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Demanding military dictatorship

mardi 19 octobre 2021 à 02:00

Protesters in Sudan are demanding military dictatorship.

I have to join those who suspect that this is organized by a military faction aiming to seize power. Others are planning to rally in favor of civilian government.

That government has surrendered to oppression by the IMF. If these protests really mean, "Break the IMF deal," I share the feeling. The civilian government may have concluded that the loans are necessary to avoid even worse suffering than the IMF dishes out. However, if the government doesn't acknowledge what damage the IMF will do, people will consider it self-serving.

Would a military government reject an IMF "rescue"? I tend to doubt it. Dictators are generally happy to borrow money that the people will have to pay back.