TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE SILENCE TODAY.
To those who choose silence today. History teaches us an implacable lesson: When we turn a blind eye to dehumanization, we often end up becoming its victims.
The recent images showing bodies arranged in the shape of a swastika, if authenticated, are not merely acts of barbarity. They carry a symbol that recalls one of the most murderous ideologies in human history.
Many today believe that Africa Corps or the Wagner Group serve their current interests. But no population should believe that a force that normalizes hatred, glorifies violence, or denies human dignity will stop permanently at its current enemies.
The name “Wagner” refers to the German composer Richard Wagner, whose work was later appropriated and exalted by the Nazi regime. As for the name “Africa Corps,” it directly evokes the Afrika Korps, the German expeditionary force of World War II.
Those who think, “They’ll never come after us,” should remember that history is full of allies who became victims. Unbridled violence knows neither loyalty nor gratitude. It always ends up engulfing those who believed they could control it.
To remain silent in the face of atrocities committed against other peoples, against other villages, against other families, is to accept that these same methods could one day become the norm.
This is not a fight between communities. It is about defending a universal value: the dignity of every human being. No political, military, or ethnic interest justifies transforming bodies into messages of terror.
History will judge the perpetrators of these crimes. But it will also judge those who chose to remain silent even though they knew.
Today, the question is not which side you are on. It is which side of humanity you choose to remain on.
Done in Angers, June 26, 2026