Umthombo: I-Counterpunch
"Uhlalutyo lwamandla olungachanekanga lunokukhokelela abantu abafuna ukuphelisa ubungxowankulu ukuba bacinge ukuba inani elincinci labaqhankqalazi abahlala kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke njengeepaki kunye nezikwere kunye nokuthumela i-tweeting ngayo kuya kuvelisa amandla aneleyo okuhlisa iWall Street."
-UJane F. McAlevey
Ukuphumelela ngowona msebenzi uphambili wawo nawuphi na umzamo wombutho wezopolitiko. Ngokuqhelekileyo, ukuze baphumelele, abantu kufuneka batshintshe amandla aguquguqukayo phakathi kwe-elites kunye nathi sonke. Okwangoku, abantu abaqhelekileyo banamandla amancinci kakhulu, kodwa amandla amaninzi anokubakho. I-Elites ibambe amandla eziko, kodwa amandla abo akazinzanga, ngokusekelwe ekunyanzelweni, kwaye afuna intsebenziswano yethu kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba.
Imibuzo emalunga namaqhinga kufuneka isoloko ibotshelelwe kwisicwangciso. Kwaye isicwangciso kufuneka sihlale sibotshelelwe kumbono. Okokuqala, umbono. Okwesibini, iqhinga. Okwesithathu, amaqhinga. Iintshukumo ezininzi zasekhohlo kumashumi amabini eminyaka adlulileyo (imfazwe, indalo esingqongileyo, i-Occupy, i-BLM) yaqala ngamaqhinga, emva koko yafudukela kwiqhinga, kwaye isenayo umbono obambeneyo. Iintshukumo namhlanje zenza impazamo efanayo.
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Kwiiveki ezisibhozo ezidlulileyo, uqhankqalazo oluninzi lwaqhuma kulo lonke elase-US Babenendalo kwaye baphenjelelwa ngumsindo olungileyo. Iivenkile zaphangwa. Izikhululo zamapolisa zitshile zaphela. Okona kubalulekileyo, olu qhalo luquka izigidi zabantu abangazichaziyo njengabaququzeleli, amatsha ntliziyo, okanye iiradicals.
Namhlanje, uqhanqalazo luye lwaphela, ngaphandle kwePortland kunye neentshukumo ezimbalwa ezincinci ezenzeka kulo lonke elase-US Injongo, nangona kunjalo, kufuneka ibe kukwandisa inxaxheba. Ngaphandle kombono obanzi wezopolitiko, ekusafuneka ucaciswe ngayo nayiphi na indlela ehambelanayo okanye edibeneyo (apha, andigxeki iBLM kuphela-le ibiyingxaki engundoqo kwiinzame ezininzi zasekhohlo kule minyaka ingama-25 idlulileyo), naziphi na izenzo zexesha elizayo. iya kuba nempumelelo elinganiselweyo.
Oku sele kusenzeka njengoko iidolophu ezininzi, izixeko kunye namazwe ziyekile ukuthetha malunga nendlela yokuguqula amasebe amapolisa, kwaye endaweni yoko batshintshe ukugxila kwabo ekunciphiseni ubhubhane. Ukucaca, ukufowunela 'ukukhupha imali' okanye 'ukuphelisa' amapolisa ayingombono. Isenokuba yinxalenye yombono obanzi wezopolitiko, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo ayingombono oquka konke, okanye ojongene nemingeni emininzi abantu abaqhelekileyo abajongene nayo.
Ngokucacileyo, uvukelo lwangoku alunamandla ngokwaneleyo okubamba, ukuthatha, okanye ukudala ezinye iindlela zamandla, kwaye nokuba bekunjalo, singenza ntoni ngamandla ethu amatsha? Ndicinga ukuba oku kubuyela kumbuzo: ngaba ekhohlo liyawafuna ngokwenene amandla? Hayi amandla okunyanzelisa nokulawula abantu, kodwa amandla okwenza izigqibo ngokwedemokhrasi? Abanye babahlobo bam abasekhohlo baye bathetha phandle, โNdiyakuthanda ukuba ngaphandle, ukuzohlwaya nokubangela iingxaki.โ Kodwa โukuphazamisaโ kunye โnokudala iingxakiโ akuyonguquko, noko akunjalo ngokwembono yam. Ukuba into esiyifunayo yinguquko-mbuso, kubonakala kucacile kum ukuba sidinga umbono wokuba uluntu olutsha lunokujongeka njani na.
Uqhanqalazo lwangoku lubandakanya oososhiyali bedemokhrasi, amaqela emveli, amakomanisi, abavukeli, abanxaxhi abanganxulumananga nabo, abaqhankqalazi bokuqala (kuquka nolutsha oluninzi), abaqhubela phambili, nkqu nabanye abakhululekileyo. Ukucaca, andicebisi ukuba wonke umntu ezitalatweni kufuneka achonge njengeqela elinye lezopolitiko kunye neengcamango, kodwa akukho sivumelwano sibanzi kwimibuzo esisiseko malunga nombuso, uqoqosho, i-ecology, okanye idemokhrasi.
Ngomlinganiselo omncinci, abantu abamatshayo ezitalatweni okwangoku abakayicacisi into yokuba, kanye kanye, 'ukurhoxiswa kweemali zamapolisa' kujongeka njani, okanye yintoni kanye kanye, imali ethunyelwe ngamapolisa kufuneka iye ngakuye (kwaye oko kucinga ukuba singaqhuba amaphulo. inamandla kwaye inobuchule ngokwaneleyo bokuqinisekisa ukuba ukubuyiselwa imali kuyenzeka), singasathethi ke ngento enokwenziwa ngulo mbutho ukuba eneneni ubunamandla okwenza izigqibo ngokudibeneyo kunye nokubumba ngokutsha uluntu.
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Thatha iChicago, umzekelo, isixeko esinama-30% abantu abamnyama (esikwasesona sixeko sahlulwe kakhulu esizweni). Akukho nolunye uhlaziyo oluthe lwabhengezwa kwisixeko sesithathu ngobukhulu e-US, isixeko esihlaselwe ngaphezu kwenkulungwane ngamapolisa arhwaphilizayo (elinye lawona masebe amapolisa anobuqhophololo kwimbali). Ukanti, ekhohlo liqokelela abantu abali-1,000 kwindibano kumfanekiso oqingqiweyo kaChristopher Columbus eGrant Park ukuze bazibandakanye ngabom kungquzulwano namapolisa (ekugqibeleni, isixeko sawuwisa umfanekiso oqingqiweyo). Ewe, yisuseni imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, kodwa masingabhidanisi iqonga lezopolitiko kunye nezenzo ezibonisa umbono wezopolitiko kunye nenjongo yobuchule.
Umenzi wefilimu, umququzeleli, owayesakuba ngowaselwandle, kunye nomthonyama waseUkraine, uSergio Kochergin uyibeka kakuhle:
Eli lixesha lesine ebomini bam ndibona imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ibhukuqwa. Ixesha lokuqala yayilixesha lokuwa kweSoviet Union. Emva kokubhukuqwa kwale mifanekiso iqingqiweyo, la mazwe adlwengulwa ngokwezoqoqosho, ngokwentlalo nangokwenkcubeko yinkqubo yeneoliberal. Ukungakwazi koluntu olusondeleleneyo ukuququzelela nokuphuhlisa umbono woluntu olutsha kwajika kwaba lelinye ibala lokudlala elixhaphaza abantu abakumgangatho ophezulu. Okwesibini kwakungo-4, xa ndabona ngokobuqu imifanekiso eqingqiweyo kaSaddam Hussein yawiswa eIraq. Ilizwe laphoswa kwimfazwe yamakhaya (i-US kunye ne-UK yanyanzelisa ukubulawa kohlanga), izixhobo zenziwa izinto zabucala, izihlwele zavalelwa, zaxhatshazwa, zaxhatshazwa. Ilizwe lisachacha kumashumi eminyaka emfazwe kunye ne-caliphate eyenziwe luhlaselo lwase-US-UK. Aba-Elites e-Iraq benze njengabaphangi, besonwabela iikhontrakthi ezixabisa iibhiliyoni zeedola kwaye bakhupha ingeniso yeoli, ngelixa abantu