U-HOWIE HAWKINS, i-activist ye-veteran kunye nenkokeli ye-Green Party evela eNew York, iqhubela i-Senate yase-US njengenye indlela ye-pro-war Democrat Sen. uHillary Rodham Clinton.
Uphando lwezimvo lubonisa ukuba phakathi kwabavoti abazimeleyo, u-Hawkins unenkxaso ephantse ibe yininzi njengoko umchasi weRiphabhlikhi kaClinton uJohn Spencer. Kodwa amaziko ezopolitiko kunye namajelo eendaba alivala iphulo likaHawkins. Nge-22 ka-Okthobha, u-Hawkins kunye nabaxhasi bakhe baya kuhlanganisana ngaphandle kwe-WABC Studios eManhattan bekhalazela ukukhutshwa kuka-Hawkins "kwingxoxo-mpikiswano."
U-Hawkins uthethe noMsebenzi weSocialist uDANNY KATCH malunga nento anethemba lokuyifeza kwiphulo lakhe.
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KUTHENI ubaleka ngokuchasene noHillary Clinton?
UKUNIKA ilizwi kubantu abaninzi abachasene nemfazwe eNew York. UClinton uvotele zonke izicelo zikaBush zamandla emfazwe kunye nenkxaso-mali yeemfazwe zase-Iraq nase-Afghanistan. Uninzi lwabantu baseNew York bafuna ukuphuma e-Iraq, kwaye yile nto ndiyifunayo. Ndifuna ukunika ilizwi kuninzi lwabantu baseNew York.
Okwesibini, ndifuna ukubiza isicwangciso se-inshurensi yezempilo yesizwe ukuze wonke umntu agqunywe. Leyo yinto awathi uClinton wayimisa ngo-1993 xa wayebekwa ukuba alawule ibutho lezempilo le-White House, kwaye wayisusa etafileni wahamba nento endiyibiza ngokuba lukhathalelo lwempilo lwabucala olusisinyanzelo, egunyazisa inkxaso-mali kwi-inshurensi yezempilo yabucala. Le yinto eyayibizwa ngokuba "yiHillary Care," kwaye ngoku sisicwangciso saseMassachusetts, asivumileyo.
Ayisebenzi kakuhle, kwaye inika imali eninzi kwishishini labucala lokhathalelo lwempilo. Ndiyinkqubo esebenzayo yokhathalelo lwempilo yoluntu. Ndifuna ukwazisa umthetho oyiqabane kwi-HR 676, engumthetho oyilwayo othi "Ulwandiso lweMedicare oluPhuculweyo kubo bonke".
Okokugqibela, ndicela amandla avuselelekayo kwimisebenzi, uxolo kunye nokusingqongileyo. Ndifuna ukuthatha i-300 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lomkhosi kwaye ndiyibeke ekwakhiweni kwakhona kweziseko zophuhliso zehlabathi malunga namandla avuselelekayo. Oko kungadala izigidi zemisebenzi kwihlabathi liphela, kubandakanya amakhulu amawaka apha eNew York.
Kuya kwenza okungakumbi kuxolo lwehlabathi kunye nokhuseleko lwesizwe ngaphezu kwazo zonke iingalo ezisehlabathini, kuba ngoku, sihlala kwamanye amazwe ukufumana izixhobo zabo, ngakumbi ioli, kunye nokudala inzondo. Into ekufuneka siyenze kukuhlutha iintshaba zethu ngesisa. Sifanele sisasaze inkoliseko endaweni yengqumbo, kwaye senze abahlobo endaweni yeentshaba. Le nkqubo iyakwenza oko.
Okokugqibela, iya kujongana nengxaki yokunyuka kobushushu behlabathi kunye nokunyuka kwemveliso ye-oli okunokubakho, nto leyo eya kuba neziphumo ezibi kuqoqosho lwethu kunye nokusingqongileyo.
UBALEKA kwiqonga lokurhoxa kwangoko e-Iraq. Baninzi abantu abachasayo uhlaselo lwase-Iraq, kodwa bathi i-US ayinakurhoxa kwangoko. Usabela njani?
OMNYE wabantu abaxambulisanayo nguJohn Kerry. Ngewayebuyele emva kwaye emamele ubungqina bakhe xa wayeseVietnam Veterans Against the War. Wathi, "Ngubani ofuna ukuba yindoda yokugqibela ukufa ngempazamo?"
