I-Arcata, abavoti be-CA babeka iflegi yoMhlaba phezu kweeflegi zeSixeko

NguDave Meserve, World BEYOND War, UDisemba 12, 2022

Ngomhla we-8 kaNovemba 2022: abavoti e-Arcata, eKhalifoniya baphumeze umlinganiselo “M”, ummiselo wokuvota othi:

Abantu besiXeko saseArcata bamisela ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:

Iya kuba ngumgaqo-nkqubo osemthethweni weSixeko saseArcata ukubhabha iflegi yoMhlaba phezulu kuzo zonke iiflegi zedolophu, ngaphezulu kwe iflegi yase-United States yaseMelika kunye neflegi yaseCalifornia, kunye nazo naziphi na ezinye iiflegi isixeko esinokukhetha ukuzibonisa.

Ngenjongo yalo mlinganiso, iFlegi yoMhlaba iya kuchazwa njengeflegi enomfanekiso we "Blue Marble" Umhlaba, owafotwa kwisiphekepheke sika-Apollo 17, ngowe-1972.

Eli nyathelo lilungele ukuvota ngoMeyi, xa amavolontiya aqokelela ngempumelelo ama-1381 atyikityiweyo asemthethweni kwizikhalazo. Ngomhla we-6 kaDisemba, uKhetho lwe-Humboldt County luthumele iZiphumo zabo zoNyulo zokuGqibela, ezibonisa ukuba i-Measure M idlulile, ixhaswa yi-52.3% yabavoti be-Arcata.

Abaxhasi bomlinganiselo bathi:

• Iiflegi zisimboli, kwaye ukubeka uMhlaba phezulu kubonisa ukuba ukukhathalela uMhlaba yeyona nto iphambili kuthi.

• Ukuphaphazela iflegi yoMhlaba phezulu kunengqiqo. Umhlaba ubandakanya isizwe sethu kunye nelizwe lethu.

• Utshintsho lwemozulu luyinyani. Iimfuno zoMhlaba wethu ziza kuqala. Sinokuba nesizwe esisempilweni kuphela ukuba sinoMhlaba osempilweni.

• Kukho ukugqithisela okukhulu kobuzwe ehlabathini namhlanje. Imigaqo-nkqubo elawulwa bubuzwe kunye neqabane elibawayo, i-corporatism, isongela bonke ubomi eMhlabeni. Ngokugxila kuMhlaba uphela, singakwazi ukulungisa ngcono ukufudumala kwehlabathi kwaye siphephe amasikizi emfazwe.

Abanye baye baphikisa ukuba iikhowudi zeflegi yase-United States kunye neCalifornia zifuna ukuba iflegi yase-US ihanjiswe phezulu. Ngelixa iikhowudi zeflegi zibeka iflegi yase-US ngasentla, akukho mbali yomthetho yokunyanzeliswa kwazo, kwaye ikhowudi yeflegi yomdibaniso yamkelwa ngokubanzi njengengcebiso kuphela, nokuba yi-American Legion.

Xa uwisiwe, umlinganiselo unokucelwa umngeni ngokwasemthethweni. Ukuba kunjalo, iBhunga lesiXeko lenza isigqibo sokuba liyikhusele na enkundleni. Abo baxhasayo baya kubakhuthaza ukuba benze njalo, kwaye baya kunika ummeli osemthethweni wasimahla.

Abanye basenokucinga ukuba ukubhabha nantoni na ngaphezulu kweNkwenkwezi kunye ne-Stripes kukungathand’ izwe okanye akulihloneli. Umlinganiselo “M” akazimiselanga kungabi nantlonipho. Omnye unokukholelwa ukuba iMelika "yeyona sizwe sikhulu emhlabeni." Ugxininiso lwelo binzana lushukuma nje “eMhlabeni.”

ISahluko sama-56 sikaHumboldt County samaVetera oXolo sawuvuma umlinganiselo, njengoko wenzayo iHumboldt Progressive Democrats.

Umfanekiso weflegi woMhlaba "we-Blue Marble" wathathwa ngoDisemba 7, 1972, ngu Apollo 17 abasebenzi kwiziphekepheke, kwaye uphakathi kweyona mifanekiso iphinde yaveliswa kwimbali, ibhiyozela iminyaka engama-50 yasekwayo ngomso.

Beka umhlaba phezulu!