More than 6,000 young people follow the royal speech on Discord
Before the royal speech, some journalists and activists known for stirring controversy worked to create an atmosphere of tension and agitation, as if the country was on the brink of a manufactured confrontation. Anouzla wrote: “Morocco is holding its breath before the speech.” And W20 stated: “The most important speech since 2011.” Younes Maskin asked, “What do you expect from the royal speech?” Meanwhile, Mehdaoui went further, saying, “It may be a day to sign the end of the nightmare of overreach and control.”
These headlines were not innocent; they were part of a systematic attempt to entrap the king in a confrontation with the youth by inflating expectations and fabricating a clash between the monarchy and a rising generation that has begun to express itself in new ways.
However, the surprise came from an unexpected direction: more than 6,000 Gen Z youth chose to watch the royal speech live on Discord, marking a precedent that confirms the new generation is no longer held hostage by populist media or the echoes of incendiary speeches. Instead, it is a generation that prefers to listen, analyze, and form its opinion using reason rather than emotion.
This is a strong indication of the beginning of political and intellectual maturity within a generation that has often been portrayed as disinterested in politics. These young people, with their innate intelligence and sincere intentions, are starting to realize that the path to change does not go through live broadcasts on YouTube or tweets and blog posts, but through engagement in political framing and serious institutional participation.
At the same time, this event should serve as a wake-up call for these young people not to be used by those who have long past their prime, who today seek to settle old scores with the state by exploiting the enthusiasm of a generation that only believes in Morocco and its right to a better future.
Generation Z faces a real choice today: either to be used as fuel in losing battles led by the “old guard” seeking revenge, or to choose the path of awareness, framing, and responsible political action from within the institutions of their country.
What transpired on Discord was not merely a digital follow-up, but the birth of a new awareness. A generation that wants to participate, not to be exploited. A generation that refuses to be led from the outside and understands that the king and his people are in the same trench: the trench of construction, not destruction.
