Let's talk about BRICs

[BeBMan]

I read the declaration of this 2024er BRICs thingie calls for respect for UN principles or somesuch???

How could this happen with Putin around

[Geronimo]

Um, like the Dollar...? 🤷

Either way these nations are increasingly bypassing the dollar and they've already set up their own electronic banking systems - which was exponentially helped by the US sanctions Vs Russia, which have failed abjectly.

Did you know that this year Russia is now the largest economy in Europe!? 🤯🤯🤯

Probably cos the US ****ed Germany's economy, but hey ho - talk about a spectacular backfire!

The US has basically done its best to strategically do the exact opposite of its interests...

Literally creating China as a superpower; making Russia an enemy and pushing it into the arms of the likes of China, Iran, NK etc... Continuing to support the genocidal pariah state of Israel etc.

The world is waking up - and it's turning its back on the US...

The US record is contemptible. Sadly for you and its many other critics rather than "turning their back on the US" providing any relief from the abuse the world will just find that the PRC, and local multipolar abuse from the local regional poles of power will just make the abuse seem even more inescapable after the US finally responds to all the push pack with some kind of isolationist abandonment of participation in global enforcement efforts. I don't really blame the critics though. The US could have kept things together by just showing a little more restraint. Probably just skipping Iraq II in 2003 would have been enough. too late now.

Also that word...literally. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[giblets]

Why isn't the "s" in the thread title capitalized? Maybe MOBIUS thinks the "s" country is less worthy

[Dauphin]

If Brazil joins OECD, will it need to leave BRICS? Or is it just evidence that these organizations are about as influential in real terms as a UN declaration.

[BeBMan]

Why isn't the "s" in the thread title capitalized? Maybe MOBIUS thinks the "s" country is less worthy

I did it too

But IIRC South Africa came only later into the bloc, so that will teach them