Tshela Iqiniso: Usuku Lwezilwane Zisizwe Sosuku Lwezwe Lokukhohlisa

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War

Abanye bathambekele ekuqapheliseni ukuthi ama-Trumpie ahlala endaweni ehlukile lapho ukuwohloka kwesimo sezulu noma i-apocalypse yenukliya kuyizinto ezikhathazayo kodwa ezesabekayo zezingqimba zamaSulumane eHondurans ziyaqaqa futhi zidansa ezweni laseJalimane elihlome izibonakaliso zegagasi, amadwala abulalayo, kanye nethuba lokuhlalisana kwabantu.

Abanye bayalazi iqiniso lokuthi lokho okubizwa ngokuthi “okujwayelekile” - umbono we-pro-status-quo, izikhungo ezilwa nentuthuko - nakho kwenziwa efemini yamaphupho efiselekayo. Njengombukiso owodwa, nginikela: Usuku LwamaVeterans.

A National Museum ethi ikhuluma izindaba zomakadebona futhi ukulangazelela ukuze ube "yindlu yokuhlanza yamaphimbo omakadebona" ​​lapho "abakhiqizi noma ababhali noma abaphathi be-podcast ngokuzayo" beza "ukuthola amazwi avela kumakadebona," kusanda kuvulwa eColumbus, e-Ohio. Izinzuzo zezikhangiso zokuqasha eziyizigidi ezingama- $ 82 kusuka imali kahulumeni futhi iphakamisa iminikelo ngalolu limi: "Isipho sakho esikhokhelwa intela sisiza ekuhlonipheni, ekuxhumaneni, ekukhuthazeni, nasekufundiseni bonke ngendaba yalabo abasebenzela izwe lethu ngesibindi." Akukho nelilodwa igama ngokunemba, ukuphelela, umbono owehlukile, noma ukuzimela komcabango.

“Lokho ozozibona futhi nazi izindaba - Kungani umuntu anquma ukukhonza? Kwakunjani ukuthatha isifungo, ukukhonza empini? Kwakunjani ukubuya ekhaya? ” imibiko iphephandaba elilodwa. Ngokwesibonelo? Well: “Isibonelo, kukhona uDeborah Sampson, owesifazane waseMassachusetts owazenza umuntu wesilisa ukuze azosebenza empini yeRevolutionary (waze wadonsa namabhola emisipha emathangeni akhe ukugwema ukuya kudokotela, ongamthola ocansini lweqiniso) . Noma u-Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez, owathola iMedal of Honor ngokusindisa izimpilo okungenani zamadoda ayisishiyagalombili phakathi neMpi yaseVietnam empini eyathatha amahora ayisithupha, lapho athola khona amanxeba ayisikhombisa nokudutshulwa emzimbeni wonke. ”

Ngabe izivakashi zithola ulwazi, imfundo, ukucabanga okuyinselele? Mhlawumbe, kepha lokho umuntu angafunda ngalo mnyuziyamu kuthi lowo "uzoba nogqozi," njengo lo mfana: “Ngokwami, ngithola ugqozi namathuba okucabanga embukisweni 'wokuzidela wokugcina' wokuhlonipha abawile; ngomsindo 'Wompompi' abadlala esitezi sesibili; kits zokudla nakwezinye izinto zansuku zonke ezithwalwa ngesikhathi senkonzo kanye nezincwadi ezithunyelwa ekhaya; emafasiteleni anemishwe enemibala yamaribhoni wenkonzo yezempi ngomlando; ezindabeni zokushintshela empilweni yomphakathi; e-Memorial Grove enamaqabunga ngaphandle. ”

