Ngisho nakuye ukuphakamisa "ukuthula okungapheli," Isazi sefilosofi esikhanyisayo u-Immanuel Kant wakhala ngokuthi "impi" ibonakala izalwa emvelweni wabantu. "Kodwa wayekholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukunqoba futhi ichaze isu lokukwenza kanjalo. Njengalolu daba namuhla umshicileli wezilwane nomlobi UDavid Swanson, oyingxenye yeqembu eliqala ukwakha ubumbano lubanzi futhi luqine ngokwanele ukuqeda umkhuba wempi njengethuluzi lenqubomgomo ejwayelekile. Incwadi yakhe yakamuva, kuze kube manje, ngu Impi engekho: I-Case for the Abolition. Futhi ngenkathi eqaphela ukuthi leyo nselele yokuqeda impi iyinkimbinkimbi, uveza ukuthi kungase kube nzima kunokuba abaningi bethu bangacabange.
Yini ngempela ukuthi uhlongoza, emshweni?
Sihlela amaqembu e-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele ukuvuselela amandla - futhi sithemba kabanzi futhi ahluke kakhulu - sigijimela ekuqedeni ukuphela kweziko lempi.
Yini umhlaba owawuqeda impi empeleni ubukeka?
Kuyoba ne-$ 2 trillion, cishe i-$ 1 trillion yayo evela e-United States, ichithelwe ngenye into ngaphandle kwempi minyaka yonke. Ungacabanga ukuthi lokho kungashintsha kanjani impilo nenhlalakahle, amandla esimeme, imfundo, izindlu, noma konke okushiwo ngenhla, nezinye izinto eziningi. Lokho kuvuselelwa kwemithombo kuzokwazi futhi ukusakaza ingcebo phakathi kwabantu abaningi, uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlushwa kwengcebo eholwa yimali yempi. Kungenzeka ukuthi ezinye izimpilo eziningi zingasindiswa ngemali eqondiswa kabusha kunokuba ingasindiswa ekufeni empini. Kodwa leyo nzuzo akufanele ihliswe. Impi isibe uhlobo olubulalayo kakhulu lokuxoshwa komuntu oyedwa, ukubulala amadoda, abesifazane nabantwana ngamakhulu ezinkulungwane. Lokhu kuzophela uma impi iphelile. Omunye wemithombo emikhulu yokubhujiswa kwezemvelo kuzophela uma impi iphelile - kanye nokulahleka okukhulu kwemithombo edingekayo ekuvikelweni kwemvelo.
Ukungabi bikho kwemfihlo kuhulumeni kuzobe kungasekho. Inkululeko yomphakathi yayingeke isaphucwa igama lokulwa nesitha. Njengoba izitha zingasekho, ukubambisana kwamazwe omhlaba bekuzochuma. Njengoba i-impiriyalizim ihambile, bekuzokwazi ukuthi umphakathi wamazwe omhlaba usize abambalwa abahlukumezekile emhlabeni jikelele futhi basize ezinhlekeleleni zemvelo (okuthiwa) ngendlela engeke yenzeke manje. Vele, izingxabano zizohlala, kepha ziyiswe ezinkantolo, kubalamuli nakumathuluzi okulungisa isenzo sokungabi nodlame. Futhi-ke kunezinyathelo eziningi endleleni eya kulo mbono wokugcina ongenazimpi, kufaka phakathi isinyathelo sokwenza amasosha azivikele empeleni, kunokuba acasule - isinyathelo esinganciphisa amasosha aseMelika okungenani ngamaphesenti angama-90. A world beyond war angahlomula ngokunyamalala kwesibonelo esinethonya elikhulu esifundisa amaqembu nabantu ngosizo lodlame.
Yini eyenza ucabange ukuthi manje yisikhathi lapho lokhu kungenzeka khona? Kuye kwahlolwa ngaphambi, kwesokudla?
Ngisanda kufunda isiphakamiso sokuqeda impi ebhalwe ku-1992. Abalobi bakholelwa lokho ukuthi kwaba yisikhathi esifanele. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi bekholelwa ngokuthembeka ukuthi kwakunguyo. Futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi, eqinisweni, bekuyi-noma ngabe kukhona ukuthambekela kokuthola into enjalo ehlelwe ekubuyiseleni emuva. Abantu abanomqondo ohlakaniphile bafuna ukwazi ukuthi kungani i-2013 ingumzuzwana onjalo, futhi ingabhekiselwa ezinkomba eziningi: ukuvota kwemibono, ukwenqaba ukuhlaselwa kwe-missile ehlongozwayo eSyria, ukwandisa ukuqwashisa kwempi yezinkohlakalo, ukunciphisa ukuhlaselwa kwe-drone, -ukunciphisa ukuchitha imali ezempi, ithuba lokuthula eColombia, impumelelo ekhulayo yokuxazululwa kwezinkinga ezingezona ukuphikisana, ukuthuthukiswa nokuthuthuka kokunyakaza okungaphephile kwezinguquko, isidingo esiphuthumayo sokuthi kushintshwe izinsiza ekubhubhiseni iplanethi ukuvikela it, isidingo sezomnotho sokuyeka ukuchitha izigidigidi zamaRandi, ukufika kobuchwepheshe obuvumela ukusebenzisana kwamazwe ngamazwe okusheshayo phakathi kwezikhulu zempi. Kodwa izinkomba eziningi nje zitholakale ku-1992, noma zihlukile, futhi akekho oye wahlakulela izindlela zokuqagela izinto ezinjalo.