base-Iraq behlupheka kwaye beqhankqalaza ezitratweni, befuna ukhuseleko, ukutya, impilo kunye noxolo. Ngo-2003, ndabona kubhukuqwa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo emva koqhankqalazo lwaseUkraine. Iintshukumo phantsi azizange zibe nombono odibeneyo. Ngenxa yoko, ilizwe lavula ngokupheleleyo iingcango zalo kumarhamncwa amaninzi ongxowankulu, labeka i-2015% yawo wonke umhlaba wolimo ukuze uthengiselwe oyena mntu uthengisa ngexabiso eliphezulu, nto leyo eyabangela uhlaselo lokubulala nokuhlaselwa kwamafama akhasayo. Kwakhona, ukugqithiswa kwesigunyaziso se-visa ye-EU, ukuthatha indawo yabasebenzi abanezakhono eziphantsi kumazwe e-EU abafudukela entshona eNgilani, eNetherlands, naseJamani kunye nabantu abanezakhono eziphezulu zase-Ukrainian abenza imisebenzi enemivuzo ephantsi, enezakhono eziphantsi kumazwe afana nePoland, iRiphabhlikhi yaseCzech, njl. Kwaye ekugqibeleni, Ngo-60, e-US abantu bawisa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ngelixa uqoqosho luwela kumngxuma omnyama, izibonelelo zokungaphangeli ziyaphela, abantu bayagxothwa, kwaye sisalwa iimfazwe kwihlabathi jikelele. Ngohlaselo oluqhubekayo kwinkqubo yethu yezemfundo abantu abaninzi abayazi imbali yethu nakanjani na, ngoko ke nokuba imifanekiso eqingqiweyo imile okanye iyawa, abo bangayaziyo imbali basenokuphinda bayiphinde. Kwaye ngaphandle kombono, yintoni esiyenzayo? Andikuphoxisi ukudilizwa kwemifanekiso eqingqiweyo okanye ndizame ukungahoyi imbali enobundlobongela enokuthi iqulathwe yile mifanekiso iqingqiweyo. Ndigxeka ukunqongophala kokuqonda malunga neyona miba ibalulekileyo esijongene nayo: i-capitalism, imivuzo ephantsi, ukunqongophala kwezempilo, ukungabikho kwezindlu ezifikelelekayo, utshintsho lwemozulu, kunye nomkhosi. Ukungabi nambono wethu kudala ukunqongophala kokuthatha inxaxheba. Ukudala iintshukumo zenguqu ngokwenene kufuna ukuzinikela kunye nokuziphatha. Ukwenza ubundlobongela kunye nokuphazamiseka yindlela elula yokuphuma.
Ukubhukuqa imifanekiso eqingqiweyo kunye nokubandakanyeka kungquzulwano lwasesitalatweni namapolisa kunokunika imbonakalo yentshukumo yezopolitiko eqatha, kodwa ezo zenzo aziyonto ngaphandle kohlobo lwe-simulacra eguqukayo. Ukuguqula izenzo zethu zibe zizenzo zenguqu ngokwenene kufuna umsebenzi wasemva kwemifanekiso-uhlobo lomsebenzi ongasindisi: iincoko zomntu omnye, iintlanganiso, ukufunda, ukufunda, ukucwangcisa, ukwenza amaqhinga, njalo njalo. Ezona zixhobo zisebenzayo ayingomalulwane, amakhaka, okanye iziqhumane, kodwa yimibutho yethu edibeneyo kunye namaziko. Nje ukuba ukruthakruthwano luphelile, ngaba abantu baya kuqhubeka nokulungelelanisa? Ihlala ingumbuzo lowo.
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Ngeli xesha, ngobusuku obungaphambi kwesenzo eGrant Park, abantu abalishumi elinesihlanu badutyulwa kwindawo yaseGresham emva komngcwabo wendoda eyayibulewe ngobundlobongela.
