Xa ndaba ngusoshiyali phakathi kwiminyaka yee-1970, imbono yam yonyulo yayimiliselwe yi-Trotskyist milieu ye-Socialist Workers Party. I-SWP yala nayiphi na inkxaso yeDemocratic Party kwaye yajonga unyulo njengamathuba okubhentsisa 'umdlalo weqokobhe' wamaqela amawele ongxowankulu. Ndikhumbula xa iqumrhu lombutho, iThe Militant, laliphethe ingxoxo-mpikiswano enkulu phakathi kukaPeter Camejo kunye noMichael Harrington ngexesha logqatso lobumongameli ngo-1976, uHarrington ephikisana ngevoti kaCarter kunye noCamejo ezinikela njengomgqatswa woqhanqalazo lwe-SWP. Ndimfumene uCamejo ecenga ngakumbi kwaba babini, kwaye eyonwabisa ngakumbi, ngokuqhula kwakhe okuqhelekileyo malunga nobubi obuncinci-ukuba bafuna ukuba sivotele uMussolini, baya kubaleka uHitler ngokuchasene naye.
Ndahlala ndingumchasi osesikweni wobubi obuncinci xa ndandijoyina isebe laseLos Angeles leSolidarity ngo-1990. Kunokuba iqhube abagqatswa bayo njengoko yenzayo iSWP, iSolidarity yagxininisa inkxaso kumaqela esithathu anenkqubela afana ne-US Labour Party, iCalifornia Peace & Umbutho weNkululeko, kunye noHlaza. Ngowe-1992, ndasebenza kwiphulo likaRon Daniels elithi 'Iphulo Lokusasaza' likamongameli, elaliqhutywa ngetikiti elithi Peace & Freedom eKhalifoniya. Bendingafane ndibandakanyeke kumsebenzi wonyulo, ndikholelwa (njengoko ndisenjenjalo) kulungiselelo olungelulo olonyulo. Nangona kunjalo, ndasabela kwisibongozo samanye amaqabane abandakanyekayo kweli phulo, athe abona ithuba lokuncedisa ekwakheni i-Peace & Freedom. Iphulo laseCarlifonia likaDaniels ibiyinzame yokonakalisa into eye yaba lipati elincinane lasekhohlo, ekuphela kwento eyayiqaqambisa ibe yindibano edlamkileyo yokutyumba apho uDaniels wabetha ihlelo uLenore Fulani ukuze aphumelele ulonyulo loXolo neNkululeko. Emva konyulo lwangoNovemba, ndandingenamdla wokuqhubeka nomsebenzi noXolo & Inkululeko, endandiyibona njengengayi ndawo, kwaye ndalithandabuza ixesha endilinikeleyo.
Zange ndimve umntu olwela uguqulo lobusoshiyali ethetha exhasa ukuvota kweDemocrat de kwaba yintlanganiso yesebe leSolidarity emva konyulo luka-1992. Iqabane elihlonitshwayo kunye nomlweli wombutho wootitshala uvumile kwintlanganiso ukuba uvotele uClinton. Isenzo sakhe, sokwaphula omnye wemigaqo yokusekwa kweSolidarity, sakhokelela kwintiyo esisigxina esebeni kwaza kwavutha ukruthakruthwano kumbutho kuzwelonke. Emva kokungabi namdla kwam kwiphulo likaDaniels, ndandinengqondo exubeneyo kumbuzo wolonyulo kwaye ndandikulungele ukuva ingxoxo yethiyori enenyama. Kodwa utshintshiselwano olwalandelayo kwisebe nakwinkcazelo yengxoxo yelizwe yombutho lwalungenabunzulu bunzulu. Ndahlala ndinxulumana nabesithathu, nangona amathandabuzo ayephakamile. Ngokucacileyo: ukuba umntu wesithathu akanayo inkxaso yentshukumo ebanzi kwaye akukho nto inokwenzeka kwikamva elibonakalayo-njengoko bendibonile kuXolo neNkululeko-iyintoni ngokwenene intatho-nxaxheba yobusoshiyali?
Amava am alandelayo kunye nemanyano yabasebenzi kunye noluntu olulwa ukucuthwa kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwaseLos Angeles County lwaphakamisa imibuzo eyongezelelekileyo yonyulo engqondweni yam. Ngo-1994, iingcango zekliniki zivaliwe kunye neZiko lezoNyango le-LA County-USC enkulu kwibhloko yokunqunqa ngenxa yokunqongophala kwenkxaso-mali, irhuluneli yeRiphabhlikhi uPete Wilson waxelela ngokuphandle, 'Ayiyongxaki karhulumente.' Umbutho wabasebenzi bedolophu, i-SEIU, emva koko waguqukela kulawulo lukaClinton, oluthe lafumana ibheyile yezigidi ezingama-364 zeedola. Ndaqonda ukuba iiDemokhrasi kunye namaRiphabhlikhi ngokufanayo ancedise ukudala iimeko eziphantsi kwengxaki yohlahlo lwabiwo-mali. Nangona kunjalo, isimo sengqondo esahlukileyo sikaClinton kunye noWilson, sokuba omnye wayephantsi koxinzelelo lomanyano ngelixa omnye engakhuselekanga, wacinezela ekhaya kum ifuthe lomahluko weqela.
