Kwinkupho kaMatshi ka Z Magazine, sabhala malunga ne-Z yokunciphisa imirhumo ehlawulwayo kunye ingxaki yezemali kwinqaku lomhleli elithi "Ingxaki Yethu." Sidwelise izisombululo/utshintsho olunokwenzeka, uninzi lwazo besimadolw’ anzima ukuzenza. Sabhala: “Besicutha iindleko kangangoko sinako kwiminyaka embalwa edluleyo yaye siza kuqhubeka sisenjenjalo, kodwa sinoloyiko lokuba oku akuyi kwanela ekuhambeni kwexesha. Iinzame zakutsha nje zokunyusa ingxowa-mali ngokungxamisekileyo azibanga nampumelelo ingako.
"Silwela ukuphila kuqoqosho olubi kwaye sibona ukwehla okubonakalayo kokuvuma (okanye amandla) phakathi kwabaqhubela phambili ukuhlawulela ulwazi, okuthetha ukuba, kakade, abavelisi beendaba (ababhali, abapapashi, amagcisa emifanekiso, njl. sebenzela simahla okanye ngokuqhubekayo unyusa ingxowa-mali, njengoko abaninzi besenza Z, ngaphandle kommangaliso, kusenokufuneka senze iinguqulelo eziphawulekayo kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo.” Ngaba kufuneka:
- Ufuna imirhumo yazo zonke izinto ezikwi-intanethi?
- Qhubeka Z Magazine njengenyanga, kodwa gcina ngokusika inani lamaphepha ukusuka kuma-48 ukuya kuma-32?
- Yiya kwiinkupho ezili-10 ngonyaka kunye nemagazini emfutshane?
- Ukuphelisa iikopi ezivenkileni?
- Ukupapasha izihlandlo ezithandathu ngonyaka (njengoko amanye amaphephancwadi esenjenjalo)?
- Unika imagazini kwi-intanethi kuphela?
- Ngaba unikeze imagazini kwi-Intanethi rhoqo ngenyanga, ngelixa uhambisa inguqulelo eprintiweyo nyanga nganye?
Sicele uncedo kunye neengcebiso zakho. Ukususela ngoko siye safumana iileta ezininzi zendumiso nenkuthazo kunye neminikelo emininzi esinibulela ngayo. Ngokubanzi, uninzi lwabaphenduli banethemba lokuba singalugcina ushicilelo lwenyanga, kodwa besilungile amaxesha amathandathu ngonyaka, kodwa abakhange bathande kwi-intanethi kuphela njengoko “bengafane bafunde amanqaku kwi-Intanethi.” Ingcamango yekota ayizange idume.
Kwakukho izimvo zokunyusa ingxowa-mali kunye neminye imibuzo malunga neetrasti ezixhasayo kunye nokuseka iminikelo rhoqo ngokuthe ngqo kwiiakhawunti zabo zebhanki, zonke esinokuthi sizifumane (kwaye sele sisenza ngeNkqubo yethu ye-intanethi ye-Sustainer).
Abanye bavakalise inkxalabo malunga nokonakala/ukungalungelelani kwasekhohlo, abanye bacebise ukuhlengahlengiswa Z, sekunjalo abanye babecinga ukuba maninzi kakhulu amaphephancwadi anenkqubela yaye babengakwazi ukuwafunda onke. Omnye umntu wada wazibuza ukuba kukho imfuneko yoko Z ngaphandle kokuba "ivuselela ingxoxo malunga nethiyori kunye nokusebenza." Omnye umntu wayecinga ukuba kukho izinto ezininzi kwi-Intanethi-iindaba kunye nohlalutyo-ukuba Z yayingaseyodwa kwaye saziva ngathi kufuneka sizibuze, "Kutheni uzikhathaza?", ngelixa omnye wabhala ukuba unetyala ku-Z ngokumgcina "esempilweni yonke le minyaka" kwaye uziva ngathi "ndihlala kwindawo yokubhaca eqhutywa yimpambano". uphambene ngolwaphulo-mthetho phezu kwendawo yokulahla inkunkuma yenyukliya enetyhefu.” Unethemba lokuba umnikelo wakhe uya kunceda ukugcina Z kushicilelo njengoko esazi ukuba uya ngaphaya komphetho ukuba "Ukuba ilahleko yam 'yinyani' yonxibelelwano."
La magqabaza amva ayafana namanye amaninzi esiye sawafumana kwiminyaka yethu engama-27 yokupapasha xa abantu befowunela iofisi ukuze bathethe nathi okanye bafake inqaku ngomrhumo/ukuhlaziya. Ababini kwaba babalaseleyo: omnye wayengowaseLwandle, ngoku esentolongweni, kungekudala wayeza kukhululwa, yaye wasixelela ukuba njani Z abutshintshanga nje ubomi bakhe, kodwa buchaphazele namanye amabanjwa. Eyesibini yayiphuma kwijoni elalikwinqanawa eyayisuka e-Iraq ekuqaleni kweMfazwe yeGulf. Wafowuna ebulela Z. Samangaliswa kukuba wayeyifumene ikopi, yaye wakwazi ukufowuna.
