Ngempelasonto edlule, sigcwale imigwaqo namakhempasi ethu ngamazwi namavoti ethu. Amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu abasha kanye ne I-Sunrise Movement, NgoLwezihlanu ku-Future US, kanye Nokubuyiselwa Kosuku Lomhlaba, ezenzweni ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezweni lonke, zifuna izinyathelo ezinesibindi ngoba izigidi zezigidi zabantu zisengozini, futhi sidinga abaholi bethu ukuba benze njengalokho.
Sicela uMongameli u-Joe Biden ukuthi ayeke ukugunyaza amaphrojekthi amasha kaphethiloli futhi amemezele isimo esiphuthumayo sezulu esithatha isinyathelo esiphusile sokuqeda inkathi yezinto ezimbiwa phansi futhi atshale imali ebulungiswa bemvelo. Isenzo sesimo sezulu esinamandla sesedlule isikhathi eside, futhi siphelelwa yisikhathi. Ngaso sonke isikhathi umongameli wethu echitha, yonke iphrojekthi entsha kaphethiloli ayivumayo, ikhulisa izinhlekelele zemvelo nezenhlalo umhlaba osuvele ubhekene nazo. Inkinga yesimo sezulu ibhebhethekisa zonke ezinye izingqinamba — yisona esicindezela kakhulu esikhathini sethu.
I-US iyasha ogwini oluseNtshonalanga, izikhukhula ogwini olusempumalanga, futhi ibhaka eningizimu. Nokho ukukhiqizwa kukawoyela negesi kuye kwanda kakhulu ukuqopha okuphezulu ngaphansi kweBiden. Manje sikhiqiza amafutha amaningi ezinto ezimbiwa phansi kunanoma yiliphi elinye izwe emhlabeni. Kule nyanga nje, uBiden ugunyaze inqwaba yamaphrojekthi amasha kawoyela negesi esivalela eminye iminyaka engama-30 kawoyela negesi, futhi azofaka ushevu emoyeni nasemanzini emiphakathi ehlala eduze kwamaphrojekthi. Kusuka emhubheni we-petrochemical "Cancer Alley" eLouisiana kuya endaweni yokusebenzela e-Los Angeles kuya eMiami egcwele izikhukhula, imiphakathi ehamba phambili ithwele ubunzima bokungcoliswa kukaphethiloli kanye nenkinga yesimo sezulu. Naphezu kokushuba kwesishoshovu semiphakathi, izinkampani zikaphethiloli wezinto ezimbiwa phansi kanye nosopolitiki abanopopayi benza konke okusemandleni abo ukusigcina sicwile kuwoyela.
Kodwa asiweli ngakho. Siyakwazi lokho ezivuselelekayo kukhona the eshibhe umthombo kagesi emakethe nokuthi amafutha emvelo kumele aqedwe. Lapho izikhungo zethu zonakaliswe ithonya likawoyela, sidinga isinyathelo esiqondile esivela ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu: Isimemezelo Sesimo Esiphuthumayo Sesimo Sezulu. Sesidlulile isikhathi sokukhula kwesenzo.
Ngempelasonto edlule, izinkulungwane zentsha ezinsukwini ezintathu zokusebenza kuzwelonke zicele uMongameli Biden ukuthi asebenzise amandla akhe okuphatha ukuze athathe isinyathelo esiwujuqu. NgoLwesihlanu, Ephreli 19, izinkulungwane zabafundi besikole samabanga aphezulu baphuma emakilasini abo bangena emigwaqweni njengengxenye yosuku lokusebenza lwangoLwesihlanu Lwekusasa; ngempelasonto, izishoshovu zeSunrise Movement bezifundisa emahhovisi engqungquthela ezweni lonke; futhi ngo-April 22, abafundi basekolishi ezikhungweni ezingaphezu kwe-100 bahlangana kuwo wonke amakhampasi ukuze bafune kabusha uSuku Lomhlaba. Emadolobheni nasemakhempasi ahlukene angaphezu kuka-200, izinkulungwane zabafundi nabavoti abasebasha bazwakalise amazwi abo.
