Well, here we are in the late hours of the latest and biggest bubbles that central banks can blow. The whole world is involved, and no country will be immune from the aftershocks when these nested bubbles in virtually all asset classes burst.
In fact, the whole scheme requires that political and monetary solidarity be maintained. If anyone breaks ranks, then the whole thing could come crashing down.
Of course, Russia has already broken ranks, big time, and is busily maneuvering itself away from the dollar and all things dollar-related as fast as possible. It remains to be seen how China will eventually lean in this story, but for now we can note that it seems to be leaning both ways: preserving its trade ties with the West while buying more and more energy from Russia.
An interesting moment in recent history arrived in the aftermath of the recent tragic French shootings. The world leaders, sans the US, all gathered and demonstrated their resolve and solidarity with the French people by marching in Paris.
Even more boldly, considering the concentration of power, they led the march, arms locked, braving everything because the moment was too important to let pass:
World Leaders Head Paris March Honoring Terror Victims
Jan 11, 2015
More than 1 million people — including leaders from around the world — today marched as part of "a cry for freedom" to honor those killed in this week's terror attacks in Paris.
World leaders in attendance included Germany's Angela Merkel, Britain's David Cameron, Italy's Matteo Renzi, Mariano Rajoy of Spain, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ukraine Presiden Petro Poroshenko, and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
(Source)
I mean, heck there's Netanyahu right up front waving to somebody off camera, presumably some people on balconies or something.
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