Ngu-Brian Trautman, Agasti 10, 2020
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Sekuyisikhathi eside omakadebona bezempi bephikisana nempi, bekhuthaza ukuthula okuhle, futhi bevikela amalungelo abantu kanye nomphakathi ngokumelene nodlame lombuso nezinye izinhlobo zengcindezelo. Benze igalelo elibalulekile emikhankasweni yokulwa nempi nokuthula nobulungiswa emashumini eminyaka amaningi.
Ukubamba kwabo iqhaza embuthweni weBlack Lives Matter (BLM) akuhlukile. Omakadebona baye babonakala kakhulu ekusekeleni izimfuno zobulungiswa bobuhlanga zemiphakathi yabaNsundu, Abomdabu, kanye Nabantu Bebala (BIPOC). Iqiniso eliphazamisayo, elibonwa inqwaba yomakadebona, ukuthi ukuphakama kwabamhlophe, ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga okuhlelekile kanye nesihluku samaphoyisa ekhaya kuxhumene kakhulu futhi kugqugquzelwa impi/impi yama-imperialism yase-US phesheya.
Ngalolu lwazi, omakadebona bathathe izindima njengamaqhawe angenalo udlame ukuze bafundise ngalokho kuxhumana futhi basize imiphakathi engameleli kahle futhi enganakiwe ukulwa nokungabi nabulungisa. Okunye kokubonakala kwakamuva kwalesi sishoshovu 'Udonga Lwama-Vets' e-Portland, NOMA, iqembu lomakadebona elihlangene ukuze liphendule ukuthunyelwa kwamasosha enhlangano kulelo dolobha kanye nokuhlasela okunodlame abakwenzayo kubabhikishi bokucwasa.
Ngaphambi kwenhlangano Yezimpilo Ezimnyama, omakadebona, okuhlanganisa nomakadebona bezempi, babezibandakanya ezinhlelweni zokushintsha umphakathi ezingenalo ubudlova ngezindlela eziningi nangezizathu ezihlukahlukene. Ngokwesibonelo, ngo-1967. I-Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) yakhelwe ukuphikisa futhi ifune kuqedwe lokho okungekho emthethweni Vietnam Impi.
Imizamo yabo yokubhikisha yaqhubeka ekuqaleni kwawo-1970 emikhankasweni eminingi phakathi kwenhlangano yokulwa nempi. Okunye okwaphawuleka kakhulu kwakuwumbhikisho kaMayday wango-1971, isenzo esikhulu sokungalaleli komphakathi ngokumelene nempi eyayihlose ukuvala amahhovisi kahulumeni eCapitol Hill.
Ngawo-1980, omakadebona bezishoshovu bakhuluma ngokumelene nokungenelela kwe-US.
NgoSepthemba 1, 1986, omakadebona abathathu, okuhlanganisa nomamukeli we-Congressional Medal of Honor Charles Liteky (ngokuba nesibindi ngaphansi komlilo, ukuhlenga mathupha amasosha aseMelika angama-20 ayevinjwe kanzima eVietnam), athatha amanzi kuphela “Ama-Vets Fast for Life” ezinyathelweni zeCapitol, ecela iMelika ukuthi ingakuvumeli ukuhlasela kweNicaragua.
Ngo-1987, umlindelo wezinyanga ezintathu wabanjelwa ngaphandle kwezigcawu zeCongressional ukuze kuphikisane nokungenelela kwamasosha okungekho emthethweni nokungqubuzana nomthethosisekelo kwabaphathi bakwaReagan eMelika Ephakathi. Kamuva ngalowo nyaka e-Concord, CA, omakadebona bangenela isiteleka sokulamba kanye nokuvinjwa ngokuthula kwezitimela zezikhali ezithwala izikhali eziya e-Nicaragua nase-El Salvador.
Phakathi nombhikisho, USimon Brian Willson, ukuze Vietnam umakadebona noyedwa kwabathathu abenze iVets Fast for Life, unqunywe imilenze yisitimela esingafuni ukuma.
Ngawo-1990s, omakadebona babegxile kakhulu ekumiseni ukukhula nokwanda kwe-imperialism yase-US, okuhlanganisa ne-Persian Gulf War, i-embargo yezohwebo yaseCuba, kanye nezijeziso zezomnotho ngokumelene ne-Iraq.
Omakadebona bebesebenza kakhulu nangenkathi yangemva kwe-9/11, ngemizamo eqondile egxile kakhulu ekuphikisaneni nalokho okubizwa nge-“War on Terror,” ikakhulukazi umthetho we-USA PATRIOT Act kanye nezimpi nemisebenzi eholwa yi-US eMiddle East. . Ngo-2002-03, inqwaba yomakadebona babehileleke emibhikishweni yokulwa nempi ezweni lonke, bezama ukumisa ukuhlasela okuhlongozwayo kwe-Iraq, omakadebona abaningi ababekwazi njengokungahlakaniphile futhi kusekelwe emangeni.
Ngo-2005, omakadebona bajoyina uCindy Sheehan, umama wesosha elibulewe uCasey Sheehan, kanye nezinye izishoshovu zokuthula e-"Camp Casey" eTexas ukufuna iqiniso kuMongameli Bush mayelana neMpi yase-Iraq engekho emthethweni neyinhlekelele.
