Bambisa imali yamapolisa, Bhunga imali yomkhosi

NgoMedea uBenjamin noNicolas JS Davies, uJuni 9, 2020

Nge-1 kaJuni, uMongameli uTrump woyikisa ukuhambisa imikhosi yase-US esebenzayo ngokuchasene noxolo lwabantu abaMnyama abaLuthiweyo kwiidolophu zaseMelika. I-Trump kunye neerhuluneli zorhulumente ekugqibeleni zathumela okungenani i-17,000 yemikhosi yoNogada kuZwelonke kwilizwe liphela. Kwikomkhulu lesizwe, uTrump uthumele iihelikopta ezilithoba zokuhlaselwa kweenqwelomoya, amawaka amajoni oNogada kaZwelonke avela kumazwe amathandathu kwaye ubuncinci li-1,600 lamapolisa oMkhosi kunye nemikhosi yokulwa esebenzayo evela kwiCandelo le-Airborne ye-82, ngemiyalelo ebhaliweyo yokupakisha iibeki.

Emva kweveki yemiyalelo ephikisanayo ngexesha uTrump afuna ngenkani amajoni ayi-10,000 kwikomkhulu, amajoni asebenzayo agqitywa ayalelwa ukuba abuyele kwiziseko zawo eMantla North naseNew York nge-5 kaJuni, njengoko imeko yoxolo yoqhankqalazo yenza ukusetyenziswa komkhosi. nyanzela ngokucacileyo ukuba lunqabile, luyingozi kwaye aluzibeki. Kodwa abantu baseMelika bashiyeka eqhushumbe ngumkhosi oxhobileyo, irhasi yokuqhekeza, iibhulukhwe zerabha kunye neetanki ezijika izitalato zase-US zaba yimfazwe. Bakhwankqisiwe kananjalo bakuqonda ukuba kwakulula kanjani kuMongameli uTrump, ngokuzimeleyo, ukudibanisa uluhlu olunamandla kangaka.

Kodwa akufanele kusimangalise. Sivumele udidi lwethu olunobuqhophololo lokulawula ukuba akhe olona tshini luyonakalisayo embalini kwaye alubeke ezandleni zomongameli ongaqinisekanga. Njengoko uqhankqalazo olunxamnye nokuphathwa gadalala kwamapolisa lwaluzele zizitrato zesizwe sethu, uTrump waziva enyanzelekile ukuba awuguqule lo matshini wemfazwe-kwaye angazimisela ukuphinda awenze kwakhona ukuba kukho ulonyulo kunyulo lukaNovemba.

Abantu baseMelika bafumana incasa yomlilo kunye nobushushu obabusenziwa ngumkhosi wase-US kunye nabalingane bakhe kubantu phesheya kolwandle rhoqo ukusuka e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan ukuya e-Yemen nasePalestine, kunye nesoyikiso esivakalelwa ngabantu base-Iran, eVenezuela, eNyakatho Korea nase-Korea. namanye amazwe ahlala ixesha elide phantsi kwezisongelo zase-US ukuba angazibhombu, azihlasele okanye azihlasele.

Kubantu base-Afrika baseMelika, umjikelo wamva nje woburhalarhume ovezwe ngamapolisa kunye nomkhosi kukunyuka kuphela kwemfazwe ekumgangatho ophantsi abalawuli baseMelika abebelwile nayo kangangeenkulungwane. Ukusuka kwizoyikiso zobukhoboka ukuya emfazweni emva kwemfazwe yamakhaya eyaqesha inkqubo yocalucalulo uJim Crow ukuya kulwaphulo-mthetho lwanamhlanje, ukuvalelwa kwabantu abaninzi kunye nokulwa, iMelika ibisoloko ibaphatha abantu base-Afrika-baseMelika njengendawo esisigxina yokuxhatshazwa kwaye "igcinwe endaweni yabo" ngamandla amakhulu kunye nenkohlakalo njengoko kuthatha.

