Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu unikeza ikhambi lesiko elinobuthi nelihlotshaniswa nezempi eliphendukezele i-ajenda kazwelonke.
ngu-Brock McIntosh, Mashi 21, 2018, Amaphupho ajwayelekile.
Lesi siqeshana sithathwe enkulumweni eyanikezwa u-Brock McIntosh emhlanganweni omkhulu we Umkhankaso Wabantu Abangalungile.
Ngilapha ukuze ngikhulume nawe namuhla ngomunye wobubi obuthathu bukaDkt. impi. Njengomakadebona Wezempi Yase-Afghanistan, ngithanda ukugqamisa ingxenye yesixwayiso sakhe mayelana nezempi, lapho ethi, “Le ndlela yoku... ukujova izidakamizwa ezinobuthi zenzondo emithanjeni yabantu ngokuvamile enobuntu... ayikwazi ukuvumelanisa nokuhlakanipha, ubulungisa kanye nokulunga. uthando.”
Ngingathanda ukukutshela konke mayelana nesikhathi lapho ngabona khona ukuthi kunoshevu kimi. Ngiyingane yomhlengikazi nesisebenzi sasefekthri enkabeni ye-Illinois, umndeni wezisebenzi zesevisi. Lapho iMpi Yase-Iraq ishuba, ababutheli bezempi esikoleni sami esiphakeme bangikhanga ngamabhonasi okubhalisa nosizo lwasekolishi abanye ababelubheka njengethikithi labo lokuphuma—mina ngethemba ukuthi kwakuyithikithi lami. up, enikeza amathuba owake wazizwa engafinyeleleki.
Ngemva kweminyaka emibili, lapho ngineminyaka engu-20 ubudala, ngangimi phezu kwesidumbu somfana wase-Afghan oneminyaka engu-16. Kuqhume ibhomu eceleni komgwaqo abezakha ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ubembozwe izimbotshana zokusha nokusha, futhi manje ulele phansi ngemuva kokunqunywa isandla sakhe odokotela bethu. Esinye isandla sakhe sasinodlame olungenabuhlungu njengomlimi noma umalusi.
Njengoba elele lapho ebonisa ukuthula, ngafunda imininingwane yobuso bakhe futhi ngazibamba ukhula lwenkohlakalo egcwele ngaye. Ngacabanga, 'Ukube lo mfana ubengazi, ubengeke afune ukungibulala.' Futhi nakhu mina, kuthiwa ngifuna ukumbulala. Futhi ngiphatheke kabi ngokuthi ngangifuna aphile. Lowo ngumqondo onoshevu. Lowo ngumqondo wezempi. Futhi wonke amathuba enginikezwe wona ngamasosha awakwazi ukubuyisela izindleko zempi emphefumulweni wami. Ngabantu abampofu abathwala umthwalo wempi kwabaphezulu ababathumayo.
Umfana wekilasi labasebenzi wase-Illinois wathumela uhhafu womhlaba ukuthi abulale umlimi osemncane. Sifike kanjani lapha? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba lo mnotho wempi ohlanyayo ube khona?
"Sidinga Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu ukuze sikhulise amazwi abantu abavamile ngaphezu kwendawo yokwamukela imboni yezempi, umnotho onobuthi, ukufuna imisebenzi ezimbonini ngaphandle kokulwa nezimpi, ukufuna amathuba abantu besigaba sabasebenzi abangadingi ukubulala abanye. abantu bezinga labasebenzi.”
Okokuqala, kunesidingo. Umphakathi ozizwa usongelwa njalo uzilungiselela izimpi, ngisho nangezikhathi zokuthula. Ukwenza lokhu kudinga inkimbinkimbi yezempi neyezimboni, umnotho omkhulu wempi osomqulu, inzuzo, amasheya, nemisebenzi encike ekubuthweni kwezempi unomphela futhi ingcebo yayo echuma kakhulu ngezikhathi zempi. Izinkampani zinethonya kwezombusazwe, kanjalo nabavoti abadinga imisebenzi.
Okwesibili, kukhona ukunikezwa. Isizwe esifuna ukuheha amavolontiya kwezempi kanye nokunakekela omakadebona sihlinzeka ngamathuba aheha abantu abaningi besigaba sabasebenzi abanamathuba alinganiselwe.
Sidinga Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu ukuze sikhulise amazwi abantu abavamile ngaphezu kwendawo yokwamukela imboni yezempi, umnotho onobuthi, ukufuna imisebenzi ezimbonini ngaphandle kokwenza impi, ukufuna amathuba abantu besigaba sabasebenzi abangadingi ukubulala abanye abasebenzi. bakwethu.
Sidinga Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu ukuze sifune ubulungiswa kubantu bebala ababulawa amaphoyisa ahlomile, amaphoyisa anobuthi.
Sidinga Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu ukuze siguqule ipolitiki yezempi, uKhongolose onoshevu kanye neNdlu Emhlophe enobuthi, okufakazela ukuqina kwabo ngokushaya isifuba futhi okuhlanganisa isisekelo sabo nokushaya izigubhu zempi.
Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu unikeza ikhambi lesiko elinobuthi nelihloselwe impi. Impi ihlale inendlela yokuphazamisa ukunaka kwethu, futhi iphendukezela izinto eziza kuqala kithi. Sidinga Umkhankaso Wabantu Abampofu ukuze sihlelele ubulungisa bezinhlanga, umnotho, kanye nemvelo; ukuphoqa lezi zindaba phambili; futhi silungise i-ajenda yesizwe sethu.