NguMike Ferner, I-Portside, Januwari 17, 2021
OKhongolose abathandekayo namaSenator,
Le ncwadi imayelana nalolo sizi olucasulayo, olwathuthumela owaluzwa lapho inzondo iqhuma kuwe ngoJanuwari 6. Sicela ungayikhohlwa. Bhala ngakho ngaphambi kokuba kuphele. Bekezelela amaphupho amabi. Gcina ipeni nephepha ku-nightstand yakho ukuze urekhode okukuvuse ekukhaleni okulingana. Ungayivimbeli. Ungayidedeli.
Uma ukwazi ukuvala leyo mizwa obukade ninayo ngesikhathi nibambana ndawonye futhi ninethemba lokuthi iminyango izobamba, lolo suku lungavela lube yisibusiso kini… futhi lube ngcono nakwi-republic yethu. Eqinisweni, kungaba yinto nje esindisa i-republic yethu uma lokho kusenokwenzeka.
Ukwesaba owakuzwa ngalolo suku kwakuwukufakazela okuyiqiniso, uma kufushane, kwalokho izigidi zabantu ezikubekezelele ngenxa yamavoti wena nozakwenu besikhathi esedlule owafaka kulelo gumbi, behleli kulezo zihlalo, njengoba begunyaza izigidigidi phezu kwezigidigidi zamadola ukondla nokukhipha umshini omkhulu wempi eMhlabeni.
Cabanga ngamavoti owafakile “ukweseka amasosha,” okuthe eqinisweni lawathuma ukuthi ashaye phansi umnyango womuntu ngo-2 ekuseni, angene ngejubane, amemeze umndeni owesabayo, antshontshe imali yawo, asabise abesifazane nezingane, abambe amadoda ubatshele ngokuzayo lapho uzokwenza indawo yabo “ibukeke njengenyanga.”
Cabanga ngeyodwa yezindiza zempi osithengele zona, indiza phansi ebusuku kakhulu emzaneni ongakaze uzwe lutho olungaphezulu kokukhala kwembuzi, ngokuzumayo ikhungethwe ukuduma kwezindlebe, nokukhala okunamandla anele ukukuwisa. Cabanga ngomama ophila ngaphansi kwamabhomu, ukwazi ukuthi ukuphela kwamanzi anawo enganeni yakhe kuzomenza agule afe. Cabanga ngezikhathi ezingenakubalwa lapho wena nabangaphambi kwakho nivotele ukuguqula amageja ethu abe yizinkemba namasosha adingeka ukwesabisa abantu abansundu nabansundu abalambele umhlaba omncane nentando yeningi enithi iCapitol Building imele ubunye. Cabanga ukuthi mangaki kulawo masosha amancane, anombono omuhle owavotele "ukuwasekela" abuya nemizimba ephukile nezingqondo eziphazamisekile.
Cabanga ngamavoti owafakile agunyaza ukwanda ngemuva kokukhuphuka kwamasosha aseMelika, asevele emakhulu kunalawo amazwe alandelayo ayi-10 ahlanganisiwe, ukuhlinzeka ngezikhali zakamuva, amabutho akhethekile abulala kakhulu, izindiza zempi eziphambili kakhulu. Cabanga ngamanga amangaki otshelwe wona ukuze uvote.
Mhlawumbe lapho uzokwazi ukumelana nomkhankaso olandelayo we-disinformation ohlale wandulela umashi oya empini noma isenzo esilandelayo sodlame olubhekiswe kubantu esingaxabananga nabo. Futhi ngokwenza kanjalo, uzokwazi ukuvotela izinto ozaziyo enhliziyweni yakho ongathanda ukuzivotela, ezivele zibe yizinto ezifanayo iningi labantu bakithi elizidingayo futhi elizisekelayo.
Eminyakeni ezayo, isizwe sakithi nabaholi baso bazokhomba kuJanuwari 6 njengosuku lokukhumbula. Ithemba lami elikhulu ukuthi wena nozakwenu nizokhumbula indlela enazizwa nibuthene ngayo ndawonye egumbini leNdlu futhi niyikhumbule hhayi nje njengosuku lokwesaba, kodwa njengosuku enathola ngalo ukuqonda okukhulu nozwela ngempilo yenu.
[UFerner wayengumphathi wesibhedlela ngesikhathi sempi yaseVietnam futhi usehambele e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan. Ubhala eToledo, e-Ohio.]
Impendulo eyodwa
Udlame udlame. Manje uyazi futhi ukuthi abafundi bethu abancane bazizwa kanjani lapho umdubuli engena esikoleni sabo, efuna izimpilo ngokungakhethi; ngenkathi zifihla futhi zibalekela ukusindisa izimpilo zazo ngoba isikhulu esikhethiwe saleli lizwe asikwazi ukwenza okunengqondo, ukuvikela izisulu umthetho wezibhamu.