NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, Mashi 2, i-2023
Lapho umdwebi wamakhathuni esanda kusolwa futhi ekhanselwa ngenxa yezinkulumo ezicwasa ngokwebala, uJon Schwarz. wabonisa ukuthi ukucasukela kwakhe abantu abansundu ngokungabongi ababenzela kona kwafakazela intukuthelo efanayo phakathi neminyaka edlule ngenxa yokungabongi kwabagqilaziwe, aboMdabu baseMelika abaphucwa izwe, kanye nabaseVietnam nabahlaselwa ngamabhomu. Ekhuluma ngesidingo sokubonga, u-Schwarz ubhala ukuthi, "udlame olubi kakhulu lobuhlanga emlandweni wase-US belulokhu luhambisana nalolu hlobo lwezinkulumo ezivela kwabamhlophe baseMelika."
Angazi ukuthi lokho kuyiqiniso yini noma ikuphi okuyiphutha kakhulu, kungasaphathwa ukuthi buyini ubudlelwano obuyimbangela, uma bukhona, phakathi kwezinto eziwumsangano ezenziwa abantu nezinto ezingasile ezishiwo abantu. Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi le phethini yinde futhi isabalele, nokuthi izibonelo zikaSchwarz ziyizibonelo ezimbalwa ezibalulekile. Ngicabanga futhi ukuthi lo mkhuba wokufuna ukubonga ubambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuthetheleleni impiriyali yase-US iminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu amabili.
Ukuthi i-US Culture imperialism ifanelwe yinoma yisiphi isikweletu angazi, kodwa lo mkhuba ususabalele noma wathuthukiswa kwezinye izindawo. A umbiko wezindaba kusuka eNigeria kuyaqala:
“Izikhathi eziningi, iSpecial Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) iyaqhubeka nokuhlaselwa nokudelelwa umphakathi waseNigeria, kuyilapho izisebenzi zayo zifa nsuku zonke ukuze zivikele abantu baseNigeria ezigebengwini nezigelekeqe ezihlomile ezigasela izwe lethu lonke ubude nobubanzi bezwe lethu. abantu bakithi abathunjiwe. Izizathu zalokhu kuhlaselwa kwalolu phiko kuvame ukususelwa kuzinsolo zokuhlukunyezwa, ukuqolwa, kanti ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, ukubulawa ngaphandle kwenkantolo kwabasolwa ngobugebengu kanye namalungu omphakathi angenacala. Isikhathi esiningi, izinsolo ezinjena ezibhekiswe kwa-SARS zigcina zingamanga.”
Ngakho-ke, ngezinye izikhathi kuphela lapho laba bantu abalungile babulala, baphanga, futhi bahlukumeza, futhi ngenxa yalokho "bavame ukudelelwa". Izikhathi ezingenakubalwa ngikhumbula ngifunda leso sitatimende esifanayo mayelana nokuhlala kwe-US e-Iraq. Akuzange kubonakale kunengqondo. Ngokufanayo, iqiniso lokuthi ezikhathini eziningi amaphoyisa ase-US angababulali abantu abamnyama alikaze lingenze ngikholelwe ukuthi kulungile uma enza kanjalo. Ngiyakhumbula futhi ngibona amavoti ase-US ethola ukuthi abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ama-Iraqi empeleni ayebonga impi yase-Iraq, nokuthi i-United States yahlupheka ngaphezu kwe-Iraq empini. (Nansi inhlolovo lapho abaphenduli baseMelika bathi i-Iraq ingcono futhi i-US isesimweni esibi kakhulu ngenxa yokubhujiswa kwe-Iraq yase-US.)
Okungibuyisela embuzweni we-imperialism. Ngisanda kucwaninga ngabhala incwadi ebizwa ngokuthi I-Monroe Doctrine at 200 nokuthi Yini Ongayishintsha Ngayo. Kuyo ngabhala:
“Emihlanganweni yeKhabhinethi eyaholela ku-Monroe's State of the Union ngo-1823, kwaba nezingxoxo eziningi zokwengeza iCuba neTexas e-United States. Ngokuvamile kwakukholelwa ukuthi lezi zindawo zizofuna ukujoyina. Lokhu kwakuhambisana nomkhuba ojwayelekile wamalungu ekhabhinethi wokuxoxa ngokukhula, hhayi njengobukoloniyali noma umbuso wama-imperialism, kodwa njengokuzibusa okumelene nobukoloni. Ngokuphikisa ubukoloni baseYurophu, nangokukholelwa ukuthi noma ubani okhululekile ukukhetha angakhetha ukuba yingxenye ye-United States, la madoda akwazi ukuqonda i-imperialism njengokumelene ne-imperialism. Ngakho-ke iqiniso lokuthi i-Monroe Doctrine yayifuna ukwenqabela izenzo zaseYurophu eNtshonalanga Nenkabazwe kodwa ayizange isho lutho mayelana nokwenqabela izenzo zase-US eNtshonalanga Nenkabazwe. U-Monroe ngesikhathi esifanayo wayexwayisa i-Russia kude ne-Oregon futhi efuna ilungelo lase-US lokuthatha i-Oregon. Ubexwayisa ngokufanayo ohulumeni base-Europe ukuthi baqhelelane neLatin America, ngenkathi engaxwayisi uhulumeni wase-US. Wayekugunyaza kokubili ukungenelela kwe-US futhi echaza isizathu sakho (ukuvikelwa kwabaseYurophu), isenzo esiyingozi kakhulu kunokumane umemezele izinhloso zombuso. "
Ngamanye amazwi, i-imperialism iye yaqondwa, ngisho nababhali bayo, njenge-anti-imperialism ngokusebenzisa i-pair of sleights-of-hand.
