Uma leso sihloko sizwakala ngathi "UNkulunkulu Ufile" kuwe, ungahle ube uvela e-United States. Kuphela lokho abantu abahlala kuleli zwe elilodwa lenkabazwe yaseMelika abakubiza ngokuthi "waseMelika" okuthwala lezo zinhlobonhlobo zothando lwefulegi. Uma, ngakolunye uhlangothi, uthola ukubuka upende womile uheha kakhulu kunokungabaza ukulinda uSuku Lwefulegi olulandelayo, ungahle ube yilungu lesakhamuzi sezwe.
Eqinisweni, ngicabanga Usuku lwe-Flag idinga ukukhanselwa. Akulona iholide ukuthi uhulumeni, ingasaphathwa eyamasosha, ingasaphathwa eyaseMelika yonke, ayeke ukusebenza. Kunamahemuhemu, eqinisweni, ukuthi noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwezenhlalo ezinhlelweni zomsebenzi kungacasula ifulegi uqobo.
Ngakho-ke singakhansela uSuku Lwefulegi ngokumane nje singalunaki, kanye neViki leFulegi eligudlanayo, usuku lokuzalwa lwamasosha aseMelika ngasikhathi sinye, izinganekwane ezimalunga noBetsy Ross, kanye nokugujwa kwempi ngo-1812 ehlulekile ukuthatha iCanada, yathola iWashington I-DC ishile, yabulala abantu abaningi ngokungenangqondo empini esiyigubha ngama-auditions amabi okucula ngaphambi kwayo yonke imicimbi yezemidlalo ngoba kwasinda indwangu enemibala.
Lolu suku lwe-Flag, esikhundleni sokuzama ukungeza, uma kungenzeka, amafulegi ase-US akhonjiswe obala kakhulu kulabo asebevele bendiza, yehlisa ifulegi esikhundleni salokho. Ungayishisi, noma kunjalo. Akunangqondo ngokunikeza abakhulekeli befulegi abafel 'ukholo. Esikhundleni salokho, ngincoma iBetsy Rossing it. Sika futhi umise lelo fulegi ezingutsheni onganikela ngazo kulabo abadinga okokugqoka - ingxenye ebalulekile yomphakathi kuleli zwe elinothile ngendlela exakile lapho umcebo ugxile khona ngaphezu kwamazinga aphakathi nesikhathi esidlule - isimo esiphazamiseke kuso ingxenye yawo wonke amafulegi we-darn.
Lapha e-Charlottesville, eVirginia, sinomuzi othakazelisayo onamathani obuhle bemvelo, umlando, izimpawu zomhlaba, izithombe ezitholakalayo, abaculi abanethalente, isakhamuzi esithintekayo esinamandla ekuphikisana komphakathi, kodwa nokho ayikho ifulegi leCharlottesville. Sinempikiswano enkulu mayelana nokuthi kufanele sisuse ezikhundleni zabo ezivelele zonke izithombe ze-Confederate fighters. Okungavumelani, okubizayo, nokudla isikhathi kungabe kungeza endaweni yendawo i-flag yaseCharlottesville engazange igubhe ubugqila, ubandlululo, impi, noma ukubhujiswa kwemvelo.
Ini? Manje ngithanda amafulegi? Vele, ngithanda izingcezu ezinhle zendwangu ezizulazula lapho zingezona izimpawu zempi nokwehlukana. E-United States, amafulegi asekhaya nawombuso awenzi mqondo wokuphakama noma wenzondo kubo bonke abantu. Kepha ifulegi lempi, ifulegi amasosha aseMelika aselitshalile emazweni e-175, liyakwenza lokho.
U-alumnus we-UVA uWoodrow Wilson umemezele uSuku lweFulegi ngonyaka ngaphambi kokucindezela i-United States eMpini Yezwe I, njengengxenye yalowo mkhankaso wenkulumo-ze. ICongress yajoyina unyaka ngaphambi kwempi yaseKorea. Eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva “ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu” kwanezelwa ku-Pledge of Allegiance, isifungo esabhalwa ekuqaleni ngumshumayeli wama-fascist, ekuqaleni esasenziwa nabafungi bebambe izingalo zabo zokudla ziqonde, ngaphandle nangaphezulu. Lokhu kwashintshelwa esimisweni sokunikela ngenhliziyo phakathi neMpi Yezwe II ngoba amaNazi ayesethathe indesheni yokuqala njengeyabo. Kulezi zinsuku, izivakashi ezivela phesheya zivame ukushaqeka ukubona izingane zase-US ziyalelwa ukuthi zime futhi zishaye isifungo sokulalela ucezu lwendwangu enemibala.
Kwabaningi "baseMelika" kuza ngokwemvelo. Ifulegi belilokhu lilapha futhi liyohlale likhona, njengezimpi ezilwelwa ngaphansi kwazo, okuthathwa izimpilo zabantu nokufakwa engozini ngazo, okukhona nokushintshaniswa kwazo. Imindeni elahlekelwe othandekayo empini yethulwa nefulegi esikhundleni salokho. Iningi labantu baseMelika liyayisekela inkululeko yokukhuluma ezimweni eziningi ezihlasimulisayo, kufaka phakathi ilungelo lezinkampani ezinkulu zemithombo yezindaba ukusethula ngezizathu ezingamanga zezimpi. Kepha iningi liyakweseka ukuvimba ukushiswa kwamafulegi - noma kunalokho, kwefulegi laseMelika. Ungashisa amafulegi ka-96% wesintu. Ungashisa izwe lakho noma ifulegi lasendaweni. Ungashisa ifulegi lomhlaba. Kepha ukushisa ifulegi laseMelika kungaba ukuhlambalaza. Ukudela izimpilo zabancane kulelo fulegi kwenye futhi impi, noma kunjalo, yisakramente.
Kodwa isosha lase-US manje linama-roron e-robotic angayithumela empini. AmaRobhothi nawo angakwazi ukufunga ngokuzithoba, nakuba engenayo izinhliziyo zokubeka izandla.
Mhlawumbe kufanele silondoloze izinhliziyo zethu zangempela zezinto izinto ezikwazi ukuzenza. Mhlawumbe kufanele sikhulule indawo yethu emfanekisweni wezithombe zombili ze-Confederate kanye nefulegi elivame kakhulu lombuso wezinyunyana.