Ukuba isiphelo sesokuba akufanele sibe khona kuba akulunganga ukwenza ikoloniyali amazwe kwiziseko zomkhosi kunye nezixhobo, ke kufuneka siphume.
Inyaniso kukuba imikhosi yase-US ayinakudlala indima eyakhayo phantsi kwayo nayiphi na imeko e-Iraq. Abantu baseIraq banomsindo kuthi ngokuhlala kwilizwe labo, ngokungcungcuthekisa abantu babo kwiindawo ezifana no-Abu Ghraib, ngenxa yeziganeko zokubulala nokudlwengula ezibhengezwa ngokubanzi phakathi kwama-Iraqi. Abasiboni njengabakhululi. Basibona njengabahlali, kwaye sijolise kuninzi lobundlobongela olwenzeka e-Iraq.
Ngoko ke asinakudlala indima eyakhayo apho nangayiphi na indlela. Into esinokuyenza kukuba, xa sihamba, sibonelele ngemali yokwakha ngokutsha ngokusebenzisa naziphi na iindlela zamazwe ngamazwe ezicelwa ngabantu baseIraq. Sityala i-Iraq imbuyekezo.
Sangena xa iBritish ingakwazi ukugcina ulawulo lwamakholoni, ukuxhasa abantu abafana noSaddam Hussein, owahlasela ngasekhohlo waza wahlasela i-Iran ngenxa yethu. Emva kwexesha, saqhushumba isihogo e-Iraq kwiMfazwe yeGulf yokuqala, saqhushumbisa isihogo kwakhona phantsi kukaClinton kwi-Operation Desert Fox ngo-1998, emva koko salixakekisa ngokuzeleyo ilizwe ngogonyamelo olukhulu ngakumbi ngo-2003.
Impendulo yam yeyokuba awunakulindela ukuba amajoni eme kufutshane ukuze ajolise kwimishini esiyishiyayo-imishini ebingalunganga kwasekuqaleni. Kwakungekho malunga nezixhobo zokutshabalalisa, kwakungekho malunga nobunqolobi, kungekhona ngentando yesininzi.
Kufuneka siqonde ukuba imfuno yokukhupha imikhosi yinto eninzi yabantu baseMelika evumelana nayo; ukuba i-72 ekhulwini yemikhosi iyavumelana nayo, ngokutsho kwe-Zogby poll kwintwasahlobo edlulileyo; kunye nokuba uninzi lwabantu base-Iraqi bayavumelana nayo, ngokutsho kwee-polls ezithathwe ngoJuni yiYunivesithi yaseMichigan Institute for Social Research.
Ngoko lixesha lokuphuma, kwaye uphume ngoku.
KUKHO intetho ethi ukugxekwa kukaSirayeli ngumzila wesithathu kwezopolitiko zaseMelika. Awuthethanga nje ngokuchasene nemfazwe yaseLebhanon, kodwa ucele ukuphela kwenkxaso-mali yase-US ngokuhlala kukaSirayeli ePalestine. Kutheni le nto uthathe oku?
KUBA UKUBA uza kuba seluxolweni, ufanele ube nokusesikweni, yaye abemi basePalestina abazange babe nabuphi na ubulungisa ukususela ngowe-1948.
Ndikhumbula njengomntwana omncinci ndibona imifanekiso yeenkampu zababaleki kunye nokucinga, "Jeez, oko kuqhubeka iminyaka eyi-10, ukususela ngo-1950." Kwaye silapha, izizukulwana kamva, kwaye isenzeka.
Isikhundla sam sesokuba i-US kufuneka ilurhoxise uncedo lomkhosi kunye noqoqosho kwa-Israyeli ide ivumelane nezigqibo ze-UN apho baya kurhoxa kwimida yabo ye-1967-izigqibo ze-UN 338 kunye ne-442.
Okwangoku, sifanele siqaphele urhulumente onyuliweyo wemimandla yasePalestina, equka iHamas, ezopolitiko andivumelani nazo, kodwa ngubani onyuliweyo. Ukuba uyakholelwa kwidemokhrasi, kufuneka ujongane nokuba ngubani onyulwe ngabantu.
Sifanele sibe ngumthengisi ongathathi hlangothi, kungekhona umxhasi wecala elinye lakwa-Israyeli kulo naluphi na uthethathethwano esincedisa ukuseta. Kwaye xa beza kwisivumelwano, esiya kuba sisisombululo samazwe amabini, kufuneka sifumane lonke uluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe ebhodini.
