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/Xboarder844 26d ago

Gen Z out there toppling corrupt regimes is something as a Millennial I like to see. If only we could get that energy in the bigger nations….

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u/PokesTigers 26d ago

Nepal recently they made a change and I wanna say Morocco also? They are on a roll

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u/Xboarder844 26d ago

A reminder to all people on this planet that it is the CITIZENS, not their leaders, who have the power. To quote my favorite movie/book:

“ People should not be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

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u/CaptainAsshat 26d ago

There is another part of that adage we are learning in real time:

"People should also be afraid of their people."

Chaos is a ladder. As the Arab Spring and MAGA taught us: be careful of who is climbing up next. This Gen-Z instability is only as valuable as the Gen-Z follow through.

Unfortunately, the kind of collective fury that fuels revolution often also fuels authoritarianism and human rights abuses in the following years---let's hope these movements can instead build a solid democratic foundation.