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@Radical_EgoCom fuck Russia trough fuck Putin
Russia and Putin deserve plenty of criticism, but BRICS is still a major asset to the international socialist movement.
@Radical_EgoCom they should kick him out then no one needs this fucker
Russia is one of the most significant members of BRICS due to its large economy, natural resources, and international influence. Russia is crucial for BRICS to be a force capable of counterbalancing against Western imperialism, i.e., the US. Kicking Russia out is out of the question.
@Radical_EgoCom @Yaminosenshi although I have a romantic vision of Slavic people (and in particular Russians - and I'm perfectly aware of how despicable russian imperialism has been in the last 2 centuries) as the one that paid the highest blood tribute to defeat the Nazis and the pushed the boundary of science and technology bringing the first man to space, the big weight there is obviously China, with an economy that is an order of magnitude bigger than Russia and being, in essence, the biggest industrial economy in the world. It was China who decided that the Ukrainian war had to begin after the Beijing Olympics.
China is definitely the greatest asset to BRICS, with Russia being the second, but if Russia were to leave BRICS, it would still be a huge blow to the alliance.
@Radical_EgoCom @Yaminosenshi I misread your post, I need to sleep.
But Russia, with it's aggressive behaviour and its terribly undiversified economy, might be a liability for China, that needs open global markets for its economy to prosper. Also, Russia's main business - fossil fuel extraction - is going to damage every other member of BRICS in potentially catastrophic ways already in the medium term.
The contradictions that Russia introduces into BRICS could be potentially damaging to the alliance, but Russia also provides essential benefits to the BRICS alliance, such as its large geopolitical influence that allows BRICS to extend its influence outside of BRICS, and while it's fossil fuel business can potentially lead to damage, it also provides BRICS allies with energy security. Also, its massive military is a huge asset to BRICS.
@Radical_EgoCom @zassenhaus Putin still an dick head
@Yaminosenshi @Radical_EgoCom I do agree that Putin is basically a 21st century tzar, and I would like to remind that Bolsheviks didn't like tzars much.
And to the general point, are BRICS an asset for socialism? Possibly, partially, see above. Does this justify support for Russia in the Ukrainian war? Hell no. Russia happens to be, by pure chance, on the right side on the Israeli-Palestinian war, just because they oppose American imperialism.
In any case, I think we agree that the cartoon of BRICS punching America with a red arm with hammer and sickle painted on it does not really match reality much
From my interpretation of the image, it isn't trying to convey that BRICS is socialist or communist, but that BRICS is an arm of the international socialist and communist movement in its fight against US imperialism. Interpreting it that way, the image does match reality.