south of the 36th parallel.
    • Honshu is an island connected to the Archigapelic Pacific Continent via Kyushu, the Ryukyus, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
    • Ainuic Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kurils are not part of the Archigapelic Pacific Continent because they are north of the 36 1/2 latitude.
    • These islands are considered part of the East Eurasian mainland.
    • Japan is not part of Afro-Eurasia but belongs to the Pacific Archigapelic Continent.
    • Japan, geographically, is not considered modern because it’s modernity does not come from the Angloid industrial hearth because Honshu’s southern latitude places it outside of the geographical belt of modernity.

    Modernity and Industrialization

    • Nations north of the 36th parallel with direct access to the North Pacific, North Atlantic, or North Sea are noted for their intercontinental colonialism during the first stage of globalization (1492-1760) or the second stage of globalization (1760-1945).
    • Modernity spreads horizontally from the industrial hearth, not vertically.
    • The industrial hearth is Anglo America and Britannia.
    • Receivers of modernity are the lands north of the 36th parallel with direct access to the North Pacific, North Sea, and North Atlantic.
    • The belt of modernity is formed by the connection of Western and Eastern Eurasia at the Russian-Norwegian border.
    • When a southern country conquers a northern territory, that northern territory becomes an extension of the south and no longer receives modernity from the angloid industrial hearth.

    The Case of Japan

    • Japan’s modernity is derived from its own abolishment of feudalism, mercantilist colonialism, and capitalist industrialism, not from the Angloid industrial hearth.
    • Hokkaido receives modernity from its connection to Anglo America, but its connections are at a dead end because it is not the main integral island of Japan.
    • Because Honshu is south of the 36th parallel, it is not part of the belt of modernity.
    • Honshu connects to Korea, the closest country that is part of the belt of modernity, making Korea a receiver of both Angloid and Japanese modernity.
    • Japan does not receive angloid modernity due to Honshu’s southern latitude, but makes its own, separate from the geographical belt of modernity.
    • Japan’s modernity is not the same as the modernity of the Angloid industrial complex, which spread to Western and Eastern Eurasia.

    Eastern Europe and the Balkans

    • Eastern Europe is demarcated by the Adriatic and Baltic seas.
    • The Orthodox Christian southeastern portion of Eastern Europe lacks cultural ties to Western culture.
    • Countries like Greece, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria abolished feudalism and transitioned to capitalism after emerging from Ottoman rule.
    • However, these countries did not fully participate in mercantilism through intercontinental colonialism, a condition required for being considered part of the “West”.

    Additional Notes

    • Geography divides culture, not the other way around.
    • Oceans divide continents and isthmuses divide regions.
    • The divisions of islands above the 36th parallel between Northern Eurasia and North America are arbitrary.
    • The definition of “central Eurasia” was developed using irrational imperialist logic.
    • The most common acceptance of the west is not only having a CULTURAL rooting of socio political reforms of the renaissance, scientific revolution, and enlightenment, (WHICH POLAND HAS BUT COUNTRIES LIKE RUSSIA DO NOT), but independently abolishing feudalism by transitioning a mercantilist society into a fully capitalist mode of production via industrialization, And during the transition from feudalism to proto capitalism to full capitalism participating in mercantilism through INTERCONTINENTAL, UNCONTINUOUS GEOGRAPHICALLY, MARITIME colonialism
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    Frequently Asked Questions about Geographic Divisions and Modernity How does the 36th parallel of latitude function in this geographical model, and why is it significant?

    The 36th parallel is used as a primary division line to separate the global north and south. In this model, it’s not merely a random line but rather a demarcation point that historically was used by Europeans to distinguish their region from what they considered the ‘southern half of the world’. This line serves to divide landmasses into categories like Western, Central, and Eastern Eurasia in the north and designates the boundaries of the southern mega-continent of the Pacific Archipelagic Continent. This is based on the geographical propositions of the ancient greeks, in which lands to the south, of the 36th parallel cannot border western or eastern eurasia, but only central eurasia. Also, if we consider the 36th parallel to have any leniency, that would also shift the extent of central eurasia to the west or east, making this entire model illogical.

    What is the Archigapelic Pacific Continent, and why is it considered a distinct continent separate from Afro-Eurasia and the Americas?

    The Archigapelic Pacific Continent is a unique landmass consisting of a chain of islands spanning from the 36th parallel, including regions like Honshu, down to New Zealand and Madagascar. It is distinguished by its archipelagic nature, not part of the two mega continents of Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. This continent is considered separate because its island formations don’t connect to the landmasses of Afro-Eurasia or the Americas, nor are they connected to each other, thereby forming a distinct geographic grouping in the world. This area includes nations such as New Zealand, Australia, and the Malay Archipelago. Also it is defined by the 36th parallel, the indian ocean, the continent of eurasia, and the americas. Why are certain regions like the Ainuic islands (Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Kurils) not considered part of the Archigapelic Pacific Continent, despite their island nature?

