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Lapho abantu baseYurophu bokuqala bebonakala ogwini lwale ngxenye yenkabazwe, babengezona izifiki; babehlose ukususa esikhundleni sokungahlangani nezigidi zabantu nezinkulungwane zezizwe esezihlala lapha amakhulu eminyaka. Phakathi kwezakhamuzi zokuqala, akekho noyedwa owayemhlophe. Ezinye izincwadi zomlando zibiza lokhu ngokuthi โUkutholakalaโ; abanye bakhuluma โngokuletha impucuko,โ futhi abanye bavele bayibize ngegama layo: ukubulawa kwabantu.
Abantu, imindeni kanye nezingane, abafika namuhla emingceleni yethu nasezikhumulweni zezindiza abanazo izinhloso zobugebengu, nokho bavalelwe, bavalelwe, imindeni ihlukene phakathi, ibulawa yindlala, kwezinye izimo ishiywa ukugula nokufa.
Cabanga ngalokhu ngenkathi udla isidlo sakho "sokubonga"!
Amakhulu eminyaka okuqothulwa kohlanga kubantu bomdabu asuse umlando wangempela wale nkabazwe. Namuhla inzalo yamakholoni ibiza i-US isizwe sabokufika. Bathi lo mhlaba ungowabo egameni labantu abamhlophe abaxosha izakhamuzi zokuqala, futhi baphoqelela imigomo yokungabafaki labo khokho babo obandulela ukufika kwethu.
Iningi lemindeni efika emngceleni we-US-Mexico iqhamuka e-El Salvador, Honduras naseGuatemala, futhi ingeyomdabu, isabalekela ingcindezelo nokubulawa, ivame ukuxoshwa emazweni ahlala kuwo futhi ayinalo izwi emazweni awo. Lawa mazwe amathathu, ngendlela, aphakathi kwamazwe ayingozi futhi anobudlova emhlabeni. Kungani kunjalo? Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba la mazwe abe nobudlova obungaka?
Kuphindwaphindwa-ngingasho okungapheli-ukungenelela kwamasosha ase-US, ukusekelwa kobushiqela bezempi, ukuxhaswa ngezimali kwezinhlangano zamasosha nezempi nokuqeqeshwa, kanye nokuphanga kwezinkampani zase-US, kubhebhethekise ukufuduka nokufuduka okwalandela.
Sivame ukuzwa izizwe zaseCentral naseNingizimu Melika zibizwa ngokuthi โAyikathuthukisiweโ njengokungathi abakaze bafune ukwakha umnotho oqinile ukuze bathole impilo engcono. Lapho ngiqala ukufundisa iLatin America Studies emuva ngo-1970, ngathola incwadi ebizwa ngokuthi Ukuthuthukiswa Kokungathuthuki ngu-Andre Gunder Frank. Kwakuyisikhathi selambu lokukhanya kimi. Izintshisekelo zezomnotho nezepolitiki zase-US bezingafuni ukubona ukuncintisana kule hemisphere; babefuna ukuthotshiswa nokuncika, ukuze i-US ikwazi ukuthatha imithombo yayo yemvelo, isebenzise umsebenzi wayo oshibhile futhi ivimbele ukuthuthukiswa kwezimboni zikazwelonke. Izinkampani zase-US zivimbele ngenkuthalo ukuthuthukiswa komnotho kazwelonke emazweni aseMelika. Ngakho baba nokungathuthuki!
Lapho izizwe eziseningizimu yomngcele zikhetha omongameli abazosebenzisa izinsiza zabo ukuze bakhe ingcebo yabantu bazo, labo mongameli baketulwa ngokushesha isibhamu ixhaswe futhi ididiyelwe yi-US NgangiseChile 1972-73 ngenkathi u-Salvador Allende engumongameli futhi ememezela ukuthi ithusi laseChile lingelabaseChile. Ngabona umzamo omkhulu wase-US wokuketula u-Allende futhi uqede ukunyakaza okudumile. Nginikele encwadini emayelana ne-right wing counter-revolution eyanyatheliswa yi-Quimantu, I-National Publishing House yaseChile, eyaphuma esikhathini esiyinyanga ngaphambi kokuketula umbuso. Ngo-September 11, 1973 wonke amakhophi aleyo ncwadi ashiswa, ngaphandle kweyodwa, enganginayo. Ngaphinde ngafakaza phambi kweSenethi yase-US kanye neNdlu ngokungenelela kwe-US.
IBolivia iwukuqhutshekiselwa phambili kokuqothulwa kohlanga kwasekuqaleni. Igama elilodwa elingasisiza siqonde ukuketulwa umbuso kwakamuva eBolivia yileli I-LITHIUM. UMongameli Evo Morales kwenziwe kuzwelonke izinto zabo zokusetshenziswa ezibalulekile. IBolivia inezindawo zokugcina i-lithium ezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Kungani i-lithium ibaluleke kangaka??? Bheka nje umakhalekhukhwini wakho.
Isizathu sokwanda kwakamuva kokufuduka kwabantu abavela eHonduras, El Salvador naseGuatemala kuwumphumela oqondile wokungenelela kwe-US..
Besilokhu sibukele ukulalelwa kwecala e-DC eligxeka inqubomgomo yezangaphandle yase-US eyakhelwe phezu kokufumbathisa ukuze kufezeke izinjongo zomuntu siqu. Eqinisweni ukukhwabanisa nokuqola bekulokhu kuqhuba inqubomgomo yezangaphandle yase-US, ukuze kuzuze imali enkulu yase-US kanye nezinkampani. Cabanga nje Izivumelwano ezintathu zakamuva ezisayinwe yi-El Salvador, iHonduras neGuatemala zivuma ukuba โizindawo eziphephileโ kwabokufika ababalekela wona kanye lawo mazwe. Yebo, ziyizindawo eziphephe kakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa i-US yