NgoNovemba 11 e-United States kumakwa futhi kuphazanyiswe iholide elisanda kushintshwa igama lalo laba “Usuku LwamaVeterans” futhi inhloso yalo yaguqulwa yaphendukelwa ekugubheni impi. Kulo nyaka “I-Concert yeValor”Uzoba seNational Mall eWashington, DC
Ebhokisini elingakwesokudla kunesifinyezo esivela kuwebhusayithi yekhonsathi. “Ngiyabonga ngomsebenzi wakho” nokuthi “Sekela amasosha” yimishwana esetshenziselwa ukwenza abantu basekele izimpi ngaphandle kokucabanga ukuthi kufanele ngabe basekela izimpi. Qaphela ukuthi kufanele ubonge ama-veteran kuqala bese ubabuza ukuthi iyiphi impi ababeyile nokuthi benzeni kuyo ngemuva kwalokho. Kuthiwani uma uphikisana nempi? Noma kuthiwani uma uphikisana nezinye izimpi namasu athile?
Nakhu impendulo enengekayo kwi-Concert for Valor evela kumakadebona ogula ngokubongwa ngomsebenzi wakhe okuthiwa:
“Akubuzwa ukuthi kufanele sihloniphe abantu abalwela ubulungiswa nenkululeko. Omakadebona abaningi bangena embuthweni wezempi becabanga ukuthi empeleni basebenzela injongo enhle, futhi akuwona amanga ukusho ukuthi balwa ngobuqhawe kubafowabo nodadewabo ngakwesobunxele nangakwesokudla. Ngeshwa, izinhloso ezinhle kulesi sigaba azithathi indawo yezepolitiki ezinhle. Impi yokwesaba iya onyakeni wayo we-14. Uma ufuna ngempela ukukhuluma "ngokuqwashisa ngokuqwashisa," sekuyiminyaka edlule isikhathi lapho noma ngubani lapha kufanele akwazi ukwenza sengathi abantwana bethu abaneminyaka eyi-18 bayahamba bayobulala futhi bafe ngesizathu esizwakalayo. Kuthiwani ngamakhonsathi ambalwa ukuveza lelo phuzu? ”
Ngizophinda lapha okuthile engikushilo Impi Ngamanga:
I-Random House ichaza iqhawe ngale ndlela elandelayo (futhi ichaza i-heroine ngendlela efanayo, esikhundleni sokuthi "owesifazane" "umuntu"):
"1. indoda enesibindi noma ikhono elivelele, ehlonishwa ngenxa yezenzo zakhe ezinesibindi kanye nezimfanelo ezinhle.
"2. umuntu, ngokwemibono yabanye, enezimfanelo zobuqhawe noma oyenzile isenzo sobuqhawe futhi uthathwa njengesimodeli noma ekahle: Wayengumuntu weqhawe lendawo lapho esindisa ingane egobayo. . . .
"4. Mythology yamaGreki.
"A. ukuba ngumuntu onokuqhathaniswa nokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu okwakuvame ukuhlonishwa njengobuNkulunkulu. "
Isibindi noma ikhono. Izenzo ezinesibindi kanye nezimfanelo ezinhle. Kukhona okunye okungaphezu lapha nje kwesibindi nesibindi, okubhekene ngqo nokwesaba kanye nengozi. Kodwa yini? Iqhawe libhekwa njengesibonelo noma elihle. Kusobala ukuthi umuntu owazi ngesibindi waphumela iwindi le-20-indaba ayengeke ahlangabezane nale ncazelo, noma ngabe isibindi sabo sasinesibindi njengokuba nesibindi. Ukuziqhenya ngokucacile kufanele kudinga ubugqila obunjani abantu ababhekwa njengabayisibonelo kubo nakwabanye. Kumele kufake ukuqina nokuzuza. Ukuthi, isibindi asikwazi nje ukuba nesibindi; Kumele kube kuhle futhi kube nomusa. Ukuphuma ngaphandle kwefasitela akufaneleki. Ngakho-ke, umbuzo uwukuthi ukubulala nokufa ezimpini kufanele kufaneleke ukuba kuhle futhi kube nomusa. Akekho ongabaza ukuthi unesibindi futhi unesibindi. Kodwa kuyisibonelo esihle njengalowo wesilisa oboshwe kuleli sonto icala lobugebengu enikeza abalambile ukudla?
