[BroJoeK]

JonPreston #339: "BroJoeK. Are you aware that US puppet states are falling faster than dominos in a nursing home?"

JonPreston: "Each addition to BRICKS should be a guide for you Neocons"

BRICS as expanded to date:

I see, you're talking about BRICS:

Originally:
1. Brazil
2. India
3. Russia
4. China
5. South Africa

   Newly added:

6. Egypt
7. Ethiopia
8. Iran
9. UAE

   Cold War Non-Aligned Countries, still active today:

   Applicants:

10. Algeria
11. Bahrain
12. Bangladesh
13. Belarus
14. Bolivia
15. Cuba
16. Kazakhstan
17. Kuwait
18. Palestine
19. Senegal
20. Thailand
21. Venezuela

BRICS can be thought of as a variation on the theme of the old Non-Aligned Movement -- 120 countries (plus 18 observers) which claimed they didn't align with either Cold War super-power block.

BRICS countries total to about 1/2 of the world's population, 1/4 (nominal) to 1/3 (PPP) of the world's GDP, about 1/5 of the world's defense spending.
Around 4% of international trade is done in BRICS currencies, and that is almost entirely the Chinese Yuan.
The remaining 96% of world trade is done in Dollars (US, Canadia, Australian, Singapore), Euros, Japanese Yen and British Pounds.

So, a list of BRICS countries leads to two questions, for starters:

• Which of these countries do you consider to be "US puppet states" and why did you think they were?

• What is different about BRICS today, that you think makes BRICS more threatening to American interests than it was when first formed in 2010?

[JonPreston]

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  JonPreston #339: "BroJoeK. Are you aware that US puppet states are falling faster than dominos in a nursing home?"

  JonPreston: "Each addition to BRICKS should be a guide for you Neocons"

  BRICS as expanded to date:

  I see, you're talking about BRICS:

  Originally:
  1. Brazil
  2. India
  3. Russia
  4. China
  5. South Africa

     Newly added:

  6. Egypt
  7. Ethiopia
  8. Iran
  9. UAE

     Cold War Non-Aligned Countries, still active today:

     Applicants:

  10. Algeria
  11. Bahrain
  12. Bangladesh
  13. Belarus
  14. Bolivia
  15. Cuba
  16. Kazakhstan
  17. Kuwait
  18. Palestine
  19. Senegal
  20. Thailand
  21. Venezuela

  BRICS can be thought of as a variation on the theme of the old Non-Aligned Movement -- 120 countries (plus 18 observers) which claimed they didn't align with either Cold War super-power block.

  BRICS countries total to about 1/2 of the world's population, 1/4 (nominal) to 1/3 (PPP) of the world's GDP, about 1/5 of the world's defense spending.
  Around 4% of international trade is done in BRICS currencies, and that is almost entirely the Chinese Yuan.
  The remaining 96% of world trade is done in Dollars (US, Canadia, Australian, Singapore), Euros, Japanese Yen and British Pounds.

  So, a list of BRICS countries leads to two questions, for starters:

  • Which of these countries do you consider to be "US puppet states" and why did you think they were?

  • What is different about BRICS today, that you think makes BRICS more threatening to American interests than it was when first formed in 2010?
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