"Our country has long been in a very complicated system. Most of you who are young like me, we were born into this system, but that's not what will allow Burkina Faso to thrive. Because in this situation there are only two cases[options]: either we accept to fight or we remain slaves forever.
I told you once, there are those who are slaves in their minds, therefore they can only serve their masters."
[while addressing a group of young people. 4.2025]

In other words, it comes down to a particular sense of independence and a determination for self-sufficiency. And just because you've grown up in the "complicated system" does not mean you should be a slave to it. Traore thinks Burkina Faso can only "thrive" in a meaningful way by engaging a mindset that reaches outside the box. And thats exactly why the puppet masters see him as a threat.