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 But I think both are relevant. In the real life Western banking vs BRICS scenario, The western banks, IE Trump, Biden, Netanyahu, Are keeping the western empire mostly intact through posturing and social distraction, While the BRICS countries are catching up many nations that missed out on the progress the west created. This is why it is a totally new psychological paradigm in Bitcoin. People visit Europe to see the antiquated empire that developed after farming was industrialised. People visit China and Africa to see how the most ancient people lived or are living. People visit Brazil to see the most densely concentrated nature in the Rainforest, Or maybe what earth looked like when there were dinosaurs. Both play a relevant role in history and society. The last Trump presidency taught me to think like a banker, That if you bet on both sides, You win and lose every time. Just like the Jewish Bankers in Russia. Russia still exists, Russian people (except the oligarchs) are mostly miserable, But the bank both thwarted its largest threat and it also owns the second largest oil reserve in the world. Russian criminals are the loss the bank incurred to take ownership of Russian natural resources.