Uma ubheka up "isibindi" kwisichazamazwi, ngendlela, uzothola "isibindi" nethi "ubuqhawe." U-Ambrose Bierce Dictionary sikaDeveli ichaza "ubuqhawe" njenge
"Isici esisebusweni esingenalutho, umsebenzi kanye nethemba lomgembula.
'Kungani unqanyile?' wabiza umphathi weqembu eChickamauga, owayebekele icala: 'qhubekela phambili, mnumzane, ngesikhathi esisodwa.'
'Jikelele,' kusho umphathi wamaphoyisa, "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi noma yikuphi ukubonakaliswa okunamandla ngamabutho ami kuzobenza bahambisane nesitha. '"
Kodwa ingabe ubuqhawe obunjalo bungaba kuhle futhi bube nomusa noma bubhubhise futhi bububi? U-Bierce uqobo wayeyilungu leNyunyana e-Chickamauga futhi wayevele ehlazekile. Eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, lapho sekusemandleni ukushicilela izindaba mayelana neMpi Yombango engazange ikhanyise inkazimulo engcwele yezempi, uByerce washicilela indaba ebizwa ngokuthi "Chickamauga" ku-1889 kule San Francisco Examiner lokho okwenza iqhaza empini elinjalo kubonakale ukuthi yilokho okwenzayo okubi kakhulu futhi okwethusayo ongayenza. Amasosha amaningi asetshela izinkulumo ezifanayo.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi impi, into ehlale ilandiswa njengeyingozi futhi eyesabekayo, kufanele ikwazi ukubamba iqhaza labo abahlanganyele ngenkazimulo. Yiqiniso, inkazimulo ayihlali. Ama-veteran aphazamisekile ahlelwa eceleni emphakathini wethu. Eqinisweni, ezimweni eziningi ezibhalwe phakathi kwe-2007 ne-2010, amasosha ayebhekwa ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo futhi afakwa ezempi, enza "ngokuhlonipha," futhi wayengenalo umlando oqoshiwe wezinkinga ezingokwengqondo. Khona-ke, lapho belimala, amasosha afanayo anesifo esiphephile atholakala enesifo somuntu esandulele, ekhishwa futhi enqatshelwe ukwelashwa amanxeba abo. Elinye isosha lalikhiwe ekamelweni kuze kube yilapho evumile ukusayina isitatimende sokuthi unesifo esandulele ngaphambili - inqubo uSihlalo weKomiti Yezokulwa Kwamalungu Ekhaya ubizwa ngokuthi "ukuhlukunyezwa."
Amabutho asebenzayo asebenzayo, awangempela, awaphilwanga yizempi noma emphakathini ngokuhlonipha noma ngenhlonipho ethile. Kodwa inkolelo-mbono, "isiqhingi" esiyingqayizivele ingcwele yezwe kuphela ngenxa yokuzimisela kwakhe ukuphumula nokufa ngendlela efanayo efanayo yokubulala engenangqondo eyenziwa yizintuthwane njalo. Yebo, izintuthwane. Lezi zinambuzane ezincane ezinama-brains ubukhulu bawo. . . kahle, ubukhulu bento encane kunezintuthwane: balwa impi. Futhi bangcono kulo kunathi.
