Chapo_is_Red [he/him]

My critique of BRICS isn’t of BRICS, but some of its most enthusiastic supporters.

BRICS isn’t a military alliance or an ideological organization. It’s an economic group of countries that have diverse interests, but who all want (to varying degrees) to carve out an alternative space in the global economy (i.e. they do want their economies subject to the whims and dictates of Washington). While that’s a progressive and necessary goal vis-a-vis the Empire, it’s not a new comintern either

“techno feudalism” isn’t a mode of production; we live under capitalism

He doesn’t understand feudalism, capitalism, or technology

I don’t think there’s enough of an appetite for a full scale invasion. Ever since the wind down of Iraq/Afghanistan, they’ve been very hesitant to do a large scale land invasion. I think even an unrealistically small “we can win with minimal ground footprint” invasion of Venezuela would see at least a hundred thousand military personnel entering the country. Realistically, they’d need a lot more (whether they’d be realistic is another matter)

Instead they’ve focused on special forces, use of proxies, and bombing. It’s possible, but I doubt it

Unironically, I think there’s upsides for children being under silly and arbitrary rules that they have to figure out how get around.