The Pickup, the Coffin, and the Myth of Balanced Lies: How Sudan’s Partitioning Is Justified in the Name of Neutrality
The Pickup, the Coffin, and the Myth of Balanced Lies: How Sudan's Partitioning Is Justified in the Name of Neutrality Amgad Fareid Eltayeb "Government is not merely an instrument of power, but a moral contract between the ruler and the ruled." Jean-Jacques Rousseau The deceptive narrative of "two governments," now being peddled by affiliates of the Sumood alliance following their meetings in Abu Dhabi, is an attempt to rebrand a false neutrality. By claiming that "two competing governments" are vying for legitimacy in Sudan, they seek to legitimize and normalize the farce of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala as a de facto government. This is a disguised act of partisanship, continuing the false equivalence they have adopted since the outbreak of war—an equivalence that pretends to balance two sides while in truth legitimizing the militia's violent seizure of power. This is not a sound or honest position. It is the product of a politicall...
