Mama, Bavelaphi Izishoshovu Zokuthula?

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, Julayi 8, i-2020

Ingqungquthela yeKateri Peace, ebibanjelwe enyakatho neNew York iminyaka engu-22, izobanjelwa online kulo nyaka, ukuvumela noma ngubani emhlabeni ongena ku-inthanethi ukuthi eze futhi ezwe futhi akhulume nezishoshovu zokuthula zase-US ezimangalisayo - (He, Mhlaba, bewazi ukuthi i-US inezishoshovu zokuthula?) - njengoSteve Breyman, John Amidon, Maureen Beillargeon Aumand , UMedea Benjamin, uKristin Christman, uLawrence Davidson, uStephen Downs, uJames Jennings, uKathy Kelly, uJim Merkel, u-Ed Kinane, uNick Mottern, uMfu Felicia Parazaider, uBill Quigley, uDavid Swanson, u-Ann Wright noChris Antal.

Yebo, igama lami likulolo hlu. Cha, angisho ukuthi ngiyamangala. Kepha ngibe nenhlanhla yokukhuluma engqungqutheleni yaseKateri Peace Convention ngonyaka ka-2012 nango-2014, futhi kwakuhlelelwe ukuthi ngibe lapho futhi ngo-2020 kuze kube yilapho iTrumpandemic yashintsha wonke umuntu.

Izikhulumi ezenziwa kulo Mhlangano we-Zoom-Conference walo nyaka, kanye no-Blase Bonpane omuhle kakhulu, oshone ngo-2019, bangababhali bezahluko ezahlukahlukene zencwadi entsha ebizwa ngokuthi Ukukhokha i-Arc: Ukulwela Ukuthula Nobulungiswa Eminyakeni Yempi Engapheli. Ngamunye wabuzwa ukuthi abhale ngezimpande zokuzibophezela kwabo ukuthula nobulungiswa, izici zomsebenzi wabo wokuthula, imicabango yabo ngezimbangela zempi nokuthula, kanye nombono waboworld beyond war”Futhi nomsebenzi kwakudingeka ufinyelele kuwo. Ngabiza isahluko sami esithi “How I become a Peace activist.”

Ngisanda kufunda izahluko zabo bonke abanye abantu, futhi bakhanyisa kakhulu, kepha hhayi lokho ebengikulindele. Bengilokhu nginethemba lokuphendula umbuzo wobuntwana engibhale ngawo lesi sihloko. Kanjani, bengifuna ukwazi, ingabe abantu baba izishoshovu zokuthula? Angicabangi ukuthi le ncwadi yawuphendula lowo mbuzo ngendlela ebengicabanga ngayo.

Kuyathokozisa ukwazi ukuthi ngenkathi uMedea Benjamin esemncane, isoka likadadewabo omncane elincane lathunyelwa eVietnam futhi lamthumelela ngokushesha (udade) izindlebe zomlobi waseVietcong ukuba azigqoke njengesikhumbuzo. Udadewabo kaMedi wahlanza, futhi uMedea wabona okuthile ngempi.

Kuyamangaza ukuthi u-Ed Kinane ukhumbula abamhlophe abayishumi belimaza umhlane ngemuva ngothisha webanga lesihlanu njengokumsiza kwakhe ukuba abe ngumuntu ongabazi ngalo lonke igunya.

Kepha konke ukukhumbula okunjalo kusitshelani? Abantu abaningi bathunyelwa izindlebe nge-imeyili kodadewabo. Abantu abaningi babhaxwa. Empeleni, akekho noyedwa owaba izishoshovu zokuthula.

Ngibukeza izindaba ezikule ncwadi, ngithola ukuthi akekho noyedwa wabaphikisana nabaphakanyiswa izishoshovu zokuthula ukuthi bathathe izikhundla zabazali babo ezinhlanganweni zokuthula noma amabhizinisi. Bambalwa kakhulu abafunda ukuthula esikoleni. (Lokho kungahle kushintshe eminyakeni yamuva.) Abanye baphefumulelwa ezinye izishoshovu, kepha akusona isihloko esikhulu. Iningi kwadingeka ukuthi lingene ekuzabalazweni kokuthula liseminyakeni esezingeni eliphakeme lokwethula imisebenzi yalo yokuthula. Akekho owakhangwa umkhankaso wokukhangisa wama- dollar ayizigidi eziyinkulungwane noma amahhovisi okuqashwa kulo lonke izwe enza amabhonasi amakhulu namanga ashelelayo, okuyindlela abantu abaheha ngayo empini.