Izintuthwane zihola izimpi ezide futhi eziyinkimbinkimbi ngenhlangano enkulu kanye nokuzimisela okungafani, noma lokho esikubiza ngokuthi "ubuqhawe." Bathembeke ngokuphelele kuleso sizathu ngendlela abantu abangabanikazi bezwe abangalingana ngayo: "Kungaba sengathi kune-tattoo yaseMelika kuwe ngesikhathi sokuzalwa, "kusho uMark Moffett Wired umagazini. Izintuthwane zizobulala ezinye izintuthwane ngaphandle kokubola. Izintuthwane zizokwenza "umhlatshelo wokugcina" ngaphandle kokungabaza. Izintuthwane zizoqhubeka nomsebenzi wazo kunokuba zime ukusiza isosha elimele.
Izintuthwane eziya phambili, lapho zibulala khona futhi zife kuqala, ziyizona ezincane kakhulu futhi zibuthakathaka. Bahlatshwa njengengxenye yeqhinga lokuwina. "Kweminye impi yezintuthwane, kungase kube nezigidi zamabutho angenakudlulela phambili enkundleni enamandla kakhulu kuze kube yizinyawo ezingu-100." Kwenye yezithombe zikaMoffett, ezibonisa "intuthwa yabaphangi eMalaysia, izintuthwane eziningana ezibuthakathaka zicutshungulwa ngesigamu esiphezulu sezitha ezinomsoco omnyama, onjenge-scissor-like. "Yini uPericles ayengayisho emngcwabeni?
“Ngokusho kukaMoffett, empeleni singafunda into eyodwa noma ezimbili endleleni izintuthwane ezilwa ngayo. Okokuqala, amabutho ezintuthwane asebenza ngokuhleleka okuqondile naphezu kokungabi namandla okuqondisa izinto. ” Futhi akukho zimpi eziyoqedwa ngaphandle kokuqamba amanga: "Njengabantu, izintuthwane zingazama ukweqisa izitha ngokukopela nangamanga." Kwesinye isithombe, “izintuthwane ezimbili zibhekana nomzamo wokukhombisa ukuphakama kwazo - okuthi, kulolu hlobo lwentuthwane, lubekwe ngobude bomzimba. Kodwa intuthwane enobuqili ingakwesokudla imile etsheni ukuze ithole inkalakatha yesibindi sayo. ” Ngabe u-Abe othembekile angavuma?
Eqinisweni, izintuthwane zingamaqhawe azinikele kangangokuba zingalwa ngisho nezimpi zombango ezenza lokho kulwa okuncane phakathi kweNyakatho neNingizimu kubukeke njengebhola lokuthinta. Umnyovu oyisidlakudla, i-Ichneumon eumerus, ungalinganisa isidleke sezintuthwane ngemfihlo yamakhemikhali edala ukuthi izintuthwane zilwe impi yombango, ingxenye yesidleke ibhekane nenye ingxenye. Cabanga nje ukube besinomuthi onjalo kubantu, uhlobo lwamandla kadokotela-iFox News. Uma singasusa izwe, ngabe wonke amaqhawe aqhamukayo angaba ngamaqhawe noma nje ingxenye yawo? Ngabe amaqhawe ezintuthwane? Futhi uma kungenjalo, ingabe kungenxa yalokho abakwenzayo noma kungenxa yalokho abakucabangayo ngalokho abakwenzayo? Futhi kuthiwani uma umuthi ubenza bacabange ukuthi babeka izimpilo zabo engcupheni ukuze kuzuze impilo yangomuso emhlabeni noma ukugcina isiduli siphephile ngentando yeningi?
