Civil Unrest in Senegal: Love, Peace , Violence, Stability

As the unrest continues, I have been pondering the following: What if they are right?

What if the disenfranchised, who love their country have to resort to violence to bring change? Is this different than the revolutionary war in the United States?

What if there are those who want peace only want it to preserve the system of corruption and the large class differences that exists in Senegal?

Who is right then and who is wrong?

The disenfranchised cannot remain in their position and the corrupt cannot maintain their position. Does this mean compromise? I thought that power was never given but taken? For the first time, the Army and even UN troops are on the roads.

Are they trying to preserve the peace or preserve the status quo?

The president has not been on TV to explain the situation to the people after a week of unrest. Is this normal for leadership?

As I have stated. I do not advocate violence (physical) but poverty is a form of violence by those who have the power. Being jobless and living on 1 or 2 meals a day is also a form of violence against poor and especially the vulnerable (children, elderly).

We must all overcome our fear of change. The young people who are fighting have overcome their fears and they want real change. Maybe it is time to recognize the legitimacy of their view and stop labeling them as troublemakers. They see the corruption, the invisible hand of the powerful outside interest, and their lack of worth in their society.

Is this real? So when is violence recommended? I don't know now.

However when corruption is destabilizing the society, maybe the threat or reality of violence is what stabilizes the situation. We see this in nature as violent thunderstorms often stablize the the hot summer afternoons, earthquakes often remove the pressure that has been building up for hundreds of years and exploding supernova give birth to solar systems that ultimately house humanity.

Senegal is still growing up and this maybe another growing pain of the young democracy.

I worry about harm coming to my friends in Senegal but I realize that they are suffering each day on some level. The lines have become blurry.