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Malaysia to Join BRICS

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79 points eatonphil | 1 comments | 18 Jun 24 09:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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MaxPock ◴[18 Jun 24 11:43 UTC] No.40716600[source]▶
Why do Westerners hate the idea of BRICS so much ?

If western institutions and way of life are superior ,then capital will naturally gravitate towards them ..

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stewx ◴[18 Jun 24 11:48 UTC] No.40716654[source]▶
Because member states like China and Russia are illiberal and left to their own devices pose a risk to global security and human rights. When these illiberal countries band together, the West loses economic and political leverage over them to change their ways.
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1. aaomidi ◴[18 Jun 24 13:43 UTC] No.40717783[source]▶
It's easy to say that when you've ignored the statements made from Israeli government officials in regards to Palestinians.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/defense-ministe...

"I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed,"

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1211133201/netanyahus-referen...

> MOTTI INBARI: The biblical commandment is to completely destroy all of Amalek. And when I'm talking about completely destroy, we're talking about killing each and every one of them - including babies, including their property, including the animals - everything.

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Again, the main point is, the vast majority of the world wants to see a ceasefire and a stop in US veto abuse. That's as "illiberal" as it gets.