Lapha kuphelile Impi Ngamanga ngcaphuno. Ingabe izintuthwane kunzima kakhulu ukuziqonda? Kuthiwani ngezingane. Kuthiwani uma uthisha encenga inqwaba yabaneminyaka engu-8 ubudala, kunabaneminyaka eyi-18 ukuba balwe futhi babulale futhi babe sengozini yokufela injongo ebaluleke kakhulu nehloniphekile? Ngabe uthisha ubengeke abe yisigebengu esinecala lokubulala abantu abaningi? Futhi kuthiwani ngabo bonke abanye ababambisene nenqubo yokulungiselela izingane impi - kufaka phakathi mhlawumbe neziphathimandla ezifake umfaniswano nezomklomelo eze ezinkulisa, njengoba kwenzeka empeleni? Ngabe akuwona umehluko ngabaneminyaka eyi-18 ukuthi sinomkhuba wokubabeka icala, okungenani ngokwengxenye, kanye nanoma ngubani obhebhezela ukubulawa kwabantu? Ukuthi kufanele yini noma kungadingeki ukuthi kunganqunywa, ngathi ukunquma ukuphatha omakadebona ngesintu ngenkathi sikwenqaba ngokuphelele noma yikuphi ukugujwa kwalokho abakwenzile.
Nayi i-CODEPINK ukuhlela umbhikisho we-Concert for Valor. Nginxusa ukuba ujoyine.
Ngikukhuthaza futhi ukuthi ugcine engqondweni futhi usakaze ukuqonda komlando kaNovemba 11. Futhi, ngizophinda, futhi ngiguqule, okuthile engikushilo ngoNovemba odlule:
Eminyakeni engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha eyedlule ngehora le-11 losuku lwe-11 lwenyanga ye-11 ka-1918, ukulwa kwaphela “empini yokuqeda zonke izimpi.” Impi yaletha isilinganiso esisha sokufa, umkhuhlane, ukwenqatshelwa, umthetho we-Espionage, izisekelo zeMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba, ukuchotshozwa kwezinqubekela phambili zezombusazwe, isikhungo sokukhulekelwa kwefulege, ukuqala kweziethembiso zokuthembeka ezikoleni kanye nehubo lesizwe emicimbini yezemidlalo. Kulethe konke ngaphandle kokuthula.
Amasosha azizigidi ezingama-1920 ayebulewe noma alimala kanti amanye ayizigidi eziyisikhombisa ayethunjiwe phakathi neMpi Yezwe I. Kwakungakaze kube khona ngaphambili lapho abantu bebona ukubulawa kwabantu okunjena kwezimboni, amashumi ezinkulungwane ewa ngosuku edubula izibhamu kanye negesi enobuthi. Ngemuva kwempi, iqiniso elikhulayo laqala ukuwadlula lawo manga, kepha noma ngabe abantu basakholelwa noma manje bayayicasukela le nkulumo-ze yempi, cishe wonke umuntu e-United States wayengafuni ukuphinde abone ngempi. Amaphosta kaJesu adubula amaJalimane asala ngemuva njengoba amasonto kanye nabo bonke abanye abantu manje bethi impi ibingalungile. U-Al Jolson ubhale ngo-XNUMX kuMongameli Harding:
"Izwe elikhathele lilindele
Ukuthula kuze kube phakade
Ngakho thatha isibhamu
Kusuka kumama wonke umama
Futhi uqede impi. "
I-Congress yadlulisa isinqumo seSonto le-Armistice ebiza ukuthi "izivivinyo zenzelwe ukuqhubekisela phambili ukuthula ngentando enhle nokuqonda ngokuvumelana ... ukumema abantu base-United States ukuba bagcine usuku ezikoleni nasemasontweni ngemikhosi efanele yobudlelwane obuseduze nabo bonke abanye abantu." Kamuva, I-Congress yanezela ukuthi u-November 11th kwakuzoba "usuku olunikezelwe imbangela yokuthula emhlabeni."
Ngesikhathi ukuphela kwempi kugujwa njalo ngoNovemba 11th, omakadebona abaphathwanga okungcono kunanamuhla. Lapho omakadebona abangu-17,000 kanye nemindeni yabo nabangane bemasha eWashington ngo-1932 beyofuna amabhonasi abo, uDouglas MacArthur, uGeorge Patton, uDwight Eisenhower, namanye amaqhawe empi enkulu elandelayo ezahlasela ama-veteran, kufaka phakathi ukwenza okubi kakhulu uSaddam Hussein azobekwa icala ngokungapheli: "besebenzisa izikhali zamakhemikhali kubantu babo." Izikhali abazisebenzisile, njengoHussein, zavela e-US ka-A.
