Ndi David Swanson, World BEYOND War, March 14, 2022
Kwa zaka zambiri, anthu a ku United States ankawoneka kuti alibe chidwi ndi kuvutika koopsa kwa nkhondo. Mabungwe ofalitsa nkhani amapewa izi, zidapangitsa kuti nkhondo iwoneke ngati masewero a kanema, nthawi zina amatchulidwa kuti akuvutika ndi asitikali aku US, ndipo kamodzi pa mwezi wabuluu adakhudzanso kufa kwa anthu wamba ochepa ngati kuti kupha kwawo kunali kosokoneza. Anthu aku US adalipira ndalama ndipo amakondwera kapena kulekerera zaka ndi zaka zankhondo zamagazi, ndipo adatuluka akutha kukhulupirira zabodza kuti gawo lalikulu la imfa zankhondo ndi za asitikali, kuti gawo lalikulu laimfa pankhondo zaku US ndi asitikali aku US, omwe. Nkhondo zimachitika m'malo osadziwika bwino otchedwa "bwalo lankhondo," ndikuti, kupatulapo kawirikawiri, anthu omwe anaphedwa ndi asitikali aku US ndi anthu omwe amafunikira kupha ndendende ngati omwe amaweruzidwa kuti aphedwe m'makhothi aku US (kupatula omwe adachotsedwa pambuyo pake).
Kwa zaka zambiri, olimbikitsa mtendere anzeru ndi anzeru adalangiza kuti tisamatchule mamiliyoni a amuna, akazi, ndi ana ophedwa, ovulazidwa, osowa pokhala, ochita mantha, opwetekedwa mtima, akupha, kapena kufa ndi njala ndi nkhondo za ku US. Palibe amene akanasamala za iwo, tinauzidwa, kotero kuwatchula sikungawathandize kwenikweni. Kungakhale kwanzeru kutchula zankhondo zaku US zokha, ngakhale zitalimbikitsa chikhulupiriro chabodza chakuti nkhondozo sizinali za mbali imodzi yopha anthu. Zingakhale zanzeru kwambiri, tinauzidwa, kuyang'ana pa ndalama zachuma za nkhondo, ngakhale kuti boma la US limangopanga ndalama zomwe likufuna pa nkhondo zambiri. Tinauzidwa kuti ndalama ndi zinthu zimene anthu angasamale nazo.
Zowona, vuto lodziwikiratu silinali zomwe tinkakamba, koma kuti sitinaloledwe pawailesi yakanema. Zachidziwikire, anthu ambiri okhala ku US si anthu opanda chifundo. Inde, anthu amasamala nthawi zonse za anthu akutali komanso osiyanasiyana. Pamene okhudzidwa ndi mphepo yamkuntho amawonetsedwa m'ma TV ngati oyenera, anthu amapereka. Njala ikanenedwa m’chilengedwe, ndalamazo zimatuluka. Khansara ikawonetsedwa kuti imachokera ku malo osawoneka bwino, osadetsedwa, ndikungokukakamizani kuti mupeze dera lomwe silingayendetse mpikisano wothamanga kuti muchiritse. Chifukwa chake, mwachidziwitso, nthawi zonse ndimakhulupirira kuti anthu ku United States angasamalire anthu omwe akuzunzidwa pankhondo. Monga momwe akanatha kulengeza kuti "Ndife Tonse A French" bomba litaphulika ku France, amatha kunena kuti "Tonse Ndife Yemeni" pamene asilikali a US ndi Saudi akuopseza ana aku Yemeni, kapena kulengeza kuti "Tonse Ndife Afghans" pamene Joe. Biden amaba mabiliyoni a madola ofunikira kuti akhale ndi moyo.
