I-Arcata, Abavoti be-CA Babeka Ifulegi Lomhlaba Phezulu Kwezindondo Zedolobha

Ibhalwe nguDave Meserve, World BEYOND War, Disemba 12, 2022

Ngomhla ziyisi-8 Novemba 2022: abavoti e-Arcata, e-California bagunyaze i-Measure “M”, isimiso sokuvota esithi:

Abantu beDolobha lase-Arcata bagcoba kanje:

Kuzoba umgomo osemthethweni weDolobha lase-Arcata ukundiza ifulegi loMhlaba phezulu kwazo zonke izigxobo zedolobha, ngenhla kwe- ifulegi lase-United States of America kanye nefulegi laseCalifornia, kanye nanoma imaphi amanye amafulegi idolobha elingakhetha ukuwabonisa.

Ngenhloso yalesi silinganiso, i-Earth Flag izochazwa njengefulegi elibonisa "i-Blue Marble" Umhlaba, owathwetshulwa emkhathini we-Apollo 17, ngo-1972.

Isinyathelo sakufanelekela ukuvota ngoMeyi, lapho amavolontiya eqoqa ngempumelelo amasiginesha asemthethweni ayi-1381 ezicelweni. Ngomhla ziyisi-6 kuZibandlela, Ukhetho Lwesifunda sase-Humboldt luthumele Imiphumela yalo Yokugcina Yokhetho, ebonisa ukuthi u-Measure M uphasile, esekelwe ngabavoti abangu-52.3% base-Arcata.

Abasekeli besilinganiso bathi:

• Amafulegi ayizimpawu, futhi ukubeka Umhlaba phezulu kuveza ukuthi ukunakekela Umhlaba kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kithi kuqala.

• Ukundiza ifulegi Lomhlaba phezulu kunengqondo. Umhlaba uhlanganisa isizwe sethu kanye nombuso wethu.

• Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kungokoqobo. Izidingo zoMhlaba wethu ziza kuqala. Singaba nesizwe esinempilo kuphela uma sinoMhlaba onempilo.

• Kukhona ukweqisa okukhulu kobuzwe emhlabeni namuhla. Izinqubomgomo ezishiwo ubuzwe kanye nozakwabo onobugovu, i-corporatism, zisongela yonke impilo eMhlabeni. Ngokugxila eMhlabeni uwonke, singabhekana kangcono nokufudumala kwembulunga yonke futhi sigweme ukwesabeka kwempi.

Abanye baphikise ngokuthi amakhodi efulegi laseMelika naseCalifornia adinga ukuthi ifulegi lase-US lindize phezulu. Nakuba amakhodi efulegi ebeka ifulegi lase-US ngenhla, awukho umlando wezomthetho wokusetshenziswa kwawo, futhi ikhodi yefulegi yenhlangano yamukelwa kabanzi njengezeluleko kuphela, ngisho nayi-American Legion.

Lapho sishaywa, isilinganiso singaphonselwa inselelo ngokomthetho. Uma kunjalo, uMkhandlu weDolobha uyanquma ukuthi uzowuvikela yini enkantolo. Abasekeli bazobakhuthaza ukuthi benze kanjalo, futhi bazonikeza ukumelwa kwezomthetho kwamahhala.

Abanye bangase bacabange ukuthi ukundiza noma yini ngaphezu kweStars and Stripes kuwukungashiyi izwe noma ukudelela. Ukulinganisa "M" akuhlosile ukudelela okunjalo. Umuntu usengakholelwa ukuthi iMelika “iyisizwe esikhulu kunazo zonke eMhlabeni.” Ukugcizelelwa kwaleyo nkulumo kuvele kudlulele kokuthi "Emhlabeni."

Isahluko 56 sikaHumboldt County sikaVeterans for Peace sigunyaze lesi silinganiso, njengoba kwenza iHumboldt Progressive Democrats.

Isithombe sefulegi loMhlaba "I-Blue Marble" sathathwa ngoDisemba 7, 1972, ngabakwa- Apollo 17 izisebenzi zasemkhathini, futhi iphakathi kwezithombe ezikhiqizwe kakhulu emlandweni, igubha iminyaka yayo engama-50 kusasa.

Beka Umhlaba phezulu!