NguDavid Swanson, ngoMeyi 2, 2019
Hamba ngoku kwaye uzenzele kunye nendlu esondeleyo neflegi phambi kwayo ikopi kaRoberto Sirvent kunye noDanny Haiphong I-American Exceptionalism ne-American Innocence: Imbali Yabantu Yeendaba Ezibukhohlakeleyo - Ukusuka Kwimfazwe Yokuguquguquka Kuya Kulo Mfazwe Ngeloyiko.
Ukuba le ncwadi yayikhona xa ndashicilela Ukuphulukisa ngaphandle, Ndiza kuthetha ukuba ukufunda kwakuyinxalenye yonyango. Ababhali banikezela uphando kunye nohlalutyo lwendlela abantu baseUnited States abakwazi ngayo ukukholelwa bona abakufanelekanga kuphela ukuphula imithetho kunye nokwenza ulwaphulo-mthetho kodwa nabo bangabamsulwa kuzo zonke izinto ezinjalo.
Kuba ngaba babhali, izibheno "zokubaluleka" zentetho "kunye nenkululeko" kunye "namalungelo ngamnye" akulona amanga nje ngokuba izenzo azikwazanga ukubonakalisa ezo zithethe kodwa nangenxa yokuba ezo zithethe ziqala ukususela ekugqibeleni nasekucinezelekeni abanye. Imvelaphi yemvelaphi ye "American Revolution" ayigcini nje ubugqwetha kunye nokubhubhisa njengemibhalo engaphantsi, kwaye ichaza iphrojekthi ye-imperialist njengempatho yokulwa nobukhosi, kodwa ifuna ukuchaza inkqubo yokuzilungisa eyakhe iquka, ingabikho ncence, ukuze yenziwe ingasebenzi.
Nangona ndicele abantu ukuba baqale ukusebenzisa "thina" ukubhekisela kwii-jikelele nakwiindawo zendawo, kunokuba uhlanga lwelizwe, uSirvent noHaiphong babuze abafundi babo ukuba basebenzise "thina" ukuzisa ukungabi nabulungisa kwangoku kwaye sikwazi ukuba "wethu" ubunzima kwi-colonialism. Ezi zinto zimbini azinjalo, ngokuqinisekileyo, azihambelani.
Le ncwadi yenza i-leap efanelekileyo ukusuka kwimvelaphi yeengqungquthela ze-1770 kubo abo baye bafaka endaweni yabo kwi-1940s. Ukuza ngokuvumelana ne ibali lokwenene leMfazwe yehlabathi II nto ephambili yokuphilisa iindawo ezikhethekileyo. Omnye ukhubekayo, ndiyakholwa, kuza xa abalobi besithi iWest kuphela yabona uHitler njengotshaba xa esetyenziselwa unyango olunzima kwiiYurophu ezamkelekileyo kuphela kubantu abangewona amaYurophu. Oku kuyinyaniso kwi-post-WWII propaganda, okwenyaniso, kodwa i-akhawunti engamanga yezenzo zaseNtshona ngexesha lemfazwe, kwaye andicinga ukuba yintoni na uAimé Césaire, abayicacisayo. Iinjongo zikaRhulumente wase-United States zifana nanjengobutshabalali kwaye zazingenamsebenzi omncinci ngamalungelo abantu ngoko ngoku. Oorhulumente baseNtshona baye benqaba ukuwamkela amaYuda njengababaleki, nangona ibango likaHitler lokuba uya kubathumela bonke ngaphandle kweenqanawa zokuhamba. Oorhulumente baseBrithani nase-United States banqabile iimfuno zabavukeli bezoxolo ukuba amaYuda athunjiswe. Icala ngalinye lemfazwe labulala abantu abaninzi ngokulwa imfazwe kunokuba babulawa kwiinkampu. Akukho nxalenye ye propaganda yaseNtsholongwane ekhankanyileyo yokuhlangula amaxhoba akwa-Hitler kwiinkampu zokuxinwa kwenkampu de emva kokuba imfazwe iphelile. Enyanisweni, njenge-Sirvent neHaiphong inqaku, emaphepheni amabini emva koko: "Ngelo xesha ama-US angena kwimfazwe egcweleyo, umgomo omnye kuphela: ukuhlaziywa kwehlabathi kwiindawo zobukhosi baseMelika, kunye neBrithani enkulu."
Esinye sahluko esibaluleke kakhulu I-American Exceptionalism ne-American Innocence ibizwa ngokuba "Ngaba ama-Imperialism yase-US kufuneka ibhekiselele kwizinto zobomi abaMnyama?" Impendulo, ewe, kunjalo, kwaye iimeko zichazwe kakuhle. Ukunyakaza kwabaMnyama kwabaMnyama kubandakanya ukuxhaswa kwamanye amazwe kunye nokulwa ne-imperialism ukususela ekuqaleni, ababhali babhala. Oku kubonakalisiwe, ndicinga ukuba, kwibalaseleyo Black Lives Matter Platform. Kodwa Impilo yabaMnyama yabaMnyama, uSirvent noHaiphong baxela, xa uColin Kaepernick egxeka kakhulu ngenxa yokubhikisha ngexesha le-US National Anthem - ukugxekwa okwakhiqiza ukuphendula ngokubanzi ukuba "Sithanda amaflegi kunye namazwe nemfazwe; oko akusikho into esiyibhikisayo. "USirvent noHaiphong bacetyisa ukuba ukukhusela kufuneka kubandakanye iithagethi, kungekhona njengezinye iindlela zokubulala amapolisa abantu abamnyama, kodwa njengengxenye ebalulekileyo yengxaki efanayo.
U-Kaepernick wityholwa ukuba wayengenasizwe, kodwa nangenxa yokungabi nambulelo. Sirvent noHaiphong bavelisa umlando omdala wokufuna ukubonga kwabo baxhatshazwayo - nabakhoboka-e-United States. Ndikhunjuzwa ukuvota okufumene ininzi yase-United States ikholelwa ukuba abantu base-Iraq babenombulelo ngokutshatyalaliswa kwelizwe labo. Ndiyakhumbula kwakhona uhlobo oluchasayo lwemfazwe yokuchasana ephuma ekuqaliseni ukuba amaxhoba emfazwe angenakubulela. Ndiyakrokrela ukuba akukho nto ingabonakaliyo apho, kunye nokwazisa abantu base-US ukuba abantu be-40,000 sele befile ngezohlwayo zase-Venezuela kwaye imfazwe iya kubabulala amaninzi amaninzi ayinakuphumelela ekugqibeleni ekuvakaliseni ukungabikho kokubulela phakathi BaseVenezuela.
Kukho, emva koko, into eyingqayizivele, ekhethekileyo, malunga nemikhwa ethile ye-US yokucinga. Akunjalo nje into ekuziphakamisayo.