Eqinisweni, ezinye zalezi zishoshovu zokuthula zaqala njengezishoshovu zempi. Abanye bakhulele emindenini yamasosha, abanye emindenini bencike empini, abanye bephakathi. Abanye babethanda inkolo, abanye bengakholelwa. Abanye babecebile, abanye bempofu.

Abaningi baphawule, futhi abahleli baphawula lo mkhuba, wokuthi ukuhamba phesheya kwakuyingxenye yokuvuka kwabo. Abaningi baphawula ukubaluleka kokuthola amanye amasiko noma amasiko amancane ngaphakathi e-United States noma ngaphandle kwawo. Abanye bagcizelela ukuthi bakubona ngandlela-thile ukungabi nabulungisa. Abanye baba nengxenye ekwenziweni kobubi. Abanye babona ubuphofu futhi empeleni baxhumanisa impi njengendawo lapho imithombo engachazeki yayilahlwa khona. Iningi lalaba babhali lixoxa ngokubaluleka kwezifundo zokuziphatha ezivela kubazali babo nakwabanye othisha, kubandakanya othisha bezikole. Kodwa ukusebenzisa izifundo zokuziphatha empini nokuthula akuyona into ejwayelekile. Izindaba zethelevishini namaphephandaba aseMelika zingaphakamisa ukuthi uthando nokuphana kube nomkhakha wazo ofanele, kuyilapho ukuthanda izwe kanye nobusosha benabo.

Esikhathini esiningi akuhambeki kulokhu kulezi zahluko, kepha ngamunye wababhali uyinto yomvukeli, okuthile kokungabaza kwegunya u-Ed aba ngakho noma abehlale kunjalo. Ngaphandle kwezinga elithile lokucabanga kwenkani, elizimele, eliqondisiwe, elihlubukayo, ngaphandle kokuphikisana nenkulumo-ze, akekho kulaba bantu obengaba izishoshovu zokuthula. Kepha akukho okubili kubo okude kakhulu, hhayi ekuvukeleni kwabo, noma ngabe ekucindezeleni kwabo ukuthula. Abaningi, uma kungebona bonke, bafika bephikisana nempi ngezigaba, bebuza kuqala ngesihluku esithile noma impi, futhi kuphela ngemuva kokudlulela ezigabeni eziningana, befika bezothamela ukuqothulwa kwesikhungo sonke. Abambalwa babo kungenzeka ukuthi badlula kwezinye zalezo zigaba.

Isiphetho engifinyelela kuso ukuthi bengibuza umbuzo oyisiwula. Cishe noma ngubani angaba yisishoshovu sokuthula. Iningi lalaba bantu laba izishoshovu zezinye izimbangela kuqala, futhi bathola indlela yabo ekugcineni yokuqonda ubukhulu bempi yempi kanye nama-impiriyalism kulo lonke uhlu lokungabi nabulungisa okufanele sikunqobe. Eminyakeni yokugqugquzelwa kokuthula okwandile futhi okudumile, izigidigidi zabantu zingakwazi ukungena kuzincane zazo. Kepha eminyakeni yemukeleka eyemukelwa kabanzi, engavinjelwa nakancane, impi engapheli, labo abaphenduka izishoshovu zokuthula, labo abafuna ukulungiselela indlela yokuthola ithuba lokuthula lokungabi nalutho oluzayo uma isintu sisinda, labo abakukhetho olunjalo abambalwa azihlukile kakhulu. Kungenzeka kube nezigidi zethu ngaphezulu.

Inkinga ukuthi inhlangano yokuthula ayinayo imali yokuqasha zonke izishoshovu ezizimisele nezikwazi ukuthula. Lapho inhlangano yami, World BEYOND War, uqasha abasebenzi abasha, siyakwazi ukuhlola ngezinqwaba ezinkulu zabafakizicelo abaqeqeshiwe. Cabanga nje ukuthi thina, nayo yonke inhlangano yezokuthula, besingaqasha zonke izishoshovu ezizimisele! Cabanga nje ukube thina esikule ncwadi sasiqashwe ngenkuthalo inhlangano yezokuthula sisemncane kunaleyo sangena kuyo ngokungazelele. Ngineziphakamiso ezimbili.

Okokuqala, funda Ukukhokha i-Arc: Ukulwela Ukuthula Nobulungiswa Eminyakeni Yempi Engapheli ubone ukuthi ucabangani.

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