Sinyusa ingcindezi ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi uMongameli Biden ayeke ukugunyaza amaphrojekthi kaphethiloli wezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi futhi athathe isinyathelo sokuvikela imiphakathi yethu nekusasa lethu. Ngokumemezela isimo esiphuthumayo sezulu usebenzisa i Umthetho Wezimo Eziphuthumayo Kazwelonke (NEA), i-Biden izovula iziphathimandla ezibucayi ukuze zisuse amafutha ezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi futhi zivikele imiphakathi yethu enkingeni yesimo sezulu—okuhlanganisa nekhono lokubuyisela ukuvinjelwa kokuthunyelwa kwempahla kawoyela ongahluziwe nokumisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kumaphrojekthi kaphethiloli wezinsalela phesheya. Angasebenzisa uMthetho Wezinsizakalo Zezempilo Yomphakathi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu uthola ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okungabizi kakhulu kanye nezindlu eziphephile ngemuva kwesiteleka sezinhlekelele zesimo sezulu kubantu abathintwe kakhulu imboni kaphethiloli. Angadala izigidi zemisebenzi ekhokha kahle yezinyunyana ezithuthukisa imvelo ekwakheni amandla aqinile futhi asatshalaliswe kabusha ezweni lonke. Angakwazi futhi kufanele athathe lezi zenzo. Izigidi zabantu zisengozini.
Ukusuka ogwini kuye ogwini, sithathe isinyathelo sokufuna ithrekhi yoshintsho lwe-Biden; isizukulwane sethu sihamba phambili. Ngo-2021, izigidi zabantu abasha usayine isicelo ukumisa ukugunyazwa kukaBiden kwepayipi likaConocoPhillips elicekela phansi iWillow. NgoSepthemba 2023, abantu abangu-75,000, abasha, kanye nabaholi bokholo, abaphambili, nabaholi bezabasebenzi, bangena ezitaladini futhi yafuna ukuthi kuqedwe amafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi. Ngo-Okthoba odlule, i-American Federation of Teachers (AFT), inyunyana eqinile eyizigidi ezingu-1.72, wadlulisa isinqumo bafuna iBiden ukuthi imemezele isimo esiphuthumayo sezulu, futhi kule ntwasahlobo, amakhulu ezinkulungwane yethu eMichigan, eWisconsin, nangale kwayo sivotele “Abangazibophezeli” esicelweni sethu sokuqeda ukudubulana unomphela Gaza kanye nokuphela kosizo lwezempi lwase-US olungenamibandela Israyeli
Manje, ngempelasonto engaphambi koSuku Lomhlaba, sithathe isinyathelo ezinkulungwaneni sisuka eNew York siya eLos Angeles, sisuka emakolishi siya emadolobheni, sinomyalezo owodwa: Uma uBiden efuna ukuwina kulo Novemba, kumele alethele abantu abasha.
Ngenkathi egijima njengomongameli wesimo sezulu ngo-2020, uBiden wawina ivoti lentsha ngamaphuzu angama-20. Kepha, njengomongameli, uBiden uphonse intsha kanye nemiphakathi engaphambili ngaphansi kwebhasi ngokuqhubeka nokuvunyelwa kwakhe kukaphethiloli. Manje, poll khombisa iBiden intamo nentamo noMongameli wangaphambilini uDonald Trump ngevoti lentsha. Iningi labantu baseMelika lifuna iBiden kukho kokubili yenza okwengeziwe ngesimo sezulu futhi inhlekelele eGaza.
Siyabuqonda ubunzima balesi sikhathi sepolitiki. I-Biden iphikisana noTrump kanye neqembu eliphikisayo eliphambene nesimo sezulu noma i-ajenda yamalungelo abantu futhi elingahloniphi intando yeningi. Siphusha iBiden ngoba izigidi zabantu zisemgqeni, ngoba ubushoshovu yikho kanye okufunwa yintando yeningi enempilo, futhi ngoba sithemba ukuthi ngokusilalela uBiden angasebenzisa isikhathi sakhe esisele esikhundleni ukubuyisela ukholo ohlelweni lwethu lwezepolitiki futhi avuselele abasha. abantu ukuthi bamvotele ngezinombolo zomlando esizidingayo. Okhethweni lwango-2024, Amalungu ayizigidi ezingama-41 ka-Gen Z uzokwazi ukuvota. Kalula nje, iBiden ngeke iphumelele ngaphandle kwabantu abasha.
Singena ngo-2024, abantu abasha bafuna iBiden ukuthi itshale imali ezizukulwaneni ezizayo futhi ibone isidingo sokuthatha isinyathelo ngokushesha ukulwa nezinkinga ezihlanganayo zesikhathi sethu. Kumele akhombise esizukulwaneni sethu ukuthi uyasilwela.
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