Burkina Faso: Another Coup Led by U.S.-Trained Soldier

Re:Burkina Faso: Another Coup Led by U.S.-Trained Soldier by jwmhjwmh on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:33AM (#30616454)

I believe Burkina Faso did very well under Thomas Sankara, whether or not you want to call him a "strongman". He definitely was not aligned with the West. In fact, he had close relations with Cuba.

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Re:Burkina Faso: Another Coup Led by U.S.-Trained Soldier by jessaustin on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:32AM (#30626176)

Incidentally, Sankara met Blaise Compaoré, who orchestrated both the coup that brought Sankara to power and the one that murdered him, at a foreign military training facility.

I can't help thinking that voting is a better way to select leaders. It's too bad we haven't invested in some sort of training in democracy.

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Re:Burkina Faso: Another Coup Led by U.S.-Trained Soldier by jwmhjwmh on Thursday March 10, 2022 @08:45AM (#30626792)

There were two other coups in the years leading up to Sankara's taking power, so I wouldn't say that the country was exactly in a stable state.

I don't think the problem is the lack of training in democracy. I think the problem is the powerful forces opposed to democracy. When he assassinated Sankara, Blaise Compaoré represented the interests of imperialists.

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