Ngo-2010, omakadebona, okuhlanganisa no-whistleblower we-Pentagon Papers, uDaniel Ellsberg, benza isenzo sokungalaleli ngaphandle kwe-White House ukuphikisana nezimpi zase-US e-Afghanistan nase-Iraq.
Ngesikhathi senhlangano ka-2011 ye-Occupy Wall Street (OWS) ephikisana nokungalingani kwezomnotho, omakadebona bahlanganyela ekufuneni ubulungiswa kwezomnotho. Baphinde bavikela ababhikishi ekuhlukunyezweni ngamaphoyisa futhi banikeza izeluleko zamaqhinga kubahleli bokunyakaza.
Omakadebona banikele emkhankasweni we-Standing Rock oholwa yiNative ngo-2016-17. Izinkulungwane omakadebona batshaliwe ukuya eNyakatho Dakota ukusekela ukuphikiswa kwabantu boMdabu baseMelika ekulweni nodlame lwezwe nolwezinkampani emazweni esivumelwano esingcwele.
Ephendula umshisekeli kaDonald Trump omhlophe, inkulumo emelene nabokufika kanye nokuvinjelwa kwakhe ukuhamba kwamaSulumane nezinye izinqubomgomo zokucwasa ngokobuhlanga, omakadebona bethula #VetsVsHate kanye neVeterans Challenge Islamophobia (VCI) ngo-2016.
Ngesikhathi semibhikisho yakamuva yeBLM ePortland, eyaqina kuphela lapho abaphathi bakaTrump bethumela ama-federal agents ukuthi abhekane nabo, Mike Hastie, umakadebona waseVietnam futhi oyilungu leVeterans For Peace (VFP), uzame ukuxwayisa amaphoyisa ngonya olwenziwa empini. Ngalo mzamo, wafuthwa ngopelepele eduze futhi wadudulwa.
Igqugquzelwa uChris David, umakadebona weNavy owashaywa ngamaphoyisa enhlangano ngenyanga edlule ngaphandle kwenkantolo yasePortland, 'Wall of Vets' wakhula njengombutho wokuthula ongenalo ubudlova owabeka imizimba yawo njengezihlangu ukuvikela ilungelo labantu lokuhlangana ngokuthula. kanye nokubhikisha. Omakadebona bagomela ngokuthi bayaqhubeka nokugcwalisa izifungo zabo kuMthethosisekelo nakubantu base-USA ngokuvikela amalungelo abo okuChibiyelo lokuqala.
Njenganomakadebona abandulele emikhankasweni yangaphambilini kanye nemikhankaso yokulwa nodlame lombuso, 'I-Wall of Vets' isebenzisa ilungelo lesikhundla sabo njengomakadebona ukukhulisa amazwi abacindezelwe. 'I-Wall of Vets' ingesinye sezibonelo zakamuva zomakadebona abahlangana ndawonye futhi basebenzise inkundla yabo ukuze bakhanyisele ukuphathwa okungenabulungisa kwemiphakathi yethu engenazo zonke izinsizakusebenza. Bahlangene nezinye 'izindonga' zabantu (isb, 'Udonga Lomama') olwakhelwe ukuphendula amaqhinga kaTrump anonya.
Omakadebona manje benza izahluko kwamanye amadolobha, okuzovumela ukuzibophezela okunwetshiwe ukuvimbela nokumisa ukuhlaselwa ngodlame kubabhikishi abaphikisana nokucwasa ngokuthula okwenziwa amaphoyisa kaTrump.
Ukuvimbela kanye nokucindezela ukungezwani kwezepolitiki kanye nokungalaleli komphakathi okungenabudlova kungamandla ayintandokazi kanye neqhinga lokulawula lohulumeni. Omakadebona bayabuqaphela ubugebengu obungenziwa uhulumeni wobushiqela kanye nebutho lezempi. Bayazi ukuthi sinomsebenzi womphakathi ukumelana nalezi zinsongo ezikhona zentando yeningi, inkululeko kanye nenkululeko.
Omakadebona bajoyina imizabalazo yokuthula nobulungiswa ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukene. Kwabanye, kuwukuzivocavoca kwe-cathartic kokuthula kwangaphakathi nokuphulukiswa. Kwabanye kuwubizo lokuvikela nokusebenzela imiphakathi esengozini enkampanini ehlukumezayo noma kuhulumeni. Kwabanye namanje, kumayelana nokubuyisana ngokwenza lokho okufunwa uhulumeni wabo njengethuluzi lokwakha umbuso kanye nokwenza inzuzo ngempi. Kwabanye, kuwukuqhubeka okungenabudlova kokuvikela kwabo abantu base-US kanye noMthethosisekelo wethu.
Komakadebona abaningi, inhlanganisela ethile yalezi zisusa kanye nezinye. Kodwa noma ngabe yini ebaphoqayo ukuba bavikele amalungelo abantu kanye namalungelo omphakathi futhi balwele ukuthula, bakwenza lokho ngamandla okuziphatha nangenkonzo eqotho kwabanye. 'I-Wall of Vets' ibonise ukuthi ngokuqinisekile baqhubeka nalelo fa elide nelibalulekile ngomsebenzi wabo wokuthula.
UBrian Trautman ungumakadebona Wezempi, isishoshovu sobulungiswa bezenhlalakahle, kanye nothisha ozinze e-Albany, NY. Ku-Twitter naku-Instagram @brianjtrautman.
