Some considered it a coup, even if the government brought it on itself. For others, rather than a coup, this was a decision by the military to avoid staging a coup against protesters. Had they remained neutral, the military would have de facto sided with a government that was violating democracy, and worse, repressing the opposition.
Abanye bakubheka njengokuketula umbuso, ngisho noma uhulumeni ekubangele yena ngokwakhe. Kwabanye, esikhundleni sokuthi kube ukuketulwa kombuso, kwakuyisinqumo sebutho lempi ukuze ligweme ukuketula umbuso phambi kwababhikishi. Ukube belihlale lingathathi hlangothi, ibutho lempi beliyobe eqinisweni leseka uhulumeni omelene nokubusa kwentando yeningi, okubi nakakhulu, ocindezela abaphikisi.