Kwabalishumi elinesihlanu, abalishumi ibingabafazi, omnye owasetyhini oneminyaka engama-65 wonzakele kakhulu. Onke amaxhoba ayemnyama. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, iintlekele ezifana nezi zinciphisa inkxaso yeembono ezifana 'nokubuyisela imali' okanye 'ukupheliswa' kwamapolisa (kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba iimoto zamapolisa amabini zazikwikhaya lomngcwabo xa kwakudutyulwa). Ngelixa uninzi lwabantu baseChicago bengafuni ukuba iSebe lezoKhuseleko lweLizwe lijikeleze izitalato zabo, badiniwe bubundlobongela obuhlala ebumelwaneni kunye nokudubula.
Inene, uninzi lwamatsha ntliziyo afanayo alwa nobundlobongela bamapolisa ikwangabantu abafanayo nabaququzelela ubundlobongela ekuhlaleni, into leyo amajelo eendaba ayishiya ngokulula kumabali abo eendaba zasebusuku.
Okona kubaluleke kakhulu, abantu baseChicago abakholelwa ukuba ukubuyisela imali okanye ukuphelisa amapolisa kuya kusombulula iingxaki ezinjengocalucalulo lwenkqubo, intlupheko, okanye iingxaki ezininzi zeNeoliberal Capitalism. Ngowama-2020 ibhajethi yamapolisa eChicago yi-1.6 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. Oko kunokuvakala ngathi yimali eninzi, kodwa into efikelela kuyo yi-600 yeedola ngokuhlala kwisixeko ngasinye. Ukuze sifezekise ngokunyanisekileyo iimfuno zabantu abahluphekayo kunye nabasebenzi baseMelika, ukufumana esona sizathu sobundlobongela ekuhlaleni, kufuneka siphelise iMfazwe yeZiyobisi, sihlawulise irhafu enzima kwizityebi, amaqumrhu, kunye nokuthengiselana ngemali, sahlukane, emva koko senze ilizwe. iibhanki, kwaye ucuthe kakhulu uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwePentagon.
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Apha, kwisiXeko saseMichigan, e-Indiana, idolophu enabantu abangama-30,000, siye sadutyulwa izihlandlo ezi-2-3 veki nganye ukususela ekuqaleni kwehlobo: umntwana oneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu wabulawa kwitheko lasekhaya; udubulo oneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu elunxwemeni; kunye nokudubula kweminyaka engamashumi amabini ngelixa eqhuba uhola wendlela (imoto yakhe ekugqibeleni yantlitheka kwishishini lendawo; abantu bahlala besasaza yonke into ku-Facebook). Sidutyulwe ngokuphindwe kabini kulo nyaka kunalo nyaka uphelileyo kwangelo xesha linye.
Uninzi lwabantu abantsundu esibaziyo edolophini ngoku babamba imisitho kunye neendibano zokubona ukuba yintoni na abaza kuyenza ngobundlobongela basebumelwaneni, ngokuchasene nobundlobongela bamapolisa (inguqu ebuhlungu yeziganeko). Ngandlelโ ithile, amaza aye atshintsha ngokusisiseko. Ndicinga ukuba kunjalo nakwezinye iidolophu kunye nezixeko zaseRust Belt kulo lonke elase-US apho ubundlobongela basesitratweni buhlala buyinto ephambili yempilo yoluntu.
Uninzi lwabantu abantsundu kwisiXeko saseMichigan, enyanisweni, babiza amapolisa amaninzi ukuba ajikeleze ezitratweni. Bayaboyika abantwana babo. Baphelelwe lithemba, banomsindo, kwaye badiniwe. Kwangaxeshanye, abanye abahlali bazama ukufumanisa indibaniselwano yezinye iindlela: iinkqubo zentlalo, ubupolisa boluntu, emva kwesikolo kunye neenkqubo zolutsha, kunye nezinye iindlela ezahlukeneyo ezizezinye ziye zacetywa.
Ingxaki ke, kukuba iziseko zoncedo azikho ukuze kuphunyezwe olu hlaziyo, yiyo loo nto abantu bekhangela iimpendulo ezilula (ezifana namapolisa amaninzi). Xa abantu bengaziboni ezinye iindlela ezinokusetyenziswa, bakulungele ukuzinza kwinkqubo elusizi endaweni yokubheja kwinkqubo entsha (enokuba lusizi ngakumbi).
