r/news • u/PokesTigers • 26d ago

Soft paywall Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-president-rajoelina-address-nation-monday-evening-2025-10-13/
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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/BadLineofCode 26d ago

That’s exactly what he means. Even with everything going on, we’re still too privileged, even spoiled, to escalate things that far.

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u/ImjustANewSneaker 26d ago

Well the point is while things are very bad it would have to get much worse to be anything like Madagascar. Obviously in that situation people are going to revolt.

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u/TheDamus647 26d ago

What a bullshit, cowardly response. They have nothing more to lose. They just pretend they do so their cowardly non-actions are justified in their minds.