Kwiminyaka emihlanu eyalandelayo, ndasebenza njengomququzeleli wabasebenzi kumbutho omele abasebenzi abaqeqeshiweyo nabanobuchule kwinkqubo yeYunivesithi yaseKhalifoniya. Apho ndabona, amaxesha ngamaxesha, iiDemokhrasi zombuso, kwaye kwezinye iimeko iiDemokhrasi zomdibaniso, zinceda iimanyano zaseyunivesithi-ekunyanzeleni iyunivesiti ukuba izinze iikhontrakthi, ekufumaneni ukuqondwa komanyano lwabasebenzi abangama-9,000 abaphumelele izidanga, ekulweni ukuthengiswa kwesibhedlele, ekumiseni iyunivesiti. ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwabasebenzi abasisigxina 'abangenamsebenzi'. Emva konyulo lukaDemokhrasi uGrey Davis kwirhuluneli ngo-1998, ndabona izibonelelo zombutho wam kunye namandla oququzelelo enyuka kakhulu ngenxa yomthetho oyilwayo osayinwe nguDavis owawuvumela imibutho yabasebenzi ukuba iqokelele 'isabelo esifanelekileyo' imirhumo kwabangengomalungu. Umthetho omtsha, oguqula imfundo ephezulu yaseCalifornia ukusuka kwivenkile evulekileyo ukuya kwivenkile yearhente, ngewungazange udlule phantsi kwerhuluneli yaseRiphabhlikhi.
Kwakukho ezinye iiyantlukwano ezibalulekileyo phakathi kukaDavis kunye nabangaphambili bakhe baseRiphabhlikhi. Umzekelo, iProposition 187, umgaqo wokuvota wowe-1994 owapasiswa ngabavoti baseKhalifoniya ebebenokwala intlalontle, isikolo, kunye neenkonzo zempilo zikawonke-wonke ezingezizo zikaxakeka kubaphambukeli abangabhalwanga phantsi, baye bavalwa ezinkundleni kusalindwe isigqibo malunga nokungqinelana kwayo nomgaqo-siseko. Bobabini uPete Wilson kunye nommeli wakhe jikelele uDan Lungren (uLungren walahlekelwa nguDavis kugqatso lwe-gubernatorial ngo-1998) baxhasa iProp 187 kwaye baqhubela phambili ngokungqongqo ukuzithethelela kwiinkundla; UDavis, nangona kunjalo, walichasa eli nyathelo kwaye wasilahla isibheno senkundla yelizwe iinyanga ezisixhenxe kuburhuluneli bakhe.
Kwakulonyulo lowe-1998 endathi ekugqibeleni ndatshintsha ifilosofi yam yonyulo, ndivotela uDavis endaweni yomgqatswa waseGreen owamkelwe ngeSolidarity, uDan Hamburg. NgoJanuwari 2000, ndabhengeza isimo sam esitsha sezopolitiko kwiSolidarity ngokubhala inqaku leengxoxo ndigxeka umthetho-siseko wonyulo wombutho. Iphepha lam lalibandakanya uvavanyo lonyaka wokuqala malunga nokuba umsebenzi uqhube njani na phantsi korhulumente waseCalifornia olawulwa yiDemokhrasi. Xa kuthelekiswa neerekhodi zokuvota kwiibhili ezili-19 ezinxulumene nezabasebenzi, ndiye ndafumanisa ukuba abezomthetho beDemokhrasi baye bavotela umyinge wabasebenzi ngama-98 epesenti yelo xesha, ngelixa amaRiphabhlikhi avotele ngokuchasene nabasebenzi ngama-96 epesenti yelo xesha (bona. www.howardryan.net/dems.htm). Iphepha lam lalicelโ umngeni ubulumko bonyulo obukhoyo boonontlalontle benguquko, ndiqiqa ngelithi:
* Umbuzo wethu wokuqala nongowona uphambili ngokubhekiselele kunyulo kufuneka ube, Sesiphi isikhundla esihlangabezana kakuhle neemfuno zemibutho enenkqubela?
