George Monbiot
ELondon:
Indawo yemida yobuntu bethu mhlawumbi ngumbuzo obalulekileyo wokuziphatha
kwiminyaka yethu. Ingaba umntwana wetyhubhu yovavanyo kufuneka akhethwe ukuze iiseli zakhe zibekho
wayedla ngokuwusindisa umphefumlo wodade wabo, nokuba kufe iwele elinye nelinye
ukuba omnye umntu unokuphila, enoba iimbumba eziyinxalenye yabantu zifanele zenziwe zimiliselwe zize zikhuliswe
kuba uqhaqho-fakelo lwamalungu lujongene neengxaki esingazange sijongane nazo
ngaphambili. Inkqubela phambili kwezonyango, emangalisayo neyoyikisayo, idlakaza imiphetho
ngobuni bethu.
The
UMthetho omtsha wamaLungelo oLuntu ujonge ukusinika ezinye zezikhokelo thina
kufuneka uncede ukulungisa oku. Igxininisa ukuba sinelungelo elingenakohluthwa sobabini
ubomi ngokwabo kunye nenkululeko ngaphandle kokuba obo bomi buya kuba lusizi. Kodwa
ngelixa amalungelo ewaqinisekisayo ebonakalise ukuba kulula ukuwachaza,
ngokumangalisayo yingcinga yobuntu ejika ibe yingozi.
umntu
Izidalwa, unokucinga ukuba, zizidalwa eziphilileyo, ezine-bipedal kancinane njengawe
nam. Kodwa amagqwetha ebeya kuvuma ngenye indlela. Iinkampani ezinkulu zisenokungakwazi
bangaphefumli okanye bathethe okanye bangatyi (nangona ngokuqinisekileyo bayazala), kodwa banjalo ngoku
usebenzisa imithetho yamalungelo oluntu ukubanga ukhuseleko olusemthethweni kunye nenkululeko esisiseko. Njengoko
ubuntu babo buyakhula, ngoko olwethu luyancipha.
kugqibela
ngenyanga, inkampani yekwari ebizwa ngokuba yiLafarge Redland Aggregates yathatha iScottish
umphathiswa wezokusingqongileyo enkundleni ngezizathu zokuba amalungelo oluntu aye
ukhubekile. Inqaku lesi-6 leNgqungquthela yaseYurophu limisela ukuba abantu
kufuneka bavunyelwe ukuxoxwa ngokufanelekileyo kwamatyala ababandakanyeka kuwo
"ngexesha elifanelekileyo". ULafarge ugxininisa ukuba iziphumo ze
uphando loluntu kwisicwangciso sayo sokumba intaba eSouth Harris ibe
ilibazisekile ngokungekho ngqiqweni. Inkampani, njengomfundi okhankaselayo uAlastair McIntosh
uye waxoxa, usenokuba nesizathu esivakalayo sokukhalaza, kodwa ukusebenzisa umthetho wamalungelo oluntu ukuze
cinezela ityala layo limisela umzekelo owoyikekayo.
The
ingcamango yaphuhliswa eUnited States. Ngowe-1868 isilungiso se-14 kwi
Umgaqo-siseko waziswa ngeenjongo zokunabela nakwabantsundu umthetho
ukhuselo olubonwa ngabamhlophe: ukulingana phantsi komthetho, ilungelo lokuphila,
inkululeko nolonwabo lwempahla. Ngo-1896, uthotho lwezinto ezingaqhelekanga
izigwebo zenkundla enorhwaphilizo, emhlophe nelawulwa yinkampani ziphumelele
ukwalela la malungelo kubantu abamnyama ebekufanele ukuba babakhusele, ngelixa
endaweni yoko inikwe amaqumrhu.
nangona
abantu abantsundu ekugqibeleni balufumene kwakhona ukhuseleko lwabo olusemthethweni, abantu bequmrhu
amalungelo akazange arhoxiswe. Ngokwenene, ngelixa beqhubekile bandisa i
imida yobuntu babo, iinkampani ziqinisekisile ukuba ezethu zihlala
ukubamba ngakumbi.
Amafemu
eUnited States baye baxoxa ukuba ukulawula izibhengezo zabo okanye
ukuthintela iminikelo yabo yezopolitiko kunyhasha "ilungelo labo lomntu".
"intetho yasimahla". Baye bagxininisa ukuba amalungelo abo kwi
"ukuzonwabela izinto ngoxolo" kufuneka kunyanzelise abasemagunyeni basekuhlaleni ukuba
banike imvume yokucwangcisa, kwaye bathintele abaqhankqalazi abanoxolo ukuba bahlangane
emhlabeni wabo.
At
kwangaxeshanye, nangona kunjalo, baye bancedisa ukuqinisekisa ukuba "intlalontle,
amalungelo ezoqoqosho nenkcubeko", ebenokuthi asivumele ukuba sicele umngeni
ukongamela kwabo, kuhlala nje "kukunqwenela". Njengommeli uDaniel
UBennett uye wachaza, inqaku le-13 leNgqungquthela yaseYurophu, phantsi kwayo
ngebeluchasile ulawulo olupheleleyo lwequmrhu
izibonelelo, ikhutshelwe ngaphandle ngabom kowethu uMthetho wamaLungelo oLuntu.
Corporate
amalungelo oluntu ebekhatshwa kukudilizwa koxanduva.
Uxanduva olulinganiselweyo lubavumela ukuba bakhuphe izibophelelo zabo kubabolekisi babo.
Ukuseka iinkampani ezincedisayo - ezithathwa ngumthetho njengamaqumrhu ahlukeneyo - kuyawavumela
ukulahla izibophelelo zabo kuthi sonke. Kwaye ngelixa banokusebenzisa abantu
imithetho yamalungelo ngokuchasene nathi, asinakusebenzisa imithetho yamalungelo oluntu ngokuchasene nayo, njengale
zaphuhliswa ukunyanzela kuphela imisebenzi yamazwe. Ngokumalunga nomthetho
ixhalabile, iinkampani ngoku zingabantu ngaphezu kwethu.
The
Iziphumo ezinokubakho zibalulekile. Oorhulumente banokuzifumana bengenakho
ukuthintela ukuthengiswa kwecuba, ukulahlwa kwenkunkuma enetyhefu okanye ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe
yezixhobo kulawulo lobuzwilakhe. Ukanti eBritani ingxoxo yoluntu ngalo mba iye
ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ivalelwe kumaphepha eStornoway Gazette.
The
izidalwa esizenzileyo ukuba zisikhonze zithatha indawo. Ngelixa besizikhathaza
malunga namandla e-nanotechnology kunye nobukrelekrele bokwenziwa, ukulawulwa kwethu ngu
imizimba esiyidalileyo kodwa ilahlekelwe yindlela yokulawula sele ifikile. Yi
Ngokuqinisekileyo akunakwenzeka ukuba sinikeze amalungelo oluntu kwiikhompyuter. Kutheni ngoko
ngaba bafanele bananditshwe ziinkampani?
Incwadi entsha kaGeorge Monbiot ethi "Captive State: ukuthathwa kwenkampani
IBritane" ipapashwe nguMacmillan, ยฃ12.99