Kwabo bethu sihlala kwiindawo ezifana neMichigan City, iGary, iHammond, kunye nezixeko ezincinci ezifanayo zaseRust Belt, sikubopheleleko olukhulu. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, abantu bagxeka kakhulu ubupolisa kunanini na ngaphambili, kodwa kwelinye icala, abantu bayawoyika amaqela emigulukudu yasesitratweni kunye nobundlobongela ekuhlaleni (ndilubiza ngokuba lugonyamelo ekuhlaleni kuba uninzi lwezi kati aziqalwanga-zinobundlobongela ekuhlaleni. ukuyidubula nje kumatheko endlu, esebenza njengesihogo esidlangalaleni, ngaphandle kokunxulumana okanye izinto eziphathekayo).
Ngokusisiseko, ngaphandle kweenkqubo eziphambili zorhulumente wobumbano, siyaphambuka. I-Indiana lilizwe elilawulwa yi-trifecta yeRiphabhlikhi enazo zonke iintlobo zemithetho yangaphambili, okuthetha ukuba asinakwenza nto ingako kwinqanaba likamasipala. Kwaye nokuba sinako, akukho mali yaneleyo kumasipala, kwidolophu, okanye kwingxowa karhulumente yokujongana kakuhle nemiba esijongene nayo.
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Uluvo loluntu malunga namapolisa luyatshintsha, kodwa ikakhulu kwicala lohlaziyo olungephi. IGallup isanda kukhutshwa a i-poll ebanzi yabathathi-nxaxheba abangama-36,000 ababuzwa imibuzo eyahlukahlukeneyo malunga nohlaziyo lwamapolisa. Ngezantsi ziimpendulo zabo:
Ukufuna amaGosa ukuba abe nobudlelwane obuhle noluntu: Lo mbono udibana nempikiswano encinci, njengoko phantse bonke abantu baseMelika (97%) bayayixhasa ngokubanzi, kubandakanywa ne-77% abayixhasa ngamandla. Abantu abaNtsundu baseMelika ngandlelโ ithile banokuxhasa ngamandla le mfuneko, kwi-83%, kunabaMhlophe (76%) okanye ama-Hispanic American (77%).
Ukutshintsha izenzo zolawulo ukuze ukuxhatshazwa kwamagosa kohlwaywe: Amashumi alithoba anesithandathu ekhulwini abantu baseMelika baxhasa ukutshintshwa kweendlela zokulawula ukuze ukuxhatshazwa kwamagosa ohlwaywe, kunye ne-76% bathi bayayixhasa kakhulu ingcamango. Abalithoba kwi-10 abantu abamnyama baseMelika (91%) baxhasa ngamandla utshintsho olunjalo, xa kuthelekiswa nesibhozo kuma-10 ama-Hispanic aseMelika (80%) kunye nangaphezulu nje kwesixhenxe kwabaMhlophe baseMelika abali-10 (72%).
Ukukhuthaza iindlela ezizezinye ezisekwe kuluntu ezifana nongenelelo lobundlobongela: Amashumi asibhozo anesibini ekhulwini abantu baseMelika ngokubanzi baxhasa indima enkulu kwimibutho yoluntu, kunye ne-50% besithi bayixhasa kakhulu. Abona banokuthi baxhase kakhulu lo mbono ngabantu abamnyama baseMelika (73%), amaDemokhrasi (75%) kunye nabantu abadala abaneminyaka eyi-18 ukuya kuma-34 (65%).