Ukuhlonipha ngokungafanele akuyona into efanayo nokutadisha. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, ukubamba iqhaza okuningi empini kuhilelekile isibindi futhi okuningi kuye kwahilela ukwesaba. A Icala elinamandla kakhulu lingenziwa ukuthi ezempi bekungeyona "insizakalo" ngomqondo wokusebenzela noma iyiphi inhloso noma ukuzuzisa abantu kunokubeka engozini, ukubulala, ukuhlukumeza nokubenza babe mpofu. Ngokungangabazeki, izigidi azikaze "zinqume" "ukukhonza" nhlobo kepha ziphoqelekile ukuthi zibambe iqhaza, kanti ezinye izigidi ziye "zakhetha" ukubhalisela ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yokuntuleka komunye umthombo ongcono wemali engenayo. Kubo bonke omakadebona engikhulume nabo, labo abamelene nempi, akekho noyedwa engikhumbulayo oke wakhuluma ngokuthatha isifungo njengengxenye enkulu yesipiliyoni sempi. Izindaba ezijabulisayo zowesifazane ongena ebusosheni nesosha elisindisa izimpilo eVietnam azikwazi ukusula indaba enkulu yokuthi amasosha abulale izigidi zabantu eVietnam kanye namashumi ezigidi ngaphezulu emhlabeni wonke. Ngabe abantu "bawela" ngempela "emhlatshelweni," noma ingabe bahlatshwa emshinini oyisiphukuphuku ongenanhliziyo? Ingabe "badlulela" empilweni yomphakathi, noma bawela enkingeni yesithiyo esilimazayo sokulimala, ukuba necala, i-PTSD nokwethuka kwesiko? Ngabe omakadebona bavame ukuphazanyiswa yizinganekwane ezingekho emthethweni zokukhafulelwa, noma ukubonga okungenamqondo ngokwenza izihluku zokuziphatha?

Imnyuziyamu yempi okusobala futhi ukuthi iyisikhumbuzo sempi esakhiwe ngumphakathi owenza izimpi ojwayelekile i-permawar ngeke iphendule leyo mibuzo. Kepha sekuphele isikhathi eside zaphendulwa yiminyuziyamu yabantu abahlwempu, eyaziwa nangokuthi izincwadi, futhi kukhona entsha engivele ngiyibeke ngokumelene neminikelo enobuthi yale myuziyamu entsha. Incwadi ithi Guys Like Me nguMichael A. Messner.

Le ncwadi ilandisa izindaba zama-veteran amahlanu ezimpi ezinhlanu zase-US: iWWII, Korea, Vietnam, ne-Iraq Parts I no-II. Sifunda izindaba zabo kusukela isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba bangene emasotini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eside ngemuva kokushiya. Izindaba zatshelwa kahle, ngobuqili nokubunzima, hhayi inkulumo-mlando efana ne-museum. Amaphethini abonakala ngaphandle kwencwadi ephindaphinda. Umuntu ngamunye uyingqayizivele, kodwa ngamunye uhlangana ne-monster efanayo.

Izindaba zakamuva zabakhulukazi bezingeke zanele ekwakheni le ncwadi. Izindaba zezimpi ezedlule kudala-selokhu zigutshuzelwe izinganekwane ziyadingeka uma umfundi ezoqala ukubuza ngempi uqobo. Izindaba ezinjalo ziyasiza kakhulu njengezindaba ezijwayelekile zezimpi ababeyingxenye yazo. Ezimpini zakamuva nje, izindaba zama-veteran ase-US zifinyelela kumaphesenti amancane ezindaba zalabo abathintekayo yizimpi. Kepha izindaba ezindala zizodwa bezingeke zanele. Ukubona ukwethuka kwaphakade kwempi ngezindlela zayo zamanje kuqeda icala elinamandla elivezwe lapha. Le yincwadi ongayinikeza abantu abasha.

Indaba yokuqala yale ncwadi ibizwa ngokuthi “Ayikho 'Impi Emihle'” futhi ixoxa indaba ngomakadebona weMpi Yomhlaba Yesibili u-Ernie “Indio” Sanchez. Ungathathi isiqiniseko sami ngenhla sokuthi impi ibandakanya ubugwala kanye nokuba nesibindi kimi. Funda indaba kaSanchez bese uyithatha kuye. Kodwa ubugwala kwakungeyona into ethusayo eyayicashe ebuchosheni bukaSanchez amashumi eminyaka ngenkathi yena ematasa futhi ekugwema kwaze kwaba yilapho engasakwazi ukukugwema. Nayi ingcaphuno:

