At their best, Western values are the Enlightenment values of reason, tolerance, free-speech & human rights. These are worth defending.
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The West is sometimes also used to refer specifically to a white Christian civilization. This is not worth defending.
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No, it's not. Christianity does not merit preserving tho we can find some pleasure in its familiar narratives and rituals & symbolism.
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Skin colour seems a very strange thing to find important. The culture(s) of the west are not remotely affected by this.
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