Bjorn Blomquist
Apr 24, 2023

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You don't think China/Russia are egalitarian enough to maintain a world order? Did the West use egalitarianism to maintain the current world order, or did they use economic warfare and the threat of military intervention to keep Global South countries in line? China's Belt and Road initiative is building actual infrastructure in the Global South, while the West has ensnared poor countries in predatory loans through the IMF/World Bank. Is it surprising that Black/Brown countries would rather align themselves with BRICS rather than the G7? Your article frames the West as the "good guys" but are they really?

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