This is a good comment. The reason I am bullish on BRICS is because the rest of the world is acutely aware of the abuses they have received from the US over the last 70 years. When polled about which countries were perceived as the greatest threats to world peace and stability, the rest of the world overwhelmingly chose the United States. A distant second and third were Pakistan and Israel. Our country routinely votes as an island in UN affairs and wields veto power over any issue deemed unsatisfactory to our corporations. Foreign governments know very well that the US uses its reserve currency status to export inflation to countries that have no choice but to borrow in dollars or have their purchasing power diminished when purchasing food and fuel from abroad. Countries know who the bully is, and their unity is the answer.