Uh.... Israel and Turkey haven't applied and want nothing to do with BRICs because they are not desperate enough to consider it. At it's best it's still a toot

Uh.... Israel and Turkey haven't applied and want nothing to do with BRICs because they are not desperate enough to consider it. At it's best it's still a toothless fantasy, at its worst it's G7 but for supervillains. And for all the criticisms you might have for G7 and "the west", BRICs is shaping up to be much, much more exploitative. But my opinions don't really matter. If they can actually figure out a new international commerce and trading system that doesn't rely on dollars and the US Navy, despite all hating each other and each others' currencies, hats off to them. In the meantime I won't wait up.