Okokuqala kuwukucabangela ukubonga. Impela akekho eCuba ongeke afune ukuba yingxenye ye-United States. Impela akekho e-Iraq ongeke afune ukukhululwa. Futhi uma bethi abafuni, badinga ukukhanyiselwa nje. Ekugcineni bazoba nokubonga uma bengebona abaphansi kakhulu ukuthi bangakuphatha noma behlukumezeke kakhulu ukukuvuma.
Okwesibili ukuphikisana nombuso womunye umuntu noma ubushiqela. Impela i-United States kumele ishaye iPhilippines ngaphansi kwe-boot yayo enomusa noma omunye umuntu uzoyenza. Impela i-United States kumele ithathe intshonalanga yeNyakatho Melika noma omunye umuntu athathe. Impela i-United States kufanele ilayishe i-Eastern Europe ngezikhali namasosha noma iRussia izokwenza.
Lezi zinto azilona nje amanga, kodwa ziphambene neqiniso. Ukulayisha indawo ngezikhali kwenza abanye abaningi, hhayi kancane, benze okufanayo, njengoba nje ukunqoba abantu kubenza okuphambene nokubonga.
Kodwa uma uthwebula ikhamera ngomzuzwana ofanele, i-alchemist yasebukhosini ingahlanganisa lezi zizenzisi ezimbili zibe umzuzwana weqiniso. Abantu baseCuba bajabulele ukuqeda iSpain, ama-Iraqi ajabule ngokuxoshwa kukaSaddam Hussein, isikhashana nje ngaphambi kokubona ukuthi amasosha ase-US - ngamazwi okukhangisa kweNavy - amandla okuhle (ukugcizelela "okuhle") .
Vele, kunezinkomba zokuthi uhulumeni waseRussia ulindele ukubonga ngalo lonke ibhomu aliwisa e-Ukraine, futhi konke ukucekelwa phansi kwalo kufanele kucatshangwe njengokulwa ne-US imperialism. Futhi-ke lokhu kuyahlanya, noma ngabe abaseCrimea bebebonga kakhulu ngokujoyina iRussia (okungenani uma benikezwe izinketho ezitholakalayo), njengoba abanye abantu bebonga izinto ezithile uhulumeni wase-US azenzayo.
Kodwa ukube i-US ibisebenzisa i-imperialism ngomusa noma ngokunqikaza ukulwa nengozi enkulu yama-imperialism yawo wonke umuntu, ukuvota bekuzohluka. Amazwe amaningi avotelwa ngoDisemba 2013 ngabakwaGallup esibizwa I-United States iyingozi enkulu yokuthula emhlabeni, kanye noPew okutholiwe lowo mbono unyukile ngo-2017. Angikhethi-cheri lezi polls. Lezi zinkampani zokuvota, njengezinye ngaphambi kwazo, zabuza leyo mibuzo kanye kuphela, futhi aziphindanga zaphinda. Babesifundile isifundo sabo.
Ngo-1987, u-Phyllis Schlafly we-rightwing radical washicilela umbiko wokugubha umcimbi woMnyango Wezwe wase-US owawugubha i-Monroe Doctrine:
“Iqembu labantu abavelele abavela ezwenikazi laseNyakatho Melika lahlangana e-US State Department Diplomatic Rooms ngo-April 28, 1987 ukuze limemezele ubungqabavu obuhlala njalo nokufaneleka kwe-Monroe Doctrine. Kwakuyisenzakalo esibalulekile kwezombangazwe, ezomlando nezenhlalo. UNdunankulu waseGrenada u-Herbert A. Blaize utshele indlela izwe lakhe elibonga ngayo ngokuthi u-Ronald Reagan wasebenzisa i-Monroe Doctrine ukuze akhulule iGrenada ngo-1983. UNdunankulu u-Eugenia Charles waseDominica wagcizelela lokhu kubonga. . . UNobhala Wezwe uGeorge Shultz wakhuluma ngosongo lweMfundiso kaMonroe olwenziwa umbuso wamaKhomanisi eNicaragua, futhi wasinxusa ukuba sibambelele ngokuqinile emgomweni obizwa ngegama likaMonroe. Wabe esevulela umphakathi isithombe esihle sika-Rembrandt Peale sika-James Monroe, esigcinwe ngasese kuze kube manje yinzalo kaMonroe. Imiklomelo ye-'Monroe Doctrine' yanikezwa abenzi bemibono amazwi abo nezenzo zabo 'ezisekela ukufaneleka okuqhubekayo kwe-Monroe Doctrine.'”
Lokhu kuveza ukusekela okuyinhloko kombhedo obonakala engavamile wokufuna ukubonga kwabahlukunyezwayo: ohulumeni abazithobayo banikeze lokho kubonga egameni labantu babo abahlukunyezwayo. Bayazi ukuthi yilokho okufunwa kakhulu, futhi bayakunikeza. Futhi uma beyinikeza, kungani kungafanele abanye bayinikeze?
Izinkampani zezikhali ngeke okwamanje zibonge umongameli wase-Ukraine ngokuba ngumdayisi wazo ohamba phambili kwezake zathola ukuthi umongameli wase-Ukraine akenzi ubuciko bokubonga kuhulumeni wase-US. Futhi uma konke kugcina ngemicibisholo yenuzi ezungeza umhlaba, ungaqiniseka ukuthi iyunithi ekhethekile yamajethi izobe ipenda isibhakabhaka ngemizila yokukhipha umoya efundeka ngokuthi “Wamukelekile!”
