https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/0351841f-f59b-4e35-84f1-54e6294fff8b Marco Rubio had expressed his anxiety over a Brazil-China trade deal that would see both BRICS countries trade in their own currencies in 2023 before he became Secretary of State in the Trump administration. The primary concern is the U.S. dollar losing its chokehold over the Global South and the world economy, and consequently, the United States losing its ability to sanction any country that challenges its hegemony. The expansion of BRICS, a group founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa that now includes 11 full member states, represents more than 40% of world GDP and more than half of the world's population, and has set off alarm bells in Washington, DC. The question is, why, if Rubio is so concerned about the dollar being replaced, is his administration now raising tariffs on all the aforementioned countries? Furthermore, why would his nation sanction major economies that trade in U.S. dollars? The fact that he made this statement before coming into office is a reflection that this is not a Trump policy but a pre-existing empire policy that has latched onto MAGA as a vehicle of legitimacy. The world policeman and imperial superiority complex is revealing itself. What Washington is saying is simple: you have to eat my carrot so I can have the ability to hit you with the stick. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:19:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/0351841f-f59b-4e35-84f1-54e6294fff8b All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.