* Phantsi kweemeko zangoku zase-US, ubungendawo obunganeno busebenza ngcono kwiintshukumo kunokuxhasa umgqatswa woqhanqalazo olungephi (kuxhomekeke apha kubungqina bam baseCalifornia njengoko kukhankanyiwe ngasentla).
* Iiprojekthi zeqela lesithathu kufuneka zisungulwe xa iintshukumo zomelele, hayi xa zibuthathaka njengoko zinjalo namhlanje.
Iphepha lam laphembelela ingxoxo kwincwadana yengxoxo, kwiintlanganiso zesebe, kwindibano yelizwe. Ekuhambeni kwethuba kolu tshintshiselwano, kuye kwacaca kum ukuba umbutho weqela lesithathu ongqongqo wawungquzulana nobusoshiyali obusuka ngezantsi obunditsalele kwiSolidarity. Ndidibene neengxoxo, umzekelo, zokuba iintshukumo kufuneka zikulungele ukuzincama okwexeshana-oko kukuthi, ukubeka emngciphekweni uloyiso lwabagqatswa abakhohlakeleyo-ukuze kwakhiwe amaqela esithathu anokuzuza inkululeko yezopolitiko ixesha elide. Ingqiqo elolo hlobo, edibanisa usukelo lwexesha elide lobusoshiyali kunye neemfuno ezingxamisekileyo zemibutho, yandichukumisa kakhulu njengehlelo. Ngandlela ithile thina bavukeli bekumele ukuba sakhe iintshukumo kwaye siqhubele phambili umdla wabo ngelixa sisebenza ngokuchasene neemfuno zangoku zezopolitiko/zomthetho zaloo mibutho.
Ekugqibeleni, ndadinwa lidabi lam lethiyori ngaphakathi kwiSolidarity ndaza ndarhoxa ubulungu bam emva kweminyaka elishumi ndikulo mbutho. Ehlotyeni ngo-2002, ndapapasha uhlaziyo lweGreens kwijenali yobusoshiyali, iPolitiki eNtsha, apho ndaye ndaphuhlisa ithiyori ngobudlelwane phakathi komsebenzi wentshukumo kunye nomsebenzi wonyulo (bona. www.howardryan.net/greenparty.htm).
Nantoni na abafundi abanokucinga ngayo ngoguqulelo lwam lwezopolitiko ezinobungendawo obuncinci, ndiyathemba ukuba sonke siyakwamkela ukucinga okubalulekileyo kunye nokufaneleka kokucingisisa ngamava ethu. Kuya kufuneka ndinyaniseke kuvavanyo lwam lokuba iindawo ezibanzi zaseMelika kude kude ziphulukene nobugcisa bengcinga egxekayo kwaye zihluthwe yingcinga yonyulo. Njengomzekelo, masibuyele kwingxoxo-mpikiswano ebaluleke kakhulu malunga nokuba uNader wayenalo naliphi na ityala ngoloyiso lukaBush ngo-2000. Qwalasela ezi zibakala:
* UBush wathatha iFlorida, ngoko ke unyulo, ngeevoti ezingama-537.
* UNader wenze iivoti ezingama-97,000 zaseFlorida.
* Ngokokuvota kuzwelonke we-AP, uNader uzobe malunga nokuphindwe kabini kunabo basenokuba ngabavoti baseGore kunokuba abavoti bakaBush bebenokuthi uNader ebengengomgqatswa.
Kungaphezulu kokucacileyo ukuba uGore wayeza kuthatha iFlorida kwaye unyulo lube noNader aluqhubeki. Uhlaza kunye neqela lesithathu lasekhohlo, nangona kunjalo, bakhanyela ngokubanzi indima kaNader yomonakalisi, bebanga ukuba ezinye izinto zazibaluleke kakhulu ekulahlekeni kwe-Gore-umz, iphulo lika-Gore elingenamsebenzi; Ukuhlanjululwa kweFlorida kwamawakawaka abantu abamnyama kuluhlu lwabavoti; Isigqibo seNkundla ePhakamileyo sokumisa ukubalwa kwakhona kweFlorida. Njengoko zisemthethweni njengoko ezinye izinto zinjalo, eyona nto ibalulekileyo ngonyulo olusuka kwicala lasekhohlo yindlela esiluphembelele ngayo. Ikhohlo lalingenalo ulawulo malunga nendlela uGore aqhube ngayo iphulo lakhe, okanye indlela iFlorida egcina ngayo abantu abamnyama kwiivoti, okanye indlela iNkundla ePhakamileyo yamisa ngayo ukubalwa kwakhona. Kwelinye icala, iiGreens zazinolawulo, kwaye ubanzi ngasekhohlo waba nefuthe kwisigqibo esiseGreen sokuqhuba uNader. Uninzi lwabantu baseGreens namhlanje abakakulungeli ukwamkela uxanduva ngeziphumo zesenzo sabo sezopolitiko ngo-2000, ababelunyukiswe ngayo ngokubanzi. Kuyadabukisa ukuba uninzi lwamasoshiyali alungileyo ekufuneka azi ngcono ajoyine iGreens kolu khanyelo lukhulu. Okubi kakhulu, banokwenza impazamo efanayo kulo nyaka.
