NguJohn Reuwer, Epreli 22, 2020
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I-Vermonters ihlukaniswe ngokweembono zethu malunga nokuba i-F-35 ifanele ibhabhe kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseBurlington. Nokuba sekubandezelweni komntu kunye nomonakalo kuqoqosho esijongene nalo ngenxa yobhubhani we-coronavirus, iiplani zeVermont Air Guard ezikhoyo ngoku zibhabha ngaphezulu. Ngokuka-Gov.Phil Scott, oku kukufezekisa “umsebenzi wabo wobumbano,” endisondele nje ukuba ndiqhelisele imfazwe phesheya. Kufuphi nasekhaya, oku kuthetha ukuvelisa ingxolo eyonzakalisayo, ukuhlwayela umoya wethu ngongcoliseko lokutsha I-1,500 yeelitha ze-jet ipetroli ngeyure kwindiza nganye ngexesha esazi ngalo Ungcoliseko lomoya luyenza buthathaka imiphunga yethu'amandla okumelana ne-coronavirus.
Iimpawu zibonakala zahlulahlulwe phakathi kwenkxaso yezi nqwelomoya kwi-BTV okanye inkcaso. Amanani anzima nje esinawo avela kwi-referendum yedolophu yaseBurlington ka-2018, xa abavoti bagqibe kwelokuba iipesenti ezingama-56 ukuya kuma-44% babuze iVermont Air National Guard malunga ne-mission engeyiyo eye-F-35. Ngelixa kunokwenzeka ukuba abahlali base-South Burlington, u-Williston kunye no Winooski bavote ngokuchasene neenqwelomoya ngamanani aphezulu, abo bahlala kwiindawo ezingenakuthanani ngqo nengozi yokungcola kunye nongcoliseko banokuba nako ukuvotela.
Ngelixa kuyinto emnandi ukuziva uluntu lwethu luhlangana ngokuncedana, ukuba iimeko ezinyanzeliswa yi-Covid-19 ziba zimbi ngakumbi okanye ukuvalelwa kuhlala ixesha elininzi kwiinyanga ezininzi, umoya wethu wentsebenziswano uza kuba nzima ukugcina. Ukungavisisani kwethu malunga noxinzelelo lwe-F-35 luxinzelela loo moya wokubambisana. Yintoni kanye kanye esingavumelani ngayo?
Akukho mntu uthandabuzayo ingxelo yezaMandla oMkhosi woNxweme ezo Dwelisa uluhlu lokwenzakala Le nqwelomoya kunokwenzeka ukuba uyenze kubantwana bethu, kwindalo esingqongileyo, nakwimpilo yethu. Ukungavisisani kwethu kuyehla ukuze kuvavanywe ukuba inzuzo yendiza iyifanele na indleko. Ngelixa imisebenzi ibalulekile, ukudala ingqesho kwiinqwelomoya kubiza i-100 yezigidi zeedola nganye kunye needola ezingama-40,000 ngeyure ukubhabha ngokucacileyo akubizi iindleko. Endaweni yoko, esona sizathu sinamandla sokwenza isigqibo sokuba ingaba i-F-35 apha iyakuxhomekeka kwimbali esizixelela yona malunga nento esenza sikhuseleke kule nkulungwane yama-21. Kwaye sinokhetho malunga nelo bali.
Eyokuqala ihamba ngoluhlobo: Imfazwe yinto entle ezukisa abantu abangamajoni; IMelika ihlala ilwa umlo ukukhusela inkululeko kunye nedemokhrasi; kwaye uloyiso lufanelekile naliphi na ixabiso. Imbaleki yethu yangoku / ibhombu yimbonakaliso enamandla yeli bali. Nokuba yeyiphi na into embi eyenzekileyo eVermonters yidini eliyimfuneko esikwenza ngovuyo ukusigcina sikhuselekile.
Ibali lesibini lithetha into eyahlukileyo: Imfazwe ikhokelela ekufeni kwabantu abaninzi kunye nokukhubazeka; isusa imithombo, yonakalisa indalo esingqongileyo, kwaye ingangaze iphele. Benzakalisa kakhulu abahlali, ngenjongo okanye “njengomonakalo obambeleyo,” kwaye endaweni yokusikhusela, sakha abantu abanomsindo abanokuba ngabanqolobi. I-F-35 ngokukodwa ayinakusikhusela kwizoyikiso zomkhosi zanamhlanje njenge-ICBM yenyukliya okanye iibhombu ezihamba ngenqanawa, i-cyberattacks, okanye ukuhlasela kwabanqolobi. Kwaye imfazwe inyusa ezinye izoyikiso zokwenyani njengokungcola, ukutshintsha kwemozulu, kunye nobhubhane weentsholongwane, ngelixa kutsala izixhobo ezinokusetyenziswa ukusikhusela kwezo zinto.
Leliphi kula mabali mabini ozixelela lona eliya kuthi limise impendulo yakho kwisandi se-F-105 sokugquma, kubantwana abancinci abanengxaki yokufunda ngenxa yengxolo, okanye kwi-FAA esixelela ukuba bangaphezulu kwe-35 abantu abaya kuthi amakhaya abo abhalwe " ayifanelekanga kwindawo yokuhlala. ” Ukulandela ibali No. 6,000, ucinga. “Awu, isandi senkululeko. Okona kuncinci esinokukwenza kukuzincama ukuze sinike amaqhawe ethu anobukroti okona kufanelekileyo. ”
Kwelinye icala ukuba ibali No. 2 linengqondo, uya kucinga, “Bangayenza njani le nto eluntwini? Kutheni le nto uBonisi engasikhuseli kunokuba asenzakalise? ” Kwaye "kutheni, xa uninzi lwamazwe lufuna ukujongana nobhubhane olukhulu, singaba iiVermonters beziqhelanisa nokubulala abantu emhlabeni jikelele?"
Singayisombulula njani le ngxaki? Ndicebisa ukuba siqale ngokubuza, “Ngaba ibali ebelizixelela ngokwam libali LAM, okanye ndilamkela ikakhulu ngenxa yeminyaka okanye amashumi eminyaka yokuliva liphindwaphindwa? Intliziyo yam nesizathu sam esixelela ntoni ukuba sisibeka emngciphekweni? Okwesibini, masivule incoko ebanzi eentlanganisweni zeBhunga lesiXeko kunye neeforamu ezinjengeFor Porch Foramu. Amaphephandaba kunye nabapapashi abakwi-Intanethi banokumodareyitha iingxoxo zembali. Kweli xesha lobhubhani ngaphandle komhla wokuphelelwa, kuya kuba kuhle ukuba simamele uloyiko omnye komnye kwaye sisondele kwisivumelwano malunga nekamva lethu kunye.
UJohn Reuwer, MD ulilungu World BEYOND WarIbhodi yabalawuli kunye nonjingalwazi olungeleleneyo wokusombulula ungquzulwano kwiKholeji iSt. Michael eVermont.