Into eye yanciphisa amathuba okuba kubekho isisombululo ibe lilungelo eligqithileyo kumacala omabini. Bambalwa abo. Ukuba uvavanya omabini amaSirayeli kunye namaPalestina, uninzi lusafuna ukuhlaliswa ngoxolo kunye nokuqondwa kwelinye icala.
Ngokwam, ndicinga ukuba isisombululo semibuso emibini sisenokungasebenzi ekuhambeni kwexesha ngenxa yendawo elinganiselweyo yezoqoqosho kwicala lasePalestine, into yokuba bancame kakhulu, kunye nenyaniso yokuba u-Israyeli unocalucalulo olwakhelwe ngaphakathi. imithetho yabo. Kwelinye icala, ndikulungele ukwamkela inkqubela hayi imfezeko.
Ke ukuba amaPalestine kunye namaSirayeli azimisele ukwamkela isisombululo semibuso emibini, ndicinga ukuba kufuneka siyibuyisele loo nto. Bafuna ixesha lokupholisa, kuba into ebiqhubeka ibibuhlungu kwaye yenza abantu bakrakra.
Ezo zezinye zezinto endicinga ukuba sinokuzenza. Kodwa into eyothusayo kukuvuma kwethu ukuxhasa uSirayeli kuyo nantoni na ayenzayo. Umgaqo-nkqubo wase-US ube "sixhasa u-Israyeli ngokulungileyo okanye kakubi," kwaye akulunganga oko.
UNGUMQEQESHI weQela kunye nomsebenzi kwi-UPS. Ngaba iphulo lakho likwazile ukutsala nayiphi na inkxaso yabasebenzi?
INKXASO endiyifumanayo yinqanaba kunye nefayile. Ndabonisa kwipikiniki yabasebenzi eRochester ukuba iTeamsters phezulu zayinxiba. Amagosa andixelela ukuba ndinesibindi esikhulu ndibonakala kumsitho wabo.
Kodwa apho, ndadibana nomnye umfana okwiTeamsters yeDemocratic Union. Ngoku usebenza kwiphulo lam eRochester. Ndamatsha kumngcelele woSuku lomSebenzi kumboniso waseburhulumenteni, yaye umongameli webhunga lezabasebenzi eliphakathi kwafuneka avume ubukho bam njengomgqatswa, nangona kungekho namnye kubo ondixhasa ngokusemthethweni.
Inyani yokuba ndiyiTeamster yabamba amehlo abantu, njengomfana waseRochester. Uthathe iflaya yam wandifowunela kwangoko, ndingekafiki nasekhaya, wathi, "Bendingazi ukuba use TDU. Ndifowunele."
KUTHENI UBALEKA ngokuchasene noHillary Clinton njengoLuhlaza? Kutheni ungamcelimngeni kumabanga aphantsi weDemokhrasi?
IIDEMOKRASI ZISIsiphelo salo naluphi na uhlobo lotshintsho lwentlalo olunenkqubela phambili kweli lizwe. Xa abantu bezama ukuguqula iQela leDemocratic Party, babanjwa kwimilo yangaphakathi kunye nephiko lequmrhu, elingaphandle kwembono yoluntu ngokubanzi.
Ugqibela ngokuxoxa ukuba ungalifumana na ixesha kwiqonga lendibano yesizwe, umzekelo-njengoko uJonathan Tasini wazama waze wasilela ukwenza eNew York. Uninzi lwabantu alukwazi nokuba umlo uqhubekile. Abazi ukuba uClinton umkhuphele ngaphandle.
Abantu baphathwa kakubi ngaphakathi kwiDemocratic Party, kwaye bahlala bebuya ukuze bafumane isohlwayo esingakumbi. Ngaphandle, uninzi lwabantu lukunye nathi kwimiba efana nokuphuma e-Iraq, ukhathalelo lwempilo yesizwe, umgaqo-nkqubo omandla wamandla.
Siya kwenza ngcono ukulungelelanisa ngokuzimeleyo malunga nemiba esele beyixhasa kunokuba siza kuzama ukubangenisa kwi-Democratic Party, kwaye silwe ne-Democrats ehlangeneyo-nto leyo ethetha ukuphelela ekulweni emva kwe-scenes engabonwa luluntu.