Ukuphelisa amasebe amapolisa: Kuninzi lwabantu baseMelika, umbono wokuphelisa amapolisa uya kude kakhulu: i-15% iyonke ithi bayayixhasa, kunye nabantu abaMnyama baseMelika (22%) kunye nama-Hispanic Americans (20%) ngandlel 'ithile kunabo baseMelika abaMhlophe (12%) ukwenza njalo. Phantse akukho maRiphabhlikhi (1%) axhasa ingcamango, ngokuchasene ne-27% yeeDemokhrasi kunye ne-12% yabazimeleyo. Nangona kunjalo, kukho kwakhona ulwahlulo olubukhali phakathi kwabancinci kunye nabadala abadala kulo mbuzo; isinye kwisithathu sabangaphantsi kwama-35 (33%) siyayixhasa le ngcamango, xa kuthelekiswa ne-16% yabaneminyaka engama-35 ukuya kuma-49 kunye ne-4% yabaneminyaka engama-50 nangaphezulu.
Ukuphelisa 'Misa kunye neFrisk': Lilonke, i-74% yabantu baseMelika ixhasa umbono wokuphelisa umsebenzi wamapolisa wokumisa kunye nokuphazamiseka ngokupheleleyo, kunye ne-58% bathi bayayixhasa kakhulu. Nangona abantu abaMnyama baseMelika kunokwenzeka ukuba baxhase ngamandla okanye ngandlel' ithile ukuphelisa ukuyeka kunye nokuphazamiseka kwi-93%, uninzi olunamandla lwama-Hispanic (76%) kunye nabemi baseMelika abaMhlophe (70%) benza ngokunjalo. Nangona kunjalo, kukho ulwahlulo olukhulu kakhulu lwamaqela; I-94% yeDemokhrasi ngokuchasene ne-44% yeRiphabhlikhi ixhasa ukuphelisa umkhuba, kunye nabazimeleyo phakathi kwe-76%.
Ukuphelisa imibutho yamapolisa: Uninzi lwabantu baseMelika, i-56%, ixhasa ukuphelisa iimanyano zamapolisa, kunye neziphumo ezifanayo phakathi kwabaNtsundu (61%), iSpanishi (56%) kunye nabaMhlophe (55%) abadala. Ngaphandle kokuvunywa okuphezulu kakhulu kwemibutho yabasebenzi ngokubanzi phakathi kweDemocrats kuneRiphabhlikhi, iiDemocrats zibonakala kakhulu kunokuba amaRiphabhlikhi athande ukuphelisa imibutho yamapolisa (i-62% vs. 45%, ngokulandelanayo). Abazimeleyo bezopolitiko bawela kufutshane neDemocrats, kwi-57%.
Ukuphelisa ukunyanzeliswa kwegosa lolwaphulo-mthetho olungenabundlobongela: Isiqingatha sabantu baseMelika ngokubanzi (50%) sixhasa ngamandla okanye ngandlel' ithile le ngcamango, kubandakanywa uninzi lwabaMnyama (72%) kunye no-Hispanic (55%) baseMelika, xa kuthelekiswa ne-44% yabaMhlophe baseMelika. Njengakwisiphelo sokumisa kunye ne-frisk, kukwakho ulwahlulo olukhulu lwamaqela kwesi sindululo; ezintathu-ezine zeDemokhrasi (75%) kunye nesiqingatha sabantu abazimeleyo (49%) baxhasa ingcamango, kodwa i-16% yamaRiphabhlikhi yenza.
Ukunciphisa inkxaso-mali yesebe lamapolisa kunye nokutshintsha imali kwiinkqubo zentlalo: Lilonke, i-47% ithi ixhasa ukuncitshiswa kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwesebe lamapolisa kunye nokutshintshwa kwemali kwiinkqubo zentlalo, kuquka i-28% eyixhasa ngamandla. Nangona kunjalo, i-70% yabaMnyama baseMelika ixhasa ngamandla okanye ngandlel' ithile ukunciphisa uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwesebe lamapolisa, ngokuchasene ne-49% yabantu base-Hispanic baseMelika kunye ne-41% yabaMhlophe baseMelika. Ngaphezu koko, ulwahlulo lwamaqela lubanzi kulo mbono kunaso nasiphi na esinye isindululo sohlaziyo lwamapolisa: i-5% yeRiphabhlikhi iyasixhasa, xa kuthelekiswa ne-78% yeeDemokhrasi kunye ne-46% yabazimeleyo.
