Groups of Madagascar soldiers joined thousands of protestors in the capital Saturday, AFP reporters said, after announcing they would refuse any orders to shoot demonstrators.
Fresh youth-led demonstrations in Antananarivo drew large crowds in one of the biggest gatherings since a protest movement erupted on the Indian Ocean island on September 25.
Hey US forces and police, are you seeing this?
instructions unclear, they’re now at the zoo attempting to deport a hippo, a lion, a zebra, and a giraffe.
here is a picture of these violent criminals after their apprehension.
Uphold your oath to the Constitution, protect and serve the First Amendment and civilians. Not authoritarians, not corporations.
Makes you wonder about how most armies and soldiers fail to see what and who they are supposed to be in service of. It’s this part of the article that struck me the most…
“Let us join forces, military, gendarmes and police, and refuse to be paid to shoot our friends, our brothers and our sisters,” the soldiers at the base in Soanierana district said in a video posted on social media.
They called on soldiers at the airport to “prevent all aircraft from taking off” and those in other camps to “refuse orders to shoot your friends”.
“Close the gates and await our instructions,” they said. “Do not obey orders from your superiors. Point your weapons at those who order you to fire on your comrades-in-arms, because they will not take care of our families if we die.”
Bravo. These are true soldiers. Not the cowards holding guns in uniforms like in most places.
They will not take care of our families if we die.
This line needs to be echoed everywhere. Authoritarians will not take care of your families if you die.
Finally some good fucking news.
Is there a Madagascar Gen Z protest as well?
The UN has said that at least 22 people were killed in the first days of the protests that started on 25 September at the call of a youth-led movement called “Gen Z”.
The Gen Z protests are really gaining momentum. Check this map:
The article says it’s a “youth-led movement that was sparked by anger over power and water shortages and evolved into a broader anti-government movement.” Factions of the military have joined the protesters. The current president was appointed after the last military coup in 2009.
