NguJohn Reuwer, Ephreli 22, 2020
Kusukela VTDigger
Ama-Vermonters ahlukaniswe ngemibono yethu ngokuthi ngabe i-F-35 kufanele indize ibuya eBurbling International Airport. Noma kuhlupheka kwabantu kanye nomonakalo emnothweni esihlangabezana nawo ngenxa yomqedazwe we-coronavirus, izindiza zamanje ze-Vermont Air Guard zamanje ziyaqhubeka ukundiza. Ngokusho kukaGov.Phil Scott, lokhu kuzofeza “umsebenzi wabo wobumbano,” osondele kakhulu njengoba ngingasho ukuthi basebenzela impi phesheya. Eduzane nasekhaya, lokhu kusho ukukhipha umsindo oyingozi, ukuhlwanyela umkhathi wethu ngezinto ezingcolile ezivela ekushisweni Amalitha ayi-1,500 kawoyela wejet ngehora indiza ngayinye ngesikhathi lapho sazi Ukungcoliswa komoya kwehlisa amaphaphu ethu'amandla okumelana ne-coronavirus.
Ama-Vermonters abonakala ehlukaniswe ngokulinganayo phakathi kokuxhaswa kwalezi izindiza e-BTV noma abaphikisi. Ukuphela kwezinombolo ezinzima esinazo kuvela ku-referendum yedolobha laseBurlington lonyaka we-2018, lapho abavoti benqume ukuthi u-56% kuya ku-44% ukubuza iVermont Air National Guard ngemishini engeyona eye-F-35. Yize kungenzeka ukuthi izakhamizi zaseNingizimu Burlington, uWilliston kanye noWinooski bavote ngokumelene nezinhlelo ngamanani aphezulu, labo abahlala ezindaweni ezingabhekene ngqo nengozi yokuqhekeka nokungcoliswa komoya bangabavotela kakhulu.
Ngenkathi kumnandi ukuzwa umphakathi wethu uhlangana ndawonye ekusizaneni, uma izimo ezibekwe yiCovid-19 ziba zimbi kakhulu noma ukuvalelwa zigcina izinyanga eziningi, umoya wethu wokubambisana manje kuzoba nzima ukuwulondolozela. Ukungavumelani kwethu ngokuqondene nama-F-35 kugcizelela lowo moya wokubambisana. Yini ngempela esingavumelani ngayo?
Akekho oke wangabaza isitatimende soMthelela Wezemvelo Wezomkhosi uqobo ibala ukulimala le ndiza kungenzeka ukuthi yenziwe ezinganeni zethu, indawo esihlala kuyo, nasempilweni yethu. Ukungavumelani kwethu kwehla ukuze kuhlolwe ukuthi ingabe inzuzo yezindiza iyazifanele yini izindleko. Yize imisebenzi ibalulekile, ukudala amathuba emisebenzi ngezindiza kubiza ama- $ 100 million umuntu ngamunye kanye nama- $ 40,000 ngehora ukundiza ngokusobala akubizi. Esikhundleni salokho, isizathu esinamandla kunazo zonke esinquma ukuthi ukuba ne-F-35 lapha kufanelekile kuya ngendaba esizitshela yona ngalokho okusenza siphephe ngekhulu lama-21. Futhi sinakho ukukhetha ngaleyo ndaba.
Eyokuqala ihamba kanjena: Impi iyi-adventure ekhazimulayo enikeza amaqhawe ethu amasosha; IMelika ihlala ilwa impi ukuvikela inkululeko nentando yeningi; futhi ukunqotshwa kufanelekile. Umlweli wethu wamanje / umgibeli wuphawu olunamandla lwale ndaba. Noma ngabe yikuphi ukulimala okuncane okwenziwe eVermonters kungumhlatshelo oludingekayo esijabulelayo ngenhliziyo yonke ukusigcina uphephile.
Indaba yesibili isho okuhlukile kakhulu: Impi iholela ekufeni kwabantu abaningi nokukhubazeka; kukhipha izinsiza, kucekele phansi imvelo, futhi kungahle kungapheli. Kulimaza kakhulu izakhamizi, kungaba ngenhloso noma “njengokulimazisana”, futhi kunokuba zisenze siphephe, zidala abantu abathukuthele abangase babe ngamaphekula. Ama-F-35 ikakhulukazi awakwazi ukusivikela ezinsongelweni zamasosha zamanje ezinjenge-ICBMs noma i-cruise cruise, i-cyberattacks, noma ukuhlaselwa kwamaphekula. Futhi impi empeleni ibanga ezinye izinsongo zangempela njengokungcola, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nobhubhane lwamagciwane, ngenkathi kukhishwa izinsiza ezingasetshenziswa ukusivikela kulezo zinto.
Yiziphi kulezi zindaba ezimbili ozozitshela zona ezingase zinqume impendulo yakho ekubhodleni kwe-decibel eyi-F-105, ezinganeni ezincane ezihlupheka ngokufunda ngenxa yomsindo, noma i-FAA esitshela ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kuka-35 bazoba nemizi yabo " ayifanele indawo yokuhlala. ” Ngemuva kwendaba No. 6,000, uyacabanga. “Ah, umsindo wenkululeko. Okuncane esingakwenza ukuzidela ukuze sinikeze amaqhawe ethu anesibindi okungcono kakhulu. ”
Ngakolunye uhlangothi uma indaba No. 2 inengqondo, uyokwazi ukucabanga, “Bangakwenza kanjani lokhu emphakathini? Kungani onogada bengasivikeli kunokuba basilimaze? ” Futhi "kungani, lapho iningi lamazwe lifuna ukubhekana nobhubhane olukhulu, ngabe thina maVermonters sizijwayeza ukubulala abantu maphakathi nomhlaba jikelele?"
Kufanele siyixazulule kanjani le nkinga? Ngiphakamisa ukuthi siqale ngokubuza, “Ngabe le ndaba engizitshela yona iyindaba YAMI Yangempela, noma ngiyayemukela ikakhulukazi ngenxa yeminyaka noma amashumi eminyaka ukuyizwa iphindwa? Ngabe inhliziyo yami nesizathu sami kungitsheleni ukuthi empeleni kusibeka engcupheni? Okwesibili, ake sivule ingxoxo ebanzi emihlanganweni yoMkhandlu Wamadolobha nezinkundla ezinjengeFor Porch Foramu. Amaphephandaba kanye nabashicileli abasebenza online bangalinganisa izingxoxo zomphakathi. Kulesi sikhathi sobhubhane ngaphandle kosuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi, senza kahle ngokulalela ukwesaba komunye nomunye futhi sisondele esivumelwaneni ngekusasa lethu ndawonye.
UJohn Reuwer, MD uyilungu World BEYOND WarIbhodi labaqondisi kanye noprofesa ohambisana nokuxazululwa kwezingxabano eSt. Michael's College eVermont.