Namhlanje, abantu abamnyama baseMelika ubuncinci amathuba okuba badutyulwe ngamapolisa njengabantu abamhlophe baseMelika kunye namaxesha amathandathu okuba baphoswe entolongweni. Abaqhubi abamnyama banamathuba aphindwe kathathu okuseshwa kwaye banamathuba aphindwe kabini okubanjwa ngexesha lokumiswa kweemoto, nangona amapolisa enethamsanqa elingcono lokufumana izinto ezingekho mthethweni kwiimoto zabantu abamhlophe. Konke oku kongeza kwinkqubo yamapolisa yobuhlanga kunye nenkqubo yeentolongo, kunye namadoda ase-Afrika-aseMelika njengezona njongo ziphambili zazo, nanjengoko amapolisa ase-US eqhubeka nomkhosi kwaye exhobile yiPentagon.

Intshutshiso yobuhlanga ayipheli xa abantu base-Afrika baseMelika bephuma esangweni lentolongo. Ngo-2010, umntu wesithathu wase-Afrika-waseMelika wayenetyala elibi kwiirekhodi zabo, ukuvala iingcango kwimisebenzi, izindlu, uncedo lwabafundi, iinkqubo zokhuseleko ezifana ne-SNAP kunye noncedo lwemali, kwaye kwamanye amazwe ilungelo lokuvota. Ukusuka kwindawo yokuqala ethi "stop and frisk" okanye indawo yokumisa izithuthi, amadoda ase-Afrika-aseMelika ajongene nenkqubo eyilelwe ukubabambisa kubumi obusisigxina kunye nentlupheko.

Kanye njengokuba abantu base-Iran, North Korea naseVenezuela bethwaxwa yindlala, indlala, izifo ezinokuthintelwa nokufa ngenxa yeziphumo ezibi zesohlwayo kwezoqoqosho zase-US, ucalucalulo ngokobuhlanga lunemiphumela efanayo e-US, kugcina ama-Afrika-aseMelika kubuhlwempu obalaseleyo Ixabiso lokufa kwabantwana abamhlophe nezikolo ezahlukanisiweyo nezingalingani njengaxa ukwahlulwa komthetho kwakusemthethweni. Oku kungalingani okungafaniyo kwimigangatho yezempilo kunye neyokuphila ibonakala njengesona sizathu siphambili sokuba abantu base-Afrika-baseMelika basweleke kwiCovid-19 ngexabiso eliphindaphindwe kabini labantu abamhlophe baseMelika.

Inkululeko yelizwe elisebenzayo

Ngelixa imfazwe yase-US kubemi abamnyama ekhaya ngoku ibhencekile kuyo yonke iMelika- kunye nehlabathi- ukubona, amaxhoba eemfazwe zase-US aphesheya aqhubeka nokufihlwa. UTrump uye wanyusa iimfazwe ezoyikekayo azizuze njengelifa ku-Obama, ewisa iibhombu kunye nemijukujelwa kwiminyaka emi-3 kunokuba uBush II okanye u-Obama bekwenzile okokuqala.

Kodwa abantu baseMelika abaziboni ziqhushumisa umlilo zebhombu. Abaziboni zifile kwaye ziyimilwelwe kwaye ziqhushumbe iibhombu zishiya kubo. Incoko yoluntu yaseMelika malunga nemfazwe ijikeleze phantse ngokupheleleyo kumava kunye nemibingelelo yamajoni aseMelika, athi, emva kwakho konke, amalungu osapho lwethu kunye nabamelwane. Njengomgangatho ophindwe kabini phakathi kwabamhlophe nabamnyama abahlala e-US, kukho umgangatho ofanayo ophindiweyo phakathi kobomi bemikhosi yase-US kunye nezigidi zabantu abenzakeleyo kunye nobomi obonakeleyo kwelinye icala lengxwabangxwaba ngemikhosi yaseMelika kunye nezixhobo zase-US ezisebenzisa kwenye amazwe.

Xa iinjengele zomhlala-phantsi zithetha ngokuchasene nomnqweno kaTrump wokuthumela imikhosi esebenzayo kwizitrato zaseMelika, kufuneka siqonde ukuba bayayikhusela ngokuchanekileyo le migangatho iphindwe kabini. Ngaphandle kokugxotha uNondyebo wase-US ukuba adale ubundlobongela obunyantisayo kubantu bakwamanye amazwe, lo gama besilela “ukuphumelela” iimfazwe ngakwimisetyenzana engadibaniyo, umkhosi wase-US uqhubeke negama elihle ngokumangalisayo noluntu lwase-US. Oku kukhulule ubukhulu becala imikhosi exhobileyo ekukhuleni ekucekisekeni koluntu kunye nenkqubo yenkohlakalo yamanye amaziko aseMelika.

