Ibhalwe nguLeah Bolger
Ukuphawula ku-#NoWar2016
Bangaki abantu lapha abazibheka njengezishoshovu zokuthula? Manje, bangaki abantu lapha abazibheka njengezishoshovu ezimelene nempi? Nakuba amagama athi “pro-peace” nelithi “anti-war” evame ukusetshenziswa ngokushintshana, ingabe ayafana ngempela? Angicabangi kanjalo futhi yilokho engifuna ukukhuluma ngakho nawe.
Wonke umuntu ithi ngezokuthula, ngisho nabantu abafana noMongameli Obama, noNdunankulu uNetanyahu—amadoda abhekene ngqo nokubulawa kwezinkulungwane nezinkulungwane zabantu. Kunjalo wonke umuntu uthi ahloselwe ukuthula...wonke umuntu ufuna umusa, uzwela, ukuxhumana, ukulunga, ubulungisa, isithunzi somuntu, nobuhle. Ezinye izibonelo zamashoshozela okuthula yilezi: imvelo, ukulawula izibhamu, ukusekelwa kwabashaya amakhwela, ukusebenza ngokumelene nokucwasa ngokobuhlanga, ukucwasa ngokobulili nazo zonke izinhlobo zokucwasa, ukusebenzela intando yeningi evulekile, ukusekela ukuphepha kwezempilo kanye namalungelo abantu ayisisekelo njengomoya ohlanzekile namanzi, izindlu nemfundo. , kanye nokusebenzela inkululeko yokukhuluma kanye nemithombo yezindaba engahloliwe futhi engachemile. Ezingeni lomphakathi, imisebenzi ekhuthaza ukuthula ihlanganisa: ukutshala izingadi zomphakathi, ukufaka izigxobo zokuthula, ukushayela ukudla, ukubamba izinkondlo, indatshana noma imincintiswano yobuciko, ukucula, ukuthandaza, -zonke lezo zinto ezenza umhlaba ube ngcono, muhle futhi ube nokuthula. indawo, nokho abakhulumi ngokumelene nempi ngokuqondile. Kunenqwaba yezishoshovu zokuthula ezidumile ezisebenze kanzima ezindabeni zokuthula, njengoCesar Chavez, uJulia Ward Howe, uHenry David Thoreau kanye noNelson Mandela, kodwa hhayi ngokumelene nempi ngokuqondile. Ngisho nalabo abaziwa njengezishoshovu ezimelene nempi njengoJoan Baez, uWilliam Sloane Coffin, uPete Seeger, noRon Kovic baye bagxilisa ukumelana kwabo nezimpi ezithile noma izikhali, hhayi isikhungo sempi ngokwaso.
Akuwona wonke umuntu omelene nempi. Abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi kunezinto ezinjengempi enobulungisa, noma impi edingekayo. Nakuba abantu abaningi bethanda Kholwa ukuthi bacabanga ngempi njengendlela yokugcina, empeleni, abakwenzi. Ngenxa yengxenye enkulu yemithombo yezindaba ephethwe yinkampani, bavame ukucabanga ukuthi yisimo/noma isimo—ukuya empini, noma ungenzi lutho. Abantu abaningi abazi, noma abaqondi amandla okungewona udlame, noma bayawazi amanye amathuluzi angasetshenziswa esikhundleni sodlame, impi kanye nempi. Esinye isizathu esenza abantu bazicabange njengezishoshovu zokuthula esikhundleni salabo abamelene nezimpi, ukuthi bona ningakholwa ukuthi impi ingaqedwa ngempela, ngakho bacishe bazizwe sengathi imizamo yabo iwukuchitha isikhathi, ngakho-ke bagxilisa amandla abo ezindabeni abanomuzwa wokuthi bangenza umehluko kuzo.
Umsebenzi we World Beyond War yadalwa ngamabomu kakhulu ukuba i anti-impi inhlangano njengengxenye yenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe yokuqeda impi phakade nokudala ukuthula okuhlala njalo nokunobulungisa. Inhloso yethu bekungekona ukusungula kabusha isondo-siyazi ukuthi kunezinkulungwane zezinhlangano zokuthula emhlabeni jikelele. Kodwa besingazi noma yiziphi izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe ezinjongo yazo kuwukuqeda impi ngokwayo. Inhloso yethu wukwakha inhlangano egxile ngqo ekubhekaneni nesikhungo sempi. Vele, siphikisana nezimpi ezithile ezifana nempi yase-US e-Afghanistan, futhi siphikisana nezinhlelo zezikhali ezinjenge-drones, kodwa akukho lapho. World Beyond War igxilisa imizamo yayo.
World Beyond War ukholelwa ukuthi ukuze kuqedwe impi ngokwayo, kufanele sidlulele ngale kokubhikisha ngezimpi ezithile—ngempela ngesikhathi kuqala ukudubula nokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu, sekudlule isikhathi—inqwaba yabantu izobulawa noma ilimale, kuzoba nokucekelwa phansi okukhulu kwemizi, amabhizinisi kanye ingqalasizinda, kanye nezizumbulu zemali zizosetshenziswa ngaphambi kokuba iphele. Njengoba umngane wethu u-H.R. Haldeman asho, “Awukwazi ukubuyisela umuthi wokuxubha eshubhuni.” Nakuba umbhikisho kanye nomthetho can kuholela esiphethweni sempi ethile (ngokwesibonelo, izishoshovu ezimelene nempi zihlonishwa kakhulu ngokuqeda impi yase-Viet Nam), uma sizoqeda impi ngokwayo, sidinga ukuqonda izimbangela zempi nalabo abasekela impi. yona, futhi siqondise ukunaka kwethu ekuziqedeni. Sidinga ukuthuthukisa i ehlukile ohlelweni lwamanje olusekelwe kwezempi nempi, futhi sidinga ngempela ukushintsha indlela esicabanga ngayo ngempi nokuthula.
