The Democratic Piece » women http://democraticpiece.com Tentative conclusions on democracy & governance Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Sudanese liberalism http://democraticpiece.com/2009/11/28/sudanese-liberalism/ http://democraticpiece.com/2009/11/28/sudanese-liberalism/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:09:56 +0000 Jack http://democraticpiece.com/?p=1505 Omar al-Bashir’s government has whipped a 16-year old Christian girl 50 times for wearing a skirt that stopped at her knees.

Make of it what you will, but I am reminded of the effort to hold elections in Sudan. This juxtaposition recalls that liberal democratic institutions are entirely compatible with theocratic tyranny over the human spirit. Just ask Rebecca Nurse and Hester Prynne. Like we did 300 years ago, Sudan has a very long way to go.

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