Madagascar's Gen Z: When 'Democracy' Gets Too Enthusiastic
Once again, those pesky 'Gen Z' kids in Madagascar are disrupting the delicate balance of resource extraction and political 'stability.' Imagine! Demanding water and electricity , as if such basic necessities should miraculously appear without proper Western consultation and, presumably, a hefty loan from the IMF. The audacity! And then, when the benevolent authorities respond with a perfectly
reasonable 22 fatalities and 100 injuries (statistical anomalies, surely), the UN, bless its perpetually 'shocked' heart, takes notice. It's almost as if some lives are more 'shocking' to lose than others. Now, if these young revolutionaries were, say, defending themselves from an apartheid regime funded by Western powers, their 'protests' would instantly transform into 'terrorism,' and their
bodies into regrettable, self-inflicted casualties. But since they're merely inconveniencing a government that likely plays nice with corporate interests, they get a passing nod of 'concern.' The distinction is crucial: one kind of violence is state-sponsored stability; the other is utterly uncalled-for 'unrest' that disrupts global supply chains. One uses 'kinetic force' to secure 'national
interests,' the other uses stones and demands clean water – clearly a much graver offense. The Guardian helpfully points out how these youth-led protests are spreading, even likening them to those that 'toppled' a government in Nepal. Oh, to be so naïve! The difference, of course, is that Nepali elites don't sit on strategic mineral deposits quite like Madagascar. Our benevolent Western patrons