Ubusoshiyali obushiyekileyo buyaqhubeka, ngokuchanekileyo, ukubona unyulo njengethuba lemfundo. Kodwa sifundisa ntoni? Kwaye ngaba sikwabona unyulo njengethuba lokufunda lasekhohlo? Kwinqaku labo elikwizibuko elithi, 'Abasekhohlo kunye noNyulo,'http://lists.portside.org/mailman/htdig/portside/Week-of-Mon-20040510/005900.html> Amalungu eSolidarity uChristopher Phelps, uJohanna Brenner, kunye noStephanie Luce baluthatha unyulo 'njengexesha elifundisekayo,' kwaye oko kulungile. Nangona kunjalo, iminyaka emine edlulileyo kufanele ukuba ibe 'lixesha lokufundisa' kuPhelps et al. Kuyabonakala ukuba kwakungenjalo kula maqabane, 'awakhabayo iphulo lenkululeko yakutshanje lokutyhola uNader ngokusilela kweGore.' AmaSoshiyali ajonga unyulo njengabafundi ngokunjalo nabafundisi-ntsapho baya kufunda, ngocoselelo ngakumbi kunoPhelps et al. zibonakala zisenza, yintoni esemngciphekweni weentshukumo eziqhubekayo kwaye kutheni ezo ntshukumo zikhetha ububi obuncinci.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, siyazi ukuba uKerry uyanya. Uyi-DLCer, pro-war, pro-corporate. Ngaba ubonisa ububi obuncinci kuBush? Ndiyakholwa ukuba kunjalo. Ndiza kunika into enye exhalabisayo njengomququzeleli wabasebenzi: ithemba loMthetho weSizwe weLungelo lokuSebenza uwenze ngeCongress phantsi kwekota yesibini kaBush. Bush wenkxaso ecacileyo yomthetho onokuthi wenze ilizwe lonke livuleleke ivenkile- ukujongela phantsi amandla omanyano kunye nokwenza buthathaka zonke iinzame zoququzelelo zexesha elizayo-yayiphakathi kweenkxalabo zabasebenzi emva phaya ngo-2000. phambili phantsi kolawulo lukaBush. Ngapha koko, uBush uye warhoxa ekuqaliseni uhlaselo lwabasebenzi kodwa endaweni yoko wabetha apho kufanelekileyo, njengokudodobalisa amalungelo othethathethwano oludibeneyo kubasebenzi abangama-170,000 njengenxalenye yoMthetho woKhuseleko lwaseKhaya. Amanye amagqala omsebenzi aqikelela ukuba uBush unokuba namabhongo ngakumbi ngokuchasene nabasebenzi-njengamalungelo elizwe lokuya-ukusebenza-kwixesha lesibini, xa kungasafuneki ukuba akhathazeke ngokunyulwa kwakhona. U-Kerry, ngokuchaseneyo, uyachasa ilungelo lesizwe lomsebenzi kwaye uxhasa amanyathelo okomeleza ilungelo lokuququzelela.
Okokugqibela, enye yeembono eziyingozi ngakumbi ezibhengezwe ngumntu wesithathu osekhohlo kukuba, ekubeni omabini amaqela amakhulu ethanda ubukhosi behlabathi kwaye izityebi ngaphezu kwabahluphekayo, unyulo ekugqibeleni alubalulekanga. Ekuphela kwento ebalulekileyo, bathi, yindlela esiququzelela ngayo ezitratweni. Ayilunganga. Ukuququzelela abantu abaninzi kubaluleke ngaphezu konyulo. Kodwa unyulo lubaluleke kakhulu, lunefuthe kwezopolitiko zasekhaya nehlabathi-kuquka iimeko esilungiselela phantsi kwazo. Thina abahambelana 'nobusoshiyali obusuka ezantsi,' njengoko uHal Draper wathiya igama lesithethe sethu ngeminyaka yoo-1960, kusekude kakhulu ekuphuhliseni ithiyori kunye nokusebenza kwethu. Ndiyathemba ukuba uphuhliso oluthile luyenzeka phakathi ngoku kunye nolonyulo lwangoNovemba. Umhlaba awunakuphila eminye iminyaka emine yaseBush.
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