Inzala uGenerations uMatis kunye no-Allen, abaphume bechasene nokusasazwa kukaTrump kwemikhosi yase-US ngokuchasene nabaqhankqalazi abanoxolo, baqonda kakuhle ukuba indlela ekhawulezayo yokuchitha igama lomkhosi “weflon” eluntwini ibinokulusasaza ngokubanzi nangokufihlakeleyo kubantu baseMelika ngaphakathi eUnited States.

Kanye njengokuba sibhengeza ukubola kwimikhosi yamapolisa aseMelika kwaye sibiza imali yamapolisa, kufuneka ke sibhence ukubola kwimigaqo-nkqubo yaseMelika ngaphandle kwaye ndibize ukubuyisa imali kwiPentagon. Iimfazwe zase-US kubantu abakwamanye amazwe ziqhutywa lucalulo ngokobuhlanga kunye nolawulo lwezinto ezithandayo kunye nezoqoqosho njengemfazwe ngokuchasene nabantu base-Afrika baseMelika kwizixeko zethu. Kudala, saye savumela abapolitiki abaziingcayo kunye neenkokheli zeshishini ukuba zahlukane kwaye zisilawule, sixhasa amapolisa kunye nePentagon ngaphezulu kwezidingo zabantu, besiphikisana nathi ekhaya kunye nokusikhokelela kwiimfazwe eziya kubamelwane bethu phesheya.

Imigangatho ephindwe kabini engcwalisa ubomi bemikhosi yase-US ngaphezulu kwalawo bantu amazwe abo bawabhomayo kwaye ahlaselayo ayinangqondo kwaye iyabulala njengaleyo ixabisa abamhlophe baphila ngaphezulu kwabantsundu eMelika. Njengoko sicula "uBomi abaMnyama boMtshato," kufanele ukuba sibandakanye ubomi babantsundu kunye nabantsundu abasweleka mihla le ngenxa yesohlwayo e-US eVenezuela, ubomi babantsundu kunye nabantsundu babhangiswa ziibhombu zase-US e-Yemen nase-Afghanistan, ubomi babantu yemibala ePalestine abagqobhoza iinyembezi, babethwa kwaye badutyulwa ngezixhobo zase-Israeli ezixhaswa ngemali ngabarhafi baseMelika. Kuya kufuneka silungele ukubonisa ubumbano nabantu abazikhusela kubundlobongela obuxhaswe yi-US nokuba baseMinneapolis, eNew York naseLos Angeles, okanye e-Afghanistan, eGaza nase-Iran.

Kule veki iphelileyo, abahlobo bethu kwihlabathi liphela basinike umzekelo oqaqambileyo wokuba olu hlobo lomanyano lwamazwe ngamanye amazwe lukhangeleka njani. Ukusuka eLondon, eCopenhagen naseBerlin ukuya eNew Zealand, Canada naseNigeria, abantu bathulule ezitratweni ukubonisa ubumbano kubantu base-Afrika-baseMelika. Bayayiqonda into yokuba i-US ihleli entliziyweni yezopolitiko nezoqoqosho zamazwe ehlabathi ezalawula umhlaba kangangeminyaka engama-60 emva kokupheliswa ngokusesikweni kobukoloniyali baseNtshona. Bayayiqonda into yokuba umzabalazo wethu ngumzabalazo wabo, kwaye kufuneka siqonde ukuba ikamva labo likamva lethu.

Ke njengokuba abanye bemi kunye nathi, kufuneka nathi sime kunye nabo. Sisonke kufuneka sibambe lo mzuzu ukuze sisuke kulungiso olongezayo ukuya kuguquko lwenkqubo echanekileyo, hayi ngaphakathi kwe-US kodwa kulo lonke ilizwe lobuhlanga, nelizwe elinolawulo lobuchwephesha eligonyelwe emkhosini wase-US.

I-medea uBenjamin isecofounder ye-CODEPINK yoXolo, kunye nombhali weencwadi ezininzi, kubandakanya i-Inside Iran: I-Real Imbali kunye nePolitiki ye-Islamic Republic yase-Iran. UNicolas JS Davies yintatheli ezimeleyo, umphandi nge-CODEPINK kunye nombhali weGazi kwiZandla zethu: Invasion yaseMelika kunye nokuTshatyalaliswa kwe-Iraq