They're not.... not exactly.

Russia is the true odd man out. They're terrified of a true monetary collapse and a possible western invasion. They've ditched a huge swath of US bonds and currency and exchanged it for Gold.

China doesn't mind going along with this because it's going to benefit their industry's tremendously. Most of the social control copies their system anyway. Frankly, they'd probably go along with it, but they still want thier control over their currency.

ME is fucked. When the petro-dollar goes, they'll take a beating they'll barely be able to withstand. Once there is less demand for fossil fuels (and there will be in this century regardless of whether or not TGR happens), they're whole economies will collapse. They lose no matter what happens.

Heh, it actually sounds like we're on the road to becoming one of the dystopian superstates from 1984. Why the fuck is that book so prophetic?

Because a socialist wrote about socialism, and we're living in a Fabian Socialist controlled west.