Kwakungemva nje kwempi, impi ebi kakhulu, impi engakaze iphele ngezindlela eziningi kuze kube yilolu suku, lapho iCongress, ilandela enye impi eseyikhohliwe - lena yaseKorea - yashintsha igama leSuku Lwama-Armistice laba yi-Veterans Day ngo Juni 1, 1954. Futhi kwaba yiminyaka eyisithupha nohhafu kamuva lapho u-Eisenhower asixwayisa khona ukuthi indawo yezimboni zamasosha izowonakalisa ngokuphelele umphakathi wethu.
Usuku lwe-Veterans alusekho, kubantu abaningi, usuku lokujabula ukuqedwa kwempi noma ngisho ukufisa ukuqedwa kwayo. Usuku lwamaVeterans alusilo ngisho usuku lokulila noma ukubuza ukuthi kungani ukuzibulala kungumbulali omkhulu wamasosha ase-US noma ukuthi kungani omakadebona abaningi bengenazo nhlobo izindlu esizweni lapho omunye wabaphangi bezobuchwepheshe obuphezulu eqoqa khona ama- $ 66 billion, kanti abangani bakhe abayi-400 abasondelene kakhulu banemali engaphezu kwengxenye yezwe. Akusilo ngisho usuku ngokwethembeka, uma ngokudabukisayo, ukubungaza iqiniso lokuthi cishe bonke abahlukunyezwa yizimpi zase-US bangabantu baseMelika, ukuthi izimpi zethu ezibizwa ngokuthi yizimpi sezibe ngababulali bodwa. Esikhundleni salokho, usuku okukholelwa kulo ukuthi impi yinhle futhi yinhle. Amadolobha namadolobha nezinkampani nezinhlangano zezemidlalo zikubiza ngokuthi “usuku lokwazisa ezempi” noma “iviki lokwazisa ngamasosha” noma “inyanga yokuqhakanjiswa kohlanga.” KULUNGILE, ngakha eyokugcina. Ukuhlola nje ukuthi unakile yini.
Ama-Veterans For Peace uye wadala isiko elisha eminyakeni yamuva yokubuyela emkhosini we-Day Armistice. Banikeza ngisho ikhi yamathuluzi ukuze wenze okufanayo.
E-UK, i-Veterans For Peace ibonisa lokho okwamanje kuthiwa yiSikhumbuzo Suku, futhi Isikhumbuzo Sonto ngoNovemba 9th, ngopapa abamhlophe kanye namabhanela okuthula aphikisana nohulumeni waseBrithani wokulwa nempi ngokukhumbula iMpi Yezwe I.
ENyakatho Carolina, isilwane esidala siphumelele indlela yakhe yokwenza usuku nosuku lweSikhumbuzo. Kepha ngababungazi bempi ababonakala behola izitayela zamasiko. Nayi imvamisa yokusetshenziswa kwegama elithi "ubuqhawe" ngokwe-Google:
UBruce Springsteen uzobe enandisa eConcert for Valor. Wake wabhala leliculo: “Ubuso obubili nginabo.” Nakhu engizimisele ukugembula ngeke kuboniswe: "Ukholo olungaboni kubaholi bakho noma kunoma yini ezokubulala," kuxwayisa uSpringsteen kwividiyo engezansi ngaphambi kokumemezela ukuthi impi ayilutho ngalutho.
Uzodinga ulwazi oluningi, uSpringsteen weluleka abangahle babhale noma abaqashiwe. Uma ungatholi imininingwane eminingi kuKhonsathi yeValor, ungahle uzame lokhu kufundiswa ku ngalobo busuku e-Washington Peace Centre.