Impi icatshangwa ngezindlela ezihluke ngokuphelele kuye ngokuthi uphumaphi. E-Costa Rica, kunezishoshovu ezimelene nempi ezimbalwa kakhulu ngoba iCosta Rica ayinazo izitha. Izakhamizi zaseCosta Rica, Switzerland, kanye ne-Uruguay, amazwe azo angenawo amasosha futhi angakaze abe sempi, acabanga ngempi nokuthula ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele kunama-Afghanis, amaVietnam, noma amaSyria aphilayo, noma ahlala ezweni. izinto ezesabekayo zempi nsuku zonke iminyaka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu baseMelika bacabanga ngempi ngenye indlela ngoba akukaze kube khona (ngaphandle kwePearl Harbor) ukuhlaselwa kwe-US futhi akukaze kube namasosha esitha emhlabathini waseMelika nhlobo. Asikaze sizibonele mathupha izehlakalo zempi zansuku zonke, ngakho-ke kubukeka kuwumqondo ongacacile—into eyenzekayo “laphaya.” Imithombo yezindaba evamile ayisabiki ngokuhlukumezeka kwezimpi eziqhutshwa yi-U.S., ngakho-ke umphakathi waseMelika awunandaba nempi ngaphandle kwezimpilo zaseMelika ezilahlekile. Uma nje lezo zinombolo ziphansi, kuzoba nokuncane ukumelana nomphakathi. Ukwengeza, esikhathini samanje, i-US ibilokhu iyibutho lezempi elinamandla kunawo wonke emhlabeni, okuye kwasenza sikholwe ukuthi "ingase ilungise." Ukucabanga kwethu jikelele ngempi ukuthi kungaba nokuthula uma wonke amaqembu evumelana nalokho okufunwa yi-U.S.
Abantu baseMelika bakholelwa ukuthi kuyamukeleka ngokuphelele, ngisho evamile ukwenza umbukiso wamandla ezempi ngokumisa abathwali bezindiza kanye nemikhumbi-ngwenya emhlabeni wonke, ukubamba izivivinyo zezempi ezivusa inkanuko emagcekeni akwamanye amazwe, nokugcina amakhulu ezisekelo zamasosha cishe kuwo wonke amazwe emhlabeni. Ungacabanga ukuthi amaMelika abekezelela isizinda samasosha angaphandle lapha…amukela amasosha agqoke umfaniswano welinye izwe ehamba emigwaqweni yaseMelika?
Ngokomthetho-sisekelo we-UN, “...ibutho elihlomile ngeke lisetshenziswe, ngaphandle kwenzuzo efanayo…,” “Wonke Amalungu ayoxazulula izingxabano zawo zamazwe ngamazwe ngendlela enokuthula ngendlela yokuthi ukuthula nokuvikeleka kwamazwe ngamazwe kanye nobulungisa, kungabi engcupheni. .” futhi “...Wonke Amalungu ayogwema ubudlelwano bawo bamazwe ngamazwe ekusongelweni noma ekusebenziseni amandla ngokumelene nobuqotho bendawo noma ukuzimela kwezombusazwe kwanoma yimuphi umbuso, noma nganoma iyiphi enye indlela engqubuzana neziNhloso zeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene.” Nakuba i-Charter ivumela amandla ezempi ukuba asetshenziselwe ukuzivikela, i-United States ivame ukwephula le mithetho, ihlasela amazwe angakaze asabise futhi/noma angabi usongo e-United States, futhi uye ngisho impi noma amasosha asetshenziswayo ngoba leli zwe lidinga izinsiza zabo ukuze lisekele “Indlela Yokuphila YaseMelika.” Ngake ngezwa umakadebona waseMelika owayelwe e-Iraq ekhuluma (okuxakayo engqungqutheleni yokuthula). Wangitshela kanye nezethameli ukuthi isizathu sangempela seMpi yase-Iraq kwakuwuwoyela. Ngavumelana naye, ngambuza ukuthi uzimisele yini ukufela amafutha. Wakugcizelela lokho, ngoba uma kungenjalo izingane zakhe zizokhokha kakhulu ngophethiloli esikhathini esizayo. Waba nomuzwa wokuthi i-United States inelungelo lezinsiza zezwe elizimele. Amazwi akhe ayisibonelo esimangalisayo sokucabanga kwaseMelika ngempi kanye nokunganaki esinakho ezimpilweni namalungelo abanye abangaphandle kwezwe lethu.
Kafushane, njengabantu baseMelika-izakhamizi zezwe lezempi elinolaka kakhulu emhlabeni, uma singenzi lutho ukubhekana nempi, khona-ke siyingxenye yenkinga. Ngeshwa, kunzima kakhulu kumphakathi waseMelika ukuthinta ushintsho lwangempela kuzinqubomgomo zikahulumeni wethu. Ayisekho intando yeningi elalela intando yabantu. Lokho kusho ukuthi kuzothatha umzamo wamazwe ngamazwe ngempela wezishoshovu ezimelene nempi ezivela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba ukufaka ingcindezi e-U.S. nakwezinye izifundazwe ezilwela impi. Ngamafuphi, sidinga izishoshovu eziningi ezimelene nezimpi. Impela, kumnandi ukusebenzela ukuthula, futhi singasebenzisa okuningi kwalokho. Kodwa nginomuzwa wokuthi siyazikhohlisa uma sikholelwa ukuthi ukuba ngabasekeli bokuthula kuyinto efanayo nokulwa nempi.
