by UDavid Swanson, Disemba 11, 2017
Nokho, sizamile a isikhalazo, futhi ngazama a Inkulumo ye-TED (Empeleni ezimbili em), kanye ne Intuthuko Yansuku zonke nsuku zonke iphephandaba, kanye neChannel 19 izikhathi ezine: one, ezimbili, ezintathu, ezine, futhi Isiteshi 29 kakhulu. Akukho ukuphikiswa okuvezwe emcabangweni wokubekwa kwetshe lesikhumbuzo sokuthula eCharlottesville, idolobha elidume ngokugcwala kwezikhumbuzo zempi, okuhlanganisa neziningana ngempi engasekho.
Ekugcineni, uMkhandlu Wedolobha LaseCharlottesville ulalele. Itshe lesikhumbuzo sokuthula alikho emisebenzini kuphela kodwa selivele libonakala khona kanye emgwaqeni wabahamba ngezinyawo iDowntown Mall eGood ol' Cville.
Ha! Ngiyadlala!
Kuze kube manje sisantula noma iyiphi inhlangano kahulumeni yomphakathi ebonise noma yikuphi ukuthambekela kokunikeza ikhiwane elindizayo.
Kodwa udumo lokuthula *lusetshenziswa okwesikhashana ukuze kudayiswe izinto lesi sitolo. Uma kufanele uthenge izinto, ngikukhuthaza ukuthi uzithenge lapho.
Ngokudabukisayo, "Ukuthula Emhlabeni" ngo-December kuwulimi olufihlekile, olungabonakali engqondweni yomuntu, njengabantu abacula "Cabanga" ngo-John Lennon esontweni. Uma elithi “Ukuthula Emhlabeni” lihlala ngoJanuwari, futhi abantu baqale ukulifunda njengeqoqo lamagama amathathu anencazelo kuwo, lokho kuzoba okubaluleke kakhulu. Ngisazimisele ngokubhejwa ukuthi ingahlala unyaka wonke ingaze ibhikishe. Nokho ngiqinisekile ukuthi ngeke kuhlale. Asizange sivotele le gimmick yokumaketha noma sikhethe noma ubani okwenzile. Asinawo amandla okuwugcina lapho.
Kodwa lesi sikhumbuzo sokuthula siyawakhuphula amathuba okukhuthaza ukwakhiwa kwesesidlangalaleni. Kwakungamafasitela esitolo eCharlottesville ebeka izitika ze-$8 emuva ngosuku olwakha izinqubomgomo zamaholo okuphila. Amafasitela ezitolo abonise izinhliziyo eziphikisana nemibuthano yama-fascist, kanye nothingo oluphikisana ne-homophobia. Kuthiwani uma izitolo bezibonisa izimpawu zokuthula ezinomyalezo othi “Sifuna itshe lesikhumbuzo sokuthula e-Cville”?
Lokho ngeke kuzuze izikhulu ezikhethiwe eziphupha ngemisebenzi emikhulu ku-Democratic Party exhaswa abathengisi bezikhali. Kodwa kungase kuzuze izikhulu ezikhethiwe ezingahlupheki ngaphansi kwemithwalo enjalo - futhi sinayo eminye yayo. Kungase kudingeke uzame.