    Despite being islands, the Ainuic lands—Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands—are classified as part of East Eurasia, not the Archigapelic Pacific Continent. This is because they lie north of the 36th parallel, while the Archigapelic Pacific Continent lies south of this line. Their geographical position mirrors other European islands like Sicily, Sardinia, and the Balearic Islands, which are considered part of Western Eurasia due to their location north of the 36th parallel.

    What are the key geographical characteristics that define Western, Central, and Eastern Eurasia, and how do they relate to the 36th parallel?

    Geographically, Western and Eastern Eurasia are defined by their access to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, respectively, and by being north of the 36th parallel. Central Eurasia, on the other hand, is characterized by being a landmass that cannot access such maritime freedoms and is connected directly to the south of the 36th parallel. The key geographical characteristics are based on the ancient greeks, in which they distinguished lands by maritime access or the lack of it. Western Eurasia horizontally runs parallel to Anglo America and Britannia, while Eastern Eurasia has direct access to the North Pacific, also in parallel to Anglo America. Central eurasia does not have this access. Regions such as Anatolia, Eastern Europe, Fennoscandia, and Bohai Manchuria are categorized together due to their similiar geographical conditions of protruding away from the central Eurasian landmass, but lacking full maritime access. How is the concept of “the West” defined within this geographical and historical context, and what criteria are used to determine a nation’s inclusion?

    The “West” is defined less by culture or ethnicity and more by a geographical and historical context. It encompasses nations that developed through the reforms of the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment, culminating in the Industrial Revolution and the capitalist mode of production. Four criteria are considered: Did it follow the reforms of the Renaissance, Science, and Enlightenment? Did it undergo its own Industrial Revolution, thus entering the capitalistic world system? Did it utilize its advancements in intercontinental colonialism? Was all this done independently by the nation?

    Nations like Russia, Japan, and Korea, which industrialized by extracting knowledge from the West and did not fully meet these conditions, are not considered fully “Western”. Meanwhile, countries like Poland, which had cultural connections to the West but lacked the geographical access to thrive during the industrial revolution, are also not considered fully part of the west.

    Why are some countries like Russia, Korea, and Japan considered to have a “peripheral” relationship to the West, and what distinguishes them?

    Countries like Russia, Japan, and Korea have a “peripheral” relationship to the West, not because they are inferior but rather due to their unique circumstances in the context of industrialization and colonialism. While these nations adopted industrial and capitalist structures, they did so by extracting knowledge from the west rather than being directly connected to the cultural and historical events of the West (the reformation, scientific revolution, and enlightement). They industrialized later in the 19th century, they abolished feudalism and participated in capitalist world systems, and some engaged in intercontinental colonialism. What separates them from the “west” is that their modernity is derived, not of their own geographical condition, but derived from western knowledge. Russia, Japan, and Korea independently abolished feudalism, progressed to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies - however, these are all things that were extracted from the west, and so these countries are still outside of what the definition of the “west” is. The geographical definition of the west as the industrial hearth is the region in which these countries derive their modernity.

    What is the concept of the “belt of modernity” and how do nations become part of this belt?

    The “belt of modernity” is a geographical and historical concept referring to the regions of the world that were directly involved in the industrial revolution that began in Britain and spread geographically. Countries like Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and eastern eurasian russia and korea, which occupy regions directly connected to the seas in which angloid industrial revolution and modernity spread, are considered a part of this belt. This belt of modernity forms through geographical access to the north pacific sea, the north atlantic sea, and the north sea. This geographical access allowed for rapid industrialization via seafaring merchant expansion, and intercontinental colonization. Nations like Japan and the orthodox christian balkans while modern, exist outside of this belt of modernity. These nations, while also modern, did not have the historical, or geographical context to have the same type of modernity as the nations within the belt. In the case of Japan’s own industrialized modernity, it does not form a connection to the belt of modernity, but rather links itself to the closest foreign country which is a part of this belt of modernity, which is korea. Thus, korea has two forms of modernity, both angloid derived and japanese derived.

    How does this model address the integration and modernity of Japan, specifically concerning Honshu and Hokkaido?

    Japan’s integration into this geographical and historical model is complex due to the nature of Honshu and Hokkaido. Geographically, Honshu is located south of the 36th parallel, categorizing it as part of the Archigapelic Pacific Continent. Since lands south of the 36th parallel are unable to receive modernity from the industrial angloid hearth, it does not receive modernity by this geographic standard. Hokkaido, in contrast, is located north of the 36th parallel, which by this standard would allow it to connect to the belt of modernity, however, since hokkaido’s integration into modernity is dependent on honshu, and honshu is unable to receive modernity from the angloid industrial hearth, hokkaido’s modernity is limited to it’s own borders. However, Japan, as a whole, was able to independently abolish the feudal system, progress to an industrialized capitalist society, and had mercantilist intercontinental colonies, therefore, despite these limitations, it’s still considered a modern nation, albeit with a modernity not of angloid origin, and thus its modernity is of its own creation and limited to its borders, while nations of west and east eurasia all derive their modernity from the angloid industrial hearth and the seas in which this hearth operates on. Thus, honshu’s modernity stems from its own development, connecting it to the closest nation within the belt of modernity, which is Korea. As a result, Korea has two forms of modernity: angloid and japanese…