Kungani Kungabantu Basha Abathintekayo KuMhlangano Wokulwa Nezempi?

NguMary Miller, November 1, 2018

Yini efika engqondweni uma uzwa amagama athi "ukuphikisana nempi"? Abaningi baseMelika bayobona imibhikisho ngokumelene nempi yaseVietnam eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha namashumi ayisikhombisa ubudala, inkathi eyaziwa ngokuhamba kwayo nentsha eholwa abafundi. Emashumini eminyaka kusukela impi yaseVietnam iphelile, ukubandakanyeka kwentsha ekuhambeni kokuthula kuye kwehla. Intsha eningi ibambe iqhaza emibhikisho ngokumelene nempi yase-Iraq e-2002 nase-2003, kodwa abahleli babekhulile kakhulu, futhi ukunyakaza kwentsha eqhuma ngokumelene neMpi Yezokuzamazama akuzange ivele.

Njengomuntu othweswe iziqu esikoleni samabanga aphezulu osanda ukuzibandakanya nenhlangano elwa impi, angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngiqaphele ukuthi bangaki ontanga enginabo emicimbini ecacile yokulwa nempi engiya kuyo – yize isizukulwane sami sinedumela lokuba esebenza kakhulu kwezepolitiki. Nazi ezinye izizathu zalokhu kuhlukaniswa:

Yilokho esike sakwazi. I-United States yahlasela i-Afghanistan ku-2001, okusho ukuthi noma yimiphi iminyaka yaseMelika i-17 noma encane engazange ikwazi isikhathi lapho ilizwe labo lingekho empini. Intsha eningi ayikhumbuli ngisho ne-9 / 11. Isikhathi esabeka "Impi Engozini" isikhathi eside silinganiselwe imemori yokuhlangana yesizukulwane sami. Kulula kakhulu ukuthi i-Generation Z ingayinaki impi ngoba ihlale iyingxenye yempilo yethu.

Kukhona izinkinga eziningi ekhaya ukubhekana nazo. Kungani kufanele sikhathalele ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphesheya kwezwe lapho amaphoyisa lapha ekhaya edubula abantu abamnyama abangenalo ukulwa, lapho izigidi zabasha abakwazanga ukukhokhela imfundo yasekolishi noma bahambe ekolishi beboshwe izikweleti ezinkulu, lapho izigidi zabantu baseMelika zingakwazi 'Ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okwanele, lapho abafuduki bexoshwa futhi bevalelwe emaceleni, uma kukhona ukudubula kwamasonto onke amasonto ambalwa, lapho iplanethi ivutha? Ngokusobala, sinezinye izinkinga eziningi ezingqondweni zethu.

Asikho engozini. I-US ayizange ilandelwe kusukela ku-1973, futhi akuzange kube nokufa okuhlobene nempi emhlabathini waseMelika kusukela ngeMpi Yezwe II. Sekuyimashumi eminyaka kusukela abantu baseMelika besengozini yokubulawa ngokubulawa kwempi, njengabahlali noma njengama-draftees. Futhi uma bengenabo othandekayo ezempi noma izihlobo ezihlala ezweni eliphikisanayo, izimpilo zabaseMelika abasha azithinte ngqo impi. Futhi yebo, kuye kwaba nokuhlasela okumbalwa kwamaphekula emhlabathini wase-US owenziwe ngabangaphandle kusukela ku-9 / 11, kodwa bambalwa futhi bahlukunyezwa kakhulu ngokuhlaselwa okwenziwa amaMelika.

Akuzizwa ufanele umzamo. Ukuqeda impi nokuqeda impi kuyinselele, yesikhathi eside. Kungaba nzima kakhulu ukwenza okwanele ushintsho ukubona imiphumela eqondile, ebonakalayo. Abantu abaningi abasha bangase banqume ukuthi ukusebenzisa kangcono isikhathi namandla abo ukuqondisa imizamo yabo kwenye imbangela.

Yiqiniso, wonke umuntu kufanele anakekele ngokuhlukumezeka kwempi, ngisho noma engenawo umthelela ocacile kithi noma obonakala ephazamisayo. Kodwa-ke, bambalwa abantu abonakala beqaphela ukuthi sonke sithinteka kangakanani ngokubamba impi. Ukwanda kwamaphoyisa kwamaphoyisa kuhlobene ngokuqondile nokunyuka kwamaphoyisa okuhlukunyezwa kwamaphoyisa. Isabelomali esiphezulu sezempi sithatha imali engasetshenziselwa izinhlelo zenhlalakahle njengempilo yomhlaba wonke kanye nemfundo ephakeme yamahhala. Futhi impi inegalelo elibi kakhulu emvelweni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungani uzizwa unesithakazelo kakhulu, ukuphela kwesiko samabutho aseMelika kuyakuzuzisa.

Sizibandakanya kanjani abantu abasha emisebenzini yokulwa nempi? Njengoba cishe cishe yonke inkinga, ngikholelwa ukuthi imfundo yindawo okufanele uqale ngayo. Uma abantu abaningi bebazi ngemiphumela yezempi futhi beqonda ukuhlangana phakathi kwezempi nezinye izinhlobo zokucindezelwa, ngokuqinisekile babeyophoqeleka ukuba basebenze emphakathini onokuthula.

Konke lokhu akusho ukuthi asebekhulile akufanele bahlanganyele emnyangweni wokulwa nempi. Ngokuphambene nalokho, ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile kulokhu nakuzo zonke izinyathelo eziqhubekayo zokuba multi generational. Izishoshovu ezisencane zinokuningi okumele zifunde kulabo abafika ngaphambi kwethu. Abantu asebekhulile banikeza umbono oyingqayizivele, bangabelana ngokuhlakanipha abakutholile kule minyaka, futhi bavame ukuba nesikhathi esiningi sokuzinikela ekusebenziseni amandla kunabantwana nabazali abasha. Kodwa-ke, uma abantu abasha bengabandakanyeki ekusebenziseni impi yokulwa nempi, ukunyakaza kuzokufa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abasha baletha izinzuzo eziyingqayizivele kunoma yikuphi ukunyakaza. Sivame ukugcwele intshiseko, ukunethezeka nobuchwepheshe, nokuvula imibono nezindlela ezintsha. Intsha inokuningi okumele ifunde kubantu asebekhulile, futhi ngokufanayo. Ukunyakaza okukhiqizayo nokunamandla kufanele kufake futhi kugcizelele amathalenta kuzo zonke izizukulwane.

Ngeshwa, ukubandakanyeka kwe-US empini akubonisi izimpawu zokunciphisa. Uma nje impi ikhona, kufanele futhi inhlangano yokulwa nempi. Njengoba sifuna izindlela ezintsha zokubuyela emshini wezempi, masibambisane nabasosha bezokunyakaza futhi sikhuthaze abantu abasha ukuba bajoyine amaqembu abo.

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UMary Miller uyi-CodePink intern.