Power is given. The act of submission is always a choice. The Afghans never submitted. Not to the British, not to the Russians, nor to the Americans.

The BRICs need to adjust their worldview. They span 2/3 of the world's population. They represent potentially the world's largest customer and human resource market. Together they also hold most of the world's critical minerals and energy resources. If they stopped trading these with the West today it would simply terminate our Western societies within a year. We depend on our resource imperialism (as you can see Europe is on her knees because of our stupid boycott of Russia).

The only reason we are so successful is that we can organise and can close ranks to form a united front. The BRIC's weakness is that they can't. You refuse to use your collective strength and huge advantages... Hence we divide and rule you. So stop complaining or act accordingly:)