Amabango amabini anxulunyaniswa kakhulu noqhanqalazo olukhoyo, oluzezi, iminxeba 'yokuhlawulelwa kwePolisa' kunye/okanye 'Acinywe aMapolisa,' afumane eyona nkxaso incinci kwabo bavotelwayo, nangona inkxaso 'yokuXholwa kweMali ngamaPolisa' (47) Ipesenti inkulu kakhulu kunenkxaso yoluntu 'yokuBhaliswa kwamaPolisa' (15%). Kwezinye izixeko needolophu, ukubuyisela amapolisa imali inokuba yinto enokwenzeka, kodwa impembelelo yolo loyiso iya kuba yeyokwexeshana kuba imali efunyenwe ekugxothweni kwamapolisa ayinakuze yanele ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zabantu.
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Uqhanqalazo lwangoku luyakonwabela ubomi obufutshane beshelufu ukuba asikwazi ukufumana inkxaso yamanani amaninzi amahlwempu nabasebenzi abamhlophe, iLatinos, Hispanics, kunye namaSilamsi. Apha, ndicinga nge-Rainbow Coalition yokuqala, eyayiquka i-Black Panthers, i-Young Lords (i-Latino, ubukhulu becala umbutho wasePuerto Rican), kunye ne-Young Patriots (abamhlophe abahlwempuzekileyo kunye nabasebenzi), abafumana indawo efanayo (izindlu, intlupheko, imfazwe), ngelixa uqaphela umahluko obalulekileyo.
Ngethamsanqa, ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba elithile, uqhanqalazo lunomgangatho obhakiweyo 'kwiRainbow Coalition' kubo (enkosi kwiintshukumo zangaphambili): abantu abancinci abamhlophe, baseLatino, baseAsia, abangamaSilamsi kunye nabaseSpanish bagcwalisa izitrato ecaleni kwabantu abancinci abamnyama. Ziinyanga ezimbini eziphawulekayo. Ewe, iimpazamo zenziwe, kodwa oko kuhlala kunjalo. Silapha. Ngoku kuthweni?
Kubonakala kucace kum ukuba inyathelo elilandelayo kukwandisa amabango ethu ukuze aquke imiba efana ne-Universal Basic Income (UBI), iMedicare For All (M4A), uxolelo lwamatyala omfundi, ukwandisa i-Inshorensi ye-Inshorensi engaphangeliyo ngeedola ezingama-600 ngenyanga, ukwandisa ukumiswa kokugxothwa. , kunye nokukhusela nokwandisa amalungelo abasebenzi. Le miba inamandla okuzisa izigidi zabantu abaqhelekileyo kumxube.
Ndithetha ngokungafihlisiyo, ndizakuthi ndiyazi abantu abaninzi abavelana noqhanqalazo lweBLM, kodwa abaxakeke kakhulu ngabantwana, umsebenzi, usapho, kwaye ngokubanzi bajongana nobhubhane ukuba bazibandakanye nabo. Nangona kunjalo, bangazibandakanya nombutho woqhanqalazo welizwe lonke owathi ngaxeshanye wafuna uhlaziyo lwamapolisa kunye nohlaziyo lwedemokhrasi yezentlalo. Ngokusisiseko, iqonga likaBernie, kodwa ngogxininiso olukhulu ngakumbi kunye nombono ocacileyo (ongcono) wobulungisa bobuhlanga, ukulwa, kunye nokutshatyalaliswa kwendalo. Iqonga elinjalo liya kuba nenkxaso yamashumi ezigidi zabantu baseMelika abaya kubona izinto ezibaxhalabisayo zabo eziphambili (izindlu, irenti, amatyala, unyango, imfundo) zijongiwe, ngelixa beqonda ukuba ezo nkxalabo zinxibelelene njani nenkqubo yobuhlanga kunye nobundlobongela bamapolisa.