Ipateni yokubamba
Besifuna ukunazisa ukuba ukususela oko “Ingxaki Yethu” yavelayo kwinkupho kaMatshi, izinto ziye zaphucuka ngokwaneleyo ukuze sikwazi ukuthatha ixesha elingakumbi ngesigqibo sethu. Okwangoku, singathanda ukukuqinisekisa ukuba asizange sizibuze, “Kutheni Sizikhathaza Nje?” Kwaye, besihlala sicinga, malunga nesixa esikhulu sephiko lasekunene kunye nentengiso yemithombo yeendaba eqhelekileyo, ukuba kufuneka kubekho imathiriyeli eqhubela phambili phaya kwaye kufuneka yohluke ngakumbi kumxholo, iifoucs, kunye nefomathi. Ukongeza, abantu abaninzi bebefuna ukubhala, ukwenza udliwano-ndlebe, kunye nokunika ingxelo kuluhlu olubanzi lwezihloko. Abo bebefunda Z ekubeni ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yee-1980 iya kukhumbula imixholo eyahlukahlukeneyo eyayixutyushwa kwezo nkupho zangaphambili zinamaphepha ali-112.
Kwabo abangazi, Z injongo ibisoloko iyiyo: (1) ukubonakalisa ezona politiki zibaluleke kakhulu ezakhula kwimibutho emikhulu yezentlalo ngeminyaka yee-1960 neyee-1970—kunye neentshukumo ezalandelayo—ezazisengozini yokunyamalala kwingxelo ebhaliweyo. Inkolelo yethu kwezo zopolitiko ibonakaliswe kule ngxelo ilandelayo ye-popose, ephuhliswe yimbumba ye-South End Press ngo-1977:
“Sinenkxalabo ngengcinezelo epheleleyo yaseUnited States, ngakumbi leyo isekelwe kubuhlanga, ngokwesini, ngokodidi, kwabasemagunyeni. Siyayibona imfuneko yokuqonda ukuba le ngcinezelo yenziwa njani na ngenkqubo yethu yezoqoqosho nezopolitiko, nakwinkcubeko yethu, kwiingcamango nakwingqiqo yethu. Nangona eyona nto sijolise kuyo yi-US, sixhalabile ngokuxhaphazwa kwamanye amazwe kunye nokuchaswa kwayo. Siyibona le mizabalazo inxulumene ngokusisiseko neyethu. Njengabashicileli bamatshantliziyo sinethemba lokuba amajelo eendaba aya kunceda ukuqhubela phambili umbutho wobusoshiyali, ubufazi, ochasene nobuhlanga kweli lizwe. Kwaye sifuna ukuncedisa kuphuhliso lwemibono kunye nezicwangciso zoluntu lwexesha elizayo. "
Ukongeza, (2) besifuna ukucela umngeni kubume bendawo yokusebenza kunye nokudala iziko eliyimodeli elilungelelaniswe ngokwemigaqo yendawo yokusebenza yedemokhrasi, esiyenzileyo. Ukususela kuloo nto kwavela ukuphuhliswa koMbutho weZizwe ngezizwe woMbutho weNxaxheba kunye nemibono efana ne-Economics yezoQoqosho (i-PARECON) kunye nePolitiki yokuThatha inxaxheba (PARPOL).
Kwakhona, (3) sasifuna ukupapasha umsebenzi kaNoam Chomsky, uHoward Zinn, u-Ed Herman kunye nabanye amanqaku abo ajonga amaziko olawulo. Njengesikhumbuzo, sifake uhlalutyo lwamaziko eendaba aqhelekileyo nguNoam Chomsky, kunye nezicatshulwa ezivela kuChomsky kunye noHerman's. IMvume yokuVeliswa apho "umzekelo wabo wepropaganda" wavela okokuqala.
Ingxaki Yakho
E-US, ukuba sifuna ukutshintsha ulwazi, ukuqonda, kunye namaziko asicinezelayo, sidinga ngaphezu kwe-"alternative media" kunye nangaphezulu kwababhalisi ukuze sifumane ukubonakala kwihlabathi leendaba eziqhelekileyo. Sifuna abantu abanenkqubela phambili ukuze basigcine sihamba, bangaziboni nje njengabafundi, kodwa njengabatsha-ntliziyo beendaba, mhlawumbi bade baseke amaqela eMedia Action amaqela kwiindawo abahlala kuzo okanye kwiindawo abasebenza kuzo nasezikolweni.
Ngaphandle kwababhalisi abahlawulwayo kunye nabaxhasayo, Z iya kunyamalala—yaye asiyi kuthi sodwa. Ngenxa yoko, akusayi kubakho ngxelo yokuba abantu baxhathisa, kungekuphela nje ngokumatsha nokuhlala, kodwa ngokubhala ngogonyamelo lukarhulumente wase-US, inkqubo yezoqoqosho, kunye nokuthobela amajelo eendaba. Kubalulekile kwabo bagxeka amaziko e-US amandla ukuba babone enye imithombo yeendaba ingeyiyo "imveliso," kodwa njengesixhobo sokuququzelela amatsha ntliziyo ukuba acele umngeni ekwenzeni imvume, ukutshintsha inkqubo yokucoca esiphazamisayo kwaye isigcine sigxile kwi. abantu abasemagunyeni ngaphandle kokugxeka inkqubo yamandla ngokwawo.
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