Mudzaona vuto lenileni, ndithudi. Palibe chinthu ngati kuopsezedwa ndi asitikali aku US kapena Purezidenti waku US akubera alendo. Pafupifupi palibe amene amadziwa ngakhale mbendera ya Yemeni ndi mitundu yanji - mocheperapo sanaime paliponse. Muzofalitsa zaku US zinthuzo kulibe. Koma kusamala anthu okhudzidwa ndi nkhondo kulipo. Ndikukumbukira bwino lomwe kuti anthu amasamala za makanda ongopeka omwe amachotsedwa ku ma incubators kuti nkhondo yoyamba yapanyanja ipite, kapena zomwe zidakhudzidwa ndi mavidiyo a anthu omwe adazunzidwa ndi ISIS. "Rwanda" inali mkangano wopanda pake pankhondo yaku Libya ndendende chifukwa anthu amamveka kuti amasamala za omwe akuzunzidwa pankhondo pakafunika kutero. Asiriya akhala oyenerera kumenyedwa pankhondo pomwe mbali yolakwika idanamiziridwa kuti idagwiritsa ntchito chida cholakwika. Kusamalira ozunzidwa ndi nkhondo kunali kotheka nthawi zonse, ndipo tsopano zafalikira pakati. Tsopano tikuwona, zolunjika kwa anthu aku Ukraine, nkhawa ndi chifundo zomwe zinali zotheka nthawi zonse kwa ana aang'ono ndi agogo omwe anaphedwa ndi nkhondo ku Iraq kapena mayiko ena ambiri.
Kwa ife omwe kutsutsa kwawo kunkhondo nthawi zonse kumayendetsedwa ndi kukhudzidwa kwa omwe akukhudzidwa nawo mwachindunji - kuwonjezeredwa ndi nkhawa kwa omwe akuzunzidwa chifukwa chopatutsa zinthu zambiri kunkhondo m'malo mochita zinthu zothandiza - uwu ndi mwayi wolankhula moona mtima. Kulankhula moona mtima nthawi zonse kumakhala kokopa kuposa kulankhula mwachiwembu. Pokhapokha mutaganiza zokondwera ndi kupha anthu ambiri ku Russia, nawu mwayi woti munene kwa anthu omwe amawononga media: INDE! INDE! Tili ndi inu! Nkhondo ndi yoopsa! Nkhondo ndi yachisembwere! Palibe choipa kuposa nkhondo! Tiyenera kuthetsa khalidwe loipali! Tiyenera kuthetsa izo mosasamala kanthu za amene azichita kapena chifukwa chake. Ndipo tichita izi pokhapokha titaphunzira mphamvu yakuchita zopanda chiwawa kuti tipewe.
Mamiliyoni a anthu aku Russia komanso omwe si a Russia amakhulupirira kuti Russia ikuchita zinthu zodzitchinjiriza komanso kuti chilichonse chomwe chikuchita ndi choyenera. Mamiliyoni a anthu aku Ukraine komanso omwe si a ku Ukraine amakhulupirira kuti chilichonse chomwe chimachita ndikudzitchinjiriza komanso choyenera. Zotsutsana ndizosiyana kwambiri, ndipo sitiyenera kulemekeza utsiru wotsutsa kuzifananiza. Palibe chofanana kapena choyezera pa zochita za anthu. Koma Russia inali ndi njira zopanda chiwawa zokana kufalikira kwa NATO ndikusankha chiwawa. Ukraine inali ndi njira zina zopanda chiwawa zokana kuwukiridwa kwa Russia, ndipo ma TV aku US sakutiuza kuti anthu aku Ukraine asankha, mopanda thandizo kapena bungwe, kuyesa.
Ngati tonse tipulumuka pavutoli, phunziro limodzi lomwe tifunika kuchotsapo ndilokuti anthu amakhala pansi pa kuwala kwabwinoko komwe wailesi yakanema imalankhula ooh ndi aah. Ndipo ngati anthuwo akuwoneka kuti alibe kanthu, titha kungoyesa kuwaganizira ngati kuti ndi a ku Ukraine. Kenako tingayesetse kumvetsetsa kuti mdani si anthu amene mabomba amagwa m’dzina lawo. Mdaniyo ndi nkhondo.
