“I have already said that Burkina Faso cannot be developed outside the path set by Thomas Sankara."
The last bit literally almost made me cry, Burkina Faso being set back on the path Thomas Sankara was leading it down. Good things actually fucking happening for once
Important to be cautious. Hope for the best but don’t be shocked by worse. Pessimism of the intellect optimism of the will.
I’d be interested whether other comrades with could suggest actually good source and analysis (preferably in French) that shed light on the current domestic situation in terms of the internal, domestic politics and policies of the current government in Burkina Faso. Really hope that it’s a case of genuine revolutionary currents within the military and not simply a leveraging of the popularity of pan-Africanist and anti-imperialist language and ideas and individuals like Sankara to ensure political legitimacy.
Quick, let’s start tricking the libs into supporting this by comparing it to Wakanda, before the State Department starts their propaganda!
Oh fuck, that’s what it’s going to be isn’t it? Martin Freeman and a Hologram of Chadwick Bozeman in costume as their characters from Black Panther shaking hands while a voiceover tells us that sending weapons to arm freedom fighters death squads is actually a good thing and that “With your help, we can make Wakanda possible. Vote Biden. This message sponsored by the Raytheon organization for a brighter tomorrow.”
monkey’s paw finger curls
Libs: Burkina Faso (Wakanda) has been taken over by Ibrahim Traore (Killmonger), the West (the Avengers) must help restore Democracy (Black Panther).
I think that’s unlikely with Burkina Faso at least, unless the president and prime minister get assassinated of course
yes, but in 1986, the USSR was on the decline with the famed pizza hut fanboy gorby. and China was, while growing fast, nowhere near where it needed to be to provide an alternative to foreign capital investments from the capitalist-imperialist west. today the PRC is able to (and regularly does) invest in underdeveloped countries. and China provides hospitals, schools, and civilian infrastructure in addition to industry. even if the leaders of these West African countries weren’t communists, selling out to the west is less economically viable. plus, the people have more experience fighting neocolonialism than 40 years ago
now this is some af-frickin’ great news
