http://www.usawatchdog.com/germany-secretly-planning-on-joining-brics-jim-willie/ Dr Jim Willy has been saying for some time that Germany will join the BRICS Nations which include Brazil, India, China and South Africa. If Germany joins this will speed up the demise of the US $.This will be a powerful economic unit that has both production and high tech abilities.

They already have two banks,CRA or Credit Reserve A/C and the BRICS Development Bank. They want to back their currency with gold.France was told not to deliver war ships to Russia and ignored that sanction. Germany has 3000 companies that do business with Russia and will probably ignore US sanctions also.

The question is for us, can we rely on the USA as an ally as they begin to have serious problems at home? Would we too be better off joining the BRICS as China is our largest trading partner.

No Arjay, we cannot rely on the USA to protect us indefinitely - that's why we need to have our own nukes, biological weapons too.

If Tibetans had nuclear weapons at the time, they would still be free people today.

If the Tibetans had nukes they would not be the same Tibetans the world respects as a peace loving spiritual people. If the Tibetans had nukes back in the 1950's or 60's, and used them in defence, it would have triggered a massive nuclear war and we would all probably be non-existant now.

Is Yutusu saying the world would be a safer place if everyone has nukes and/or biological weapons? Or does he support selective distribution to only the countries he approves. Tough talking from a declared anarchist. Looks more like a quick recipe for world annihilation to me.

No offense but such thinking is as ridiculous as the American NRA's defence of extending the 'Right to Bare Arms' to unlimited assault weapons, machine guns and even bazooka's if so desired.

Australia should stick with the USA and aim to build strong economic relationships throughout the East.

Yuyutsu, my apologies for misspelling your name in previous post.

The entire Western world will "join" the BRICS, as excessive Third World immigration drags our living standards *down* to their level.

Poverty on this planet is not created by China. It is the debt money creation system that enslaves people making them ignorant,having too many children and poor.

Our Western Economic system is on the verge of the biggest collapse before the 1890's Depression.$1500 trillion is tied up in the gambling derivative market to which our shares and pension funds are connected. This phoney derivative market is 21 times the GDP of the planet. When it comes down our money will be worth zilch. This is why the BRICS Nations want a new monetary system.