"But history is merely an endless repetition, a succession of victories and defeats; a right is never conquered definitively, nor any freedom safe from violence (...)". What happened yesterday at Ambatofotsy does nothing to contradict this reflection by Stefan Zweig in his work "Conscience Against Violence", published in 1936. One year after the 2025 "tolona"
By calendar coincidence, the demonstration by transporters "pro-Fasan'ny Karana" or "anti-Amoronankona" (depending on perspective) took place on the same day as the launch of the "Avelao izahay hiteny" movement, on September 15, 2025. Using similar tactics consisting of erecting roadblocks against security forces wielding tear gas grenades. "A right (that of demonstrating, in yesterday's case) is never conquered definitively". "Nor any freedom safe from violence", as witnessed on September 15, 2026 at Ambatofotsy, where there were injuries and one death, while the defense and security forces had solemnly committed, following the fall of the previous regime, to no longer violently suppress peaceful demonstrations. Especially not to abuse tear gas grenades to avoid bloodshed. Even less to use live ammunition to prevent loss of life, as on September 25, 2025. One year later, history has served up virtually the same dish, with the same security forces but not the same regime. "When one says that the same causes produce the same effects, one says nothing. For the same things never reproduce themselves", according to another writer from the same era, to cite precisely Paul Valéry. In any case, the striking transporters do not intend to "wait for Paul", just as the Transport Minister refuses to back down on Amoronankona. It remains to be seen whether a delegation from the refoundation regime will present its condolences to the family of the demonstrator who died yesterday, whose body will likely not be cremated at Fasan'ny Karana.