These days, individual and institutional voices are rising, calling publicly, or in twisted ways, to accept the continued rule of the Army and Rapid Support coalition for a transitional period, which they believe, despite the experiences of the recent past, will be short, during which civilians, especially parties and other civil society organizations, will be removed from power. The military pledges to hand over power to civilians after that, perhaps through elections organized by an alliance of the military and the militia, and those behind them, according to their desire, both temporally and formally.
I find in such calls a sick despair of the partisan civilians and professionals calling for this, and a free, hard-to-digest acceptance of the re-empowerment of a group that has repeatedly betrayed its covenants. It is something that I find strange to be called for, no matter how short the proposed period is, and no matter how many pledges have been made by those who have repeatedly betrayed the covenant, and by those who kindled the flames of this senseless war that has set the country back centuries with what it has caused, and is still causing, of physical and moral destruction in the infrastructure, and what It has exposed or deepened cracks in the societal fabric that are difficult to mend, and the wreckage it left behind has brought the country’s economies back to the bottom of nothingness. The military has proven that they are not trustworthy, hearts are not reassured by their intentions, and they do not deserve any guarantees of amnesty or transitional justice. In retaliation there is life for those with understanding.
What is happening in our country’s political, security and societal spaces confirms every day that the country is in need of (a lot of) everyone, and that it is in dire need of effective imposition of security and comprehensive societal discipline that takes place in parallel with a constitutional, administrative and economic re-arrangement for a sufficient period of time. Under a neutral international umbrella, it allows parties and other civil organizations free time during which they evaluate their experiences, rearrange their affairs, and strive to prepare future programs and policies that are compatible with the concepts and ambitions of the revolutionary generation, which was psychologically torn apart by the Thirties of Rescue, and awakened from its cradle by the glorious December Revolution. The ongoing senseless war almost makes him lose faith in the homeland, in the honorable heritage it represents, and in the civilizational and cultural roots that extend within it, worthy of being a source of pride, attraction, and pride, and fuel for aspiration for a worthy future for a homeland worthy of survival.
The danger ahead and the depths that loom before us make it necessary for us to admit before it is too late that we (alone) will not be able to save ourselves, keep our homeland proud and united, and our honor protected and secure. The United Nations, with its neutrality, its organs, and its technical, financial, and logistical capabilities, is capable of putting us back on track, without a price paid or expected… Rather, it is our right as its permanent members to do so without harm or harm, and before it is too late. So that Sudan does not turn into a group of warring states that threaten the region, and the people of Sudan turn into permanent searchers for unwelcoming immigrants and humiliating displacement camps that shelter them and give them in charity crumbs of bread that do not satisfy their thirst or preserve dignity, God forbid.
Let us be realistic. We cannot and will not accept the continuation of military rule voluntarily. We have a homeland to which we are proud to belong, and it deserves to remain lofty and united, and for its people to remain strengthened and honored in its embrace and lands.
God bless you, my country.
Prof
Mahdi Amin Al-Toum
May 8, 2024 AD
mahdieltom23@gmail.com
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