Ke akukho sizathu sokungena kwiDemocratic Party. Iqela leDemokhrasi likhoboka lemali yephulo leshishini, kwaye silindele ukuba basikhuphe e-Iraq kufana nokulindela ukuba amakhoboka ecrack ajike abathengisi bawo. Iinkampani zifuna umkhosi wase-US ukuba ube ngumkhosi wehlabathi jikelele ukukhusela ukufikelela kwabo kwiimarike, abasebenzi abancinci kunye nezixhobo ezifana neoli. Oko akukho mdla kubantu baseMelika.
Sifuna iqela labantu elingayi kuthatha imali yenkampani. IiGreens zizama ukuba yiloo nto, yiyo loo nto ndithatha loo ndlela.
UTHINI kwabo baphikisa ngelithi akukho mfuneko yokubaleka uClinton kuba lithuba elide kakhulu lokuba umbethe?
KUFUNEKA sibe nokungavisisani, nokuba asikwazi ukuphumelela. Kufuneka sakhele ikamva nokuba asinakuphumelela ngoku.
Maninzi amathuba kulo mdyarho. I-poll ye-Zogby ebonise ukuba i-32 yepesenti yabantu iya kuvotela umgqatswa ongachazwanga ngegama xa kuthelekiswa neepesenti ezingama-38 kuphela kuClinton-21 ekhulwini bathi abaqinisekanga, kwaye i-10 yepesenti yathi omnye umntu, oku kuthetha ukuba iRiphabhlikhi. Kukhetho lwe-5 yezigidi zeevoti, iipesenti ze-32 ziguqulela kwiivoti ze-1.5 yezigidi.
Ke kukho amandla amakhulu, kwaye kufuneka senze konke esinako ukufikelela kwabo bantu. Ukuba sibafumana ukuba basivotele, oko kuyakwakha ubukho bethu kwixesha elizayo.
USANDLA uhlele incwadi ebizwa ngokuba yi-Independent Politics, emalunga neGreen Party kunye nonyulo luka-2004. Yintoni ukufaneleka kwencwadi malunga nengxoxo-mpikiswano eyenzeka ubukhulu becala kwiQela leGreen Party kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo?
NDIKHALA ngengxoxo-mpikiswano kwi-Green Party, kodwa kunye namanye amaxwebhu kumbutho woxolo kunye nasekhohlo ngokubanzi. Yingxoxo endala kwiMelika ekhohlo. Ukusukela oko umbutho wabasebenzi kunye namaKomanisi ajikela kwiQela leDemokhrasi ukusukela ngo-1936, umbono wezopolitiko ezizimeleyo okanye iqela labasebenzi, elibuyele kuKwakha kwakhona kunye neqela lePopulist kunye neSocialist Party of Debs, liye labekelwa ecaleni. Ngelo xesha, yayingumbuzo ovulekileyo ukuba ngaba ekhohlo kufuneka ahambe ngokuzimeleyo okanye ngaphakathi kobubi obuncinci. Ngelo xesha, bebengaqinisekanga ukuba bubuphi ububi obungaphantsi-kunokwenzeka ukuba ngamaRiphabhlikhi, unamaRiphabhlikhi aqhubekayo njengoLafollette. Yonke loo ngxubusho yavulwa de kwangowe-1936.
Kude kube yi-Green Party, asikhange sibe nokuvulwa ngaphandle kweDemokhrasi ukusukela oko. Kwakukho iinzame zakuqala ezifana nePeace and Freedom Party ngo-1968, iPeopleโs Party ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-1970, emva koko iGreens iqala ngo-1984. Ndiyibona njengentetho kwiqonga lezopolitiko lemibutho yentlalontle eyaphuma ngeminyaka yoo-1960. Luhlobo olutsha lwaKhohlo lokuqulunqwa. Ke ndicinga ukuba le ayiyongxoxo mpikiswano esandula ukwenzeka kwiGreen Party ngo-2004-yingxoxo engapheliyo kwezopolitiko zaseMelika. Ingxoxo siza kubuyela kuyo kwi-2008, kwaye siva malunga ne-2006. Kukho abantu abaninzi ngakwesobunxele bathi, "Ukuba sinokukhetha kuphela i-Democratic Congress, yonke into iya kutshintsha." Ewe, akukho nto ingako iya kutshintsha. Kuya kwahluka kancinci, kodwa hayi ngokusisiseko. Imiba esithetha ngayo: ukuphelisa imfazwe yase-Iraq, ukhathalelo lwezempilo lwesizwe, umgaqo-nkqubo wamandla amakhulu-loo miba ayiyi kuba kwi-ajenda nje ngokuba iiDemokhrasi ziphumelele iCongress.
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