“Konke lokhu — ukwesaba okuqeda amathambo, ukuba necala, nehlazo lokuziphatha — kwafihlwa emzimbeni ka-Ernie Sanchez amashumi ayisikhombisa eminyaka esele, emqamekela lapho ayengakulindele khona, emgwaza njengaleyo ngcezu yensimbi eyayakhiwe eduze kwakhe umgogodla wakhe. Wayengeke akwazi ukusishiya, hhayi ngokuphelele. Ekugcineni wafunda ukuthi ukukhuluma ngakho — ukufakazela noma ngubani owayezolalela izindaba zakhe zobuwula bempi, imithwalo yokulwa nokubulala, nethemba lokuthula — kwakuwumuthi wokuthambisa ongcono kunawo wonke amanxeba akhe. ”

Le ncwadi akuyona nje imodeli yokutshela izinhlobo zezindaba ezingamukeleki kumamyuziyamu kanye nezincwadi ze-NPR kanye ne-Veterans Day, kodwa futhi nesibonelo sokubhala mayelana nombono wenhlangano. U-Messner wathola izikhonzi zakhe ngo-Veterans For Peace, ebhodi ebelulekayo engikhonzayo, futhi uyithatha ngokunembile ingcebo yokugqugquzela ukuziphatha nezomuntu siqu ngemuva komsebenzi walaba basebekhulile ukuqeda umhlaba ngezindlela zokwakha izilwane eziningi.

Indaba kaSanchez iqala ngempilo enzima, enzima, yamagenge neyasejele. Kepha leyo mpilo ayiqukethe lutho njengokwesabeka kwempi. Uyakhumbula:

"Emasontweni amabili nangesigamu, kwakudingeka bakhiphe ukuhlukaniswa kwe-4th ne-28th Infantry, ngoba behlehlisiwe. Emasontweni amabili nangesigamu, leloDaja lalahlekelwa amadoda angama-9,500, abulawa noma abalimele. Amaviki amabili nesigamu engikhuluma ngawo. Kule mpi sinawo manje e-Iraq, asizange sibulale abantu abangu-6,000. Zingaki iminyaka esiphelile lapho? "

Umbhali akangeni endabeni ukulungisa umbono wokuthi abantu abafile abangaphezu kwesigidi e-Iraq empeleni abayona “abantu,” kodwa kuyindlela yokucabanga ukuthi ababambiqhaza abaningi empini basebenza ukuze bazi futhi banqobe. USanchez, empeleni, uchithe iminyaka eminingi ezitshela ukuthi okungenani ubengabulalanga yena uqobo abantu ngoba udubule ngaphambili kwemisele ukuze “izitha” zingabeki amakhanda nezibhamu ngaphezulu kwazo. Lapho impilo yakhe iba matasa kancane, waqala ukucabanga ngalokho ayekwenzile emashumini eminyaka ngaphambili:

“Ngesikhathi ngingenazo zonke lezi ezinye izinto obekufanele ngicabange ngazo, zabuyela kimi ngabe sengithola. Nkulunkulu, udokotela wezifo zengqondo wangitshela ukuthi ngabulala amaJalimane aphakathi kwamashumi amahlanu kuya kwayikhulu. Kepha angizange ngidubule ukubulala. Ngidubula ukuze ngibeke abafana phansi bangadubuli emuva. Umsebenzi wami kwakuwukudubula phambi komsele ukuze uthuli namatshe nakho konke kulunge ngaphezulu kwamakhanda ngakho amaJalimane [ngeke] akhiphe amakhanda abo ukuze baphinde badubule. Lowo kwakungumsebenzi wami, ukubenza bahlale phansi, futhi ngibagcine bezilwela. Lowo kwakungumqondo wami. Bengingabulali muntu. Futhi yilokho ebengikusho kuyo yonke le minyaka. Kodwa impi yase-Iraq eyadalwa ngonya yangikhumbuza ukuthi ngangiyiSOB engcolile kangakanani. ”

Izindaba ziba nzima, hhayi lula, zivela lapho. Indaba yempi yaseKorea ihlanganisa umlindi wase-United States oxolisa emuntwini owesifazane kuphela owasinda endaweni yakhe yokubulawa kwabantu.

Ungasoli omakadebona, sivame ukutshelwa. Kepha lokhu kungukuziphatha okuhlekisayo lapho ukusola othile kukuvimbela ukuthi ungasoli omunye umuntu (njengohulumeni ophezulu nezikhulu zamasosha nabenzi bezikhali). Iqiniso ngukuthi omakadebona abaningi bayazisola futhi bebengakhathala ukuthi thina sonke senzeni; futhi abaningi bathuthela ekululameni ngokubhekana necala labo futhi basebenze ukulinganisela nomsebenzi wokuthula nobulungiswa.

I-Messner ichaza umbono wakhe nge-akhawunti yengxoxo nomkhulu wakhe, isosha sezwe seMpi I:

“Ekuseni koSuku LwamaVeterans ngo-1980, uGramps wayehleli nesidlo sakhe sasekuseni — inkomishi yekhofi enamanzi, ucezu lwesinkwa esishisiwe esigcwele i-marmalade, nocezu olulodwa lwe-liverwurst epholile. Isitshudeni esineminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili esiqedile, ngisanda kuhlala nabogogo nomkhulu wabo e-Oakland, eCalifornia, ekhaya. Ngazama ukunciphisa imizwa kaGramps ngokumnkeneneza ngokumfisela usuku oluhle lwamaVeterans. Iphutha Elikhulu. 'Usuku lwamaVeterans!' wangibhebha ngezwi eliwubhuqu lomuntu obhemayo impilo yami yonke. 'Akusilo usuku lwamaVeterans! Usuku lwe-Armistice. Labo gawd. . . ulahliwe. . . osopolitiki. . . uyishintshe yaba yiVeterans Day. Futhi zilokhu zisifaka kwezinye izimpi. ' Umkhulu wami wayesebenzisa umoya manje, ekhohliwe isibindi sakhe. 'Abakhohlisi beBuncha! Abazilwi izimpi, uyazi. Abafana abanjengami balwa izimpi. Sasiyibiza ngokuthi “Impi Yokuqeda Zonke Izimpi,” futhi sayikholelwa. ' Uvale ingxoxo nge-harrumph: 'Usuku lwamaVeterans!'

“Usuku lwe-Armistice Day alufanekisanga iGramps kuphela ukuphela kwempi yakhe, kodwa nokuphela kwayo yonke impi, ukuqala kokuthula okuhlala njalo. Leli kwakungelona iphupho elingenzi lutho. Eqinisweni, inhlangano enkulu yokuthula yayicindezele uhulumeni wase-US, ngo-1928, ukuba asayine iKellogg-Briand Pact, 'iSivumelwano Sokulwa Nempi,' esixhaswe yi-United States neFrance futhi kamuva esayinwe izizwe eziningi Umhlaba. Ngenkathi uMongameli uDwight D. Eisenhower esayina umthetho oguqula igama leholide libe yiVeterans Day, ukufaka omakadebona beMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba, kwaba impama kumkhulu wami. Ithemba lashabalala, kwafakwa iqiniso elibi lokuthi osopolitiki bazoqhubeka nokuthola izizathu zokuthumela abafana baseMelika— 'abafana njengami' — ukuba bayolwa futhi bafe ezimpini. ”

Ngakho-ke bazokwenza size sibavimbe. Guys Like Me iyithuluzi elihle laleso sizathu - nangenxa ye- Ukubuyiselwa kweSuku Lokuzivikela. Iphutha elilodwa engithemba ukuthi lizolungiswa yilesi sitatimende: "U-Obama uzinciphisile izimpi e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan." UMongameli u-Obama empeleni wakuphindaphinda kathathu ukubanjwa kwe-Afghanistan e-US futhi wakwenza ngayo yonke indlela (ukufa, ukubhujiswa, ukubalwa kwamasosha, amadola) impi yakhe ngaphezu kwempi kaBush noma uTrump noma bobabili behlangene.

U-Gregory Ross owayengumdala ufunde enye yezinkondlo zakhe ku-2016 Veterans For Peace Convention. Kucatshangelwe Guys Like Me:

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