Nansi umbuzo oyinhloko, ngicabanga ukuthi: Uma bonke labo abandulela amaRosa Park - amaqhawe amaningi aphikisana nokuhamba ngezinyawo eminyakeni engamashumi eminyaka - engazange asebenze, ngabe iRosa Parks ike yaba yiRosa Parks? Uma kungenjalo, akusiyo isikhathi sesimiso somkhankaso wokuziphatha nokudingekayo njalo manje?
Iyiphi isu eyisisekelo?
Kukhona ama-angles amaningi okufinyelela kulo msebenzi, kubandakanya imfundo, ukuxhumana, ukuqashelwa, amacala, ukushintshaniswa kwamasiko, imithetho, izivumelwano, imikhankaso yokulwa nempi ethile noma amaqhinga noma izikhali, nemizamo yokuhlela izithakazelo zomnotho ekusekeleni ukushintshela ezimbonini ezinokuthula . Umgomo wethu ukuqinisa nokwandisa imizamo ekhona ngokuklama ubumbano obanzi, ukuthelela isiko, ukuqondisa ukuqonda kwabantu. Kudingeka sikwenze ngokucacile ukuthi icala lizophela, kufanele liphele, ngeke liphele ngokwalo, futhi singenza ukuthi kwenzeke. Umbono wethu uzokushintsha.
Ngeke sikwazi ukuphikisa izimpi ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yomonakalo owenzelwe umhlukumezi uma siqonda impi njengesibi esibekwe umhlukumezi. Singase singalwisana nokulwa kwePentagon kakhulu ngokumelene nePentagon ukusebenza kahle. Singase singasebenzi ukuze sikwazi ukuhlukanisa okuhle nokubulawa kodonsa okubi uma ukuqeda i-drones kuyingxenye yokuqeda impi. Singathola ukuthi ukulahla imicibisholo eSiriya kwakuyisiqalo nje. Singahle senze uhlelo olukhulu lokuguqulwa emisebenzini enokuthula uma siqonda ukuthi impi isenza siphephile kancane kunokusivikela. Uma lokhu kuzwakale njengeqhinga elingacacile, ukuthi ngokwengxenye ngoba lo mkhankaso usanda kuwenza, amaqembu angakajoyina okwamanje ayoba nenkulumo enkulu ekubunzeni. Sisahlehlisa igama, futhi sibhala iwebhusayithi. Uthola ukubuka kuqala, kwamanye amazwi, womqondo owedlule isikhathi sakhe.
Ubani ohilelekile kuze kube manje? Ubani ocabanga ukuthi kufanele ahileleke?
Kunezinhlangano eziningana ezinkulu ezihilelekile, nabantu abaningi ababi kakhulu. Okunye okungeziwe ezinkulumweni zethu zokuqala cishe nsuku zonke. Angifuni ukumemezela ukuthi ubani futhi engabandakanyekile okwamanje, njengoba lokho kubonakala kubaluleke kakhulu kulabo abasemuva ebhodini. Siqala nje ukwakha ukuthi yini okudingeka ibe ngumkhankaso womhlaba wonke, ngisho nalapho sigxile ekufudumeni lapho kutholakala khona, siqaphela ukuthi i-United States iyinhlangano yokufudumala ehola emhlabeni.
Ukubandakanyeka kumele kube yizizwe ezihlukunyeziwe, izizwe zicindezelekile, izizwe ziphikisana, izizwe zenza impi yazo ngezilinganiso ezincane, izizwe zihlukunyezwa ngokuba khona kwamabutho ase-US ahlale khona lapho. Okubandakanyekayo kumele kube yizimo zasemvelo ezinqoba ukuthanda izwe nokulwa kwezempi ukuze kuthathe umthengi wethu omkhulu kunamafutha, umdali omkhulu wezindawo eziphezulu, kanye nesibonelo esikhulu sombuso wezamandla nesimo sezomnotho esekelwe ekuhlaselweni nasekuxhashazweni. Okubandakanyekayo kumele kube yi-civil libertarians ezithatha emuva ekuphatheni izimpawu zokuhlukunyezwa nokubulawa ukuze zibhekane nemibandela yokusetshenziswa kwempi. Okubandakanyekayo kumele kube yizakhamizi zikahulumeni ovulekile, wezemfundo kanye nazo zonke izimbangela eziwusizo ezithintekayo ngokuphishekela ukufudumala. Okubandakanyekayo kumele kube ngabakhiqizi bezitimela, amapaneli elanga, izikole kanye nakho konke okumele kuzuze ekushintsheni komthetho wokugcina umthetho, wokubambisana.
Ingabe ulindele ukubona ukuphela kwempi esikhathini sakho sokuphila?
Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiphila impilo ende, kuzodingeka sibone impi esephelile noma kuyoba khona ingozi enkulu yezimpi eziyingozi, ye-apocalypse yenukliya, kanye ne-apocalypse yemvelo eqiniswe ukutshalwa kwemali empini. Ngakho-ke sizodlula kahle kakhulu sibone ekupheleni. Futhi kunjalo singakwazi. Ngenkathi iCongress igxeke ngokuphikiswa kwemicibisholo eSiriya, lokho kwakungaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-1 kithi. Ake ucabange uma i-3 noma i-4 amaphesenti kithi ebhekana ngokujulile ekuqedeni ububi obukhulu nakakhulu obungenakuxolisa obuke bube khona. Lo msebenzi awukuhle kakhulu njengoba sicabanga, futhi ukuqonda ukuthi akuyona indlela eya ku-naivety kodwa empumelelweni.
