Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Pro-junta rallies tolerated in Niger, but pro-democracy gatherings face crackdowns • FRANCE 24" video.

  1. Explain to us how it's relevant to the topic at hand. Coup supporters like to make a link with French colonialism, but it's unclear how it's of relevance. Seize your chance to sway "Western" opinion.
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  2. That's how autocrats work, regardless of how they came to power.
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  3.  @WTFVIDSok  If a coup d'etat achieves such a thing, why didn't Niger's four previous coups do the trick? I bet that when Niger "celebrates" its tenth coup d'etat in 2080, France will still be blamed for continued colonialism.
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