Nokuba abantu endibaziyo bebekwazile ukungena kulombutho bebezakuya phi? Ekuhlaleni, kwiindawo ezinje ngeNorthwest Indiana, imibutho yezopolitiko eshiyekileyo ayikho. Ndicinga ukuba kunjalo kwizixeko ezininzi ezincinci, ezidolophini nasezilalini. Ewe, imibutho embalwa eshiyekileyo ikhona, kodwa incinci, ingaphandle, kwaye yahlukanisiwe ngokwenkcubeko kuluntu. Abanye babo ngamaxesha athile bayahlanganisana, kodwa iinzame zabo ubukhulu becala azilungelelaniswanga kwaye abanankxaso kubantu abaqhelekileyo (abantu abangazichaziyo njengabo basekhohlo/abantu bakudala/baqhubela phambili). Eyona nzame zokuququzelela nzulu azikho. Okona kulungileyo, ukuhlanganisa okomzuzwana.
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Elinye lamaqela elenza umsebenzi wokuzisa abantu abaqhelekileyo kumxube ulungelelaniswa kunye nabahlali baseMichigan City (OURMC). Babonisa ukuba imibutho yezopolitiko eshiyekileyo inokuhlanganisana (i-OURMC ibambe indibano yomanyano ye-BLM nabantu abangaphezu kwama-700 hayi ngaphantsi kweenyanga ezimbini ezidlulileyo) kwaye iququzelele abantu abaqhelekileyo (i-OURMC ngoku iququzelela abaqeshi kwiSixeko saseMichigan). Xa ubhubhane waqala, i-OURMC ngoko nangoko yaseka inethiwekhi yoncedo yesixeko.
I-OURMC ayifuni ukuba ineempendulo, kodwa iyaqonda ukuba imibutho ephumelelayo (okanye enokuthi iphumelele) ifanele ikwazi ukwenza izinto ezininzi ngexesha elinye: ukudibanisa ngokubambisana kunye namaphulo kunye neentshukumo zelizwe kunye nezizwe ngezizwe; ukuxhasa iinzame zonyulo zasekhaya, zikarhulumente, kunye nomanyano oluhambelana nemilinganiselo yalo ephambili kwaye izise abantu abaqhelekileyo kumxube; ukuziqhelanisa nokutshintsha kweemeko zopolitiko, ezoqoqosho, nezenkcubeko (ngokobuchule, ngobuchule nangeengcamango); kunye nokudala iindawo ezizezinye zenkcubeko (eziphantse zingenzeki ngexesha lobhubhane) ezinceda ekwakheni uluntu.
Ukwakha imibutho yezizwe ngezizwe kunye nemifelandawonye kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphumeleleni. Nasiphi na isenzo, iqhinga, okanye umbono ongaquki icandelo lezizwe ngezizwe nezizwe ngezizwe awufanelanga kukhanya. Kwaye nasiphi na isenzo, isicwangciso, okanye umbono oqhuba phantsi ithuba lokwakha intshukumo enjalo kufuneka igxekwe kwaye ibuzwe.
Ukuba uqhanqalazo lwangoku luba luqhanqalazo olungokomfuziselo okanye uthotho lweengxwabangxwaba zasezitalatweni namapolisa kunye nabaxhokonxa bamalungelo, sibeka umngcipheko wokutshabalalisa inkxaso yoluntu kwaye siqhubele phantsi ukuthatha inxaxheba. Ndiyazi ukuba abantu abaninzi ngakwesobunxele abafuni ukuva oko, okanye banokungavumelani, kodwa yinyaniso (i-polls ayixoki, yiyo loo nto abanamandla benikela ingqalelo esondeleyo kubo).
Uqhanqalazo olukhoyo ngoku kufuneka luchaze amabango anokufezekiswa malunga nomsebenzi wamapolisa (okuya kwahluka kakhulu ngokuxhomekeke kwindawo/kwimeko yezopolitiko) ngelixa ngaxeshanye kuchazwa amabango ahlangabezana neemfuno eziphambili zabantu abahluphekayo nabasebenzayo (imivuzo, izindlu, ityala). Ukuze senze zombini, intshukumo yethu idinga umbono. Ukuze kuphuhliswe umbono, imibutho ifuna ulungelelwaniso kunye nokuziphatha. Ukuba asikwenzi konke oku kungasentla, ndinoloyiko lokuba siya kuphoswa lithuba elihle lokwenza utshintsho olusisiseko ngexesha elibalulekileyo kwimbali.
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