Ibhalwe nguSam Carliner, Teen Vogue, Januwari 6, 2022
Ngisho nangemva kokuhoxa e-Afghanistan, e-United States ihlala iyisizwe esilwa. Abaphathi beBiden muva nje yavuselela ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuphakameni kwezempi yase-US okungaphikiswanga ngohlelo lwaminyaka yonke loMnyango Wezokuvikela “Ukuhlolwa Kokuma Komhlaba Wonke,” okugcizelela ukuncintisana okukhulu kwezempi neShayina neRussia ezifundeni zabo zethonya. Kusukela ngoJulayi 2021, i-United States isaqhubeka Izisekelo zakwamanye amazwe ezingama-750 emazweni angama-80 emhlabeni jikelele. UKhongolose ibonakala ilungele ukuphasisa umthethosivivinywa omkhulu wokusebenzisa imali kwezokuvikela lokho kungaba ukwandisa isabelomali sePentagon esesivele sikhulu, esikhukhumele. Lokhu kuhlasela kwezempi akukona okubalulekile kwe-Gen Z.
Gen Z ibona izindaba ezinjengokunakekelwa kwezempilo nokuzinza kwezomnotho njengezinkathazo eziphezulu - hhayi amandla ezempi. Eqinisweni, ukuzibophezela kwe-United States ekusebenzeni njengephoyisa emhlabeni kundiza phambi kokuzinikela okuqinile kwe-Gen Z ekuqedeni ingcindezelo nokungabi nabulungisa. Kusuka ukuphumela emigwaqweni ukweseka inhlangano yeBlack Lives Matter kuya ukuqhubekisela phambili ingxoxo mayelana nenkinga yesimo sezulu, u-Gen Z ubonise ukuzimisela ukulwela ikusasa elingcono lawo wonke umuntu. Nokho impi yokulwa nezempi isamile. Uma kukhulunywa ngokuvuselela umnyakazo omelene nempi, amandla e-Gen Z, ukushayela, nokugxila enqubekela phambili yikhona kanye okudingekayo. Yingakho ababhali balesi sihloko bengamalungu e- Iqoqo Lokuthula, ithimba lezishoshovu ezisencane ezizibophezele ekufundeni, ukuxoxa, nokumelana ne-imperialism kanye nokukhuthaza ontanga yethu ukuba benze okufanayo.
Lapho i-US iqala ukushaya izigubhu zempi ekuholeleni ekuhlaselweni kwe-Afghanistan nase-Iraq ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-2000s, abaningi bethu babengakazalwa. Ngesikhathi sisafunda amabanga aphansi ngesikhathi sokuphatha kukaBush, sasingakakwazi ukuqonda isiko lokulwela impi kanye nokucwaswa kwabokufika okwakusizungezile. Kodwa izingane zicwilisa indawo ezizungezile futhi ngokuqinisekile sathatha futhi sagcina ukuzizwisa kwethu sikhulela embusweni endaweni ephakeme yomkhathi wawo osekela impi.
NgoSepthemba 2021, cishe iminyaka engama-20 ka-9/11, abaholi abaningi asebenesikhathi eside benhlangano. i-anti-war movement iphawule ngokuthi "War On Terror" eyenzelwe i-United States. Amalungu e-Peace Collective azibophezele ekucabangeni ngokwawo ulwazi. Nakuba sonke sivela ezizindeni ezihlukene futhi sinezinkumbulo ezihlukene zangaleso sikhathi, ingqikithi eyodwa evamile kwaba ukuthi sakuthola kumangalisa kanjani ukuthi abantu abadala asebekhulile bangena ebhizinisini lenqubomgomo yezangaphandle elibi kangaka. Manje kuqinisekiswe kahle ukuthi i-Iraq yayingenakho ukuxhumana ne-9/11, futhi nempi eyake yathandwa kakhulu e-Afghanistan manje isiyaziwa kabanzi njengomsebenzi wokunganaki. lokho kwaqeda izimpilo zabalinganiselwa Izakhamuzi zase-Afghan ezingu-47,245 kanye namalungu esevisi ase-US angu-2,448.
Kuyakhuthaza, ucwaningo ngo IMelika Ezimele eshicilelwe ngoSepthemba ikhombisa ubufakazi obuthile bokuqala bokuthi imibono emelene nempi ye-Peace Collective ayiyona into ehlukile, kodwa umthetho. Lolu cwaningo bathole ukuthi abaningi bafuna ukwehlisa isibalo samasosha ase-US amise phesheya kwezilwandle. Abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-18 no-29 babemelene kakhulu nempi, kanti u-80% walabo ababuzwayo uthi isinqumo sokuya empini kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sidinge ukugunyazwa kwekhongolose. Futhi cishe ama-60% ayegxeka umsebenzi wama-drones ase-US.
Lezi zimpendulo zenhlolovo ziyizimpawu ezikhuthazayo zokuthi kube khona isizukulwane esimelene nempi, kodwa lokhu akwanele. Uma ngempela sifuna ukuphila ezweni elikhuthaza ukuthula futhi elibeka phambili izidingo zomuntu ngamunye, sidinga ukukhuthala ekulweni ne-imperialism. Ngenkathi bekunezibalo ezimelene nempi ezingazange ziyeke ukumelana nempi yase-US, njengenhlangano yabazali be-Peace Collective. CODEPINK, umnyakazo wokulwa nempi wasekuqaleni kwawo-2000 waba buthaka njengoba iminyaka iqhubeka. Ukusuka izithembiso ezingamanga zomkhankaso ka-Obama kuya ukuntula ukubhekwa kwe-imperialism evela kwabezindaba zezinkampani, ukulimala kwezempi kwaphenduka umsindo ongemuva kubantu abaningi baseMelika. Kodwa impi ayiyona indaba yasemuva. Kuyasilimaza lapha ekhaya futhi kuxhumene nezinye izinhlelo zengcindezelo.
I-Gen Z ikhombise ukuzibophezela kwayo ekulweni nokucwasa ngokwebala. Kubalulekile ukuthi labo abayikhathalele le mpi baqonde ukuthi impi ibhebhezela kanjani ukucwasa ngokwebala. Civil amalungelo abuyiselwa emuva kulo lonke e-United States ngenxa yempi yamaphekula. Imiphakathi ebhekwa ngamaSulumane namaSulumane yashushiswa ngokuhlelekile ngokusebenzisa I-Patriot Act futhi manje isiphendukile Uhlelo Lokubhalisa Lokuphuma Kwezokuphepha Likazwelonke. Namuhla, "ukuphepha kwezwe" kuyacelwa futhi ukuze kuphendulelwe impendulo kubantu base-Asia baseMelika. Njengoba imibiko yobugebengu obunenzondo obubhekiswe kwabase-Asia baseMelika inyuke ngo-150% kuwo wonke amadolobha amakhulu ase-US ekuphakameni kwalolu bhubhane, i-FBI yakha i- "China Initiative"' eyathi isusa ubunhloli e-United States. Ososayensi abaningi baseShayina abasebenza ezikhungweni zemfundo zase-US, nokho, bazizwa beqondiswe ngokungafanele. Ngokusho kuka-a ucwaningo olwenziwe ngabacwaningi ababili baseNyuvesi yase-Arizona, cishe ingxenye yososayensi baseShayina okwaxoxwa nabo yathi banomuzwa wokuthi babhekwa uhulumeni wase-US, abaningi basola lolu hlelo.
Ngenkathi u-Gen Z engena emigwaqweni ehlobo lika-2020 ebhikishela udlame lwamaphoyisa, iminyango yamaphoyisa ezweni lonke wasabela ebushoshovu bethu ngezikhali nangamaqhinga empi. Eminyakeni yangemva kuka-9/11, amaqhinga okulwa nobushokobezi aba yingxenye evamile yokuphathwa kabi ngamaphoyisa emiphakathi yabaNsundu. A umbiko oshicilelwe ngo-2020 ithole ukuthi i-Pentagon inikeze ama- $ 7.4 wezigidigidi zemishini yezempi ezikhungweni zomthetho kule minyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu.
Kanye nokusekela ukucwasa ngokwebala, impi yase-US iphinde ibhebhethekise isimo sezulu, okungenye yezinsongo ezinkulu esintwini kanye nosongo olubi emiphakathini yaseGlobal South. IPentagon ingenye yazo umngcolisi omkhulu wesikhungos kwemvelo. Ngokusho kukaNeta Crawford, owenze ucwaningo olunzulu mayelana nokungcoliswa kwezempi yase-US yephrojekthi ye-Brown University's Costs of War, ukube amasosha ase-US bekuyizwe, ngo-2017, bekungaba i-55th emitter enkulu ye-CO2. Asikwazi ukuphendula emithelela emibi kakhulu yesimo sezulu uma singaboni iPentagon njengesitha sokushisekela isimo sezulu.
Lonke uhlelo lwengcindezelo lusekela zonke ezinye izinhlelo zengcindezelo, kanye nokucindezelwa kwempi - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuyindlela yayo yendabuko yezisekelo namabhuzu phansi noma ngaphezulu. izindlela zesimanje ezifana neziteleka ze-drone kanye nezijeziso zezomnotho - kunjalo. I-Gen Z inendima ebalulekile okufanele iyibambe ekuhlanganiseni iminyakazo eqhubekayo efana nokunyakaza kwesimo sezulu kanye ne-Black Lives Matter. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, sidinga ukugxilisa i-engeli eqinile yokulwa nama impiriyali kuwo wonke umzabalazo wokulwa nokungabi nabulungisa. I-Gen Z ingakwazi - futhi kufanele - ilethe impilo entsha ekulweni nempi. Ikusasa lethu lincike kukho.
Inothi lomhleli: Le op-ed yabhalwa ngokubambisana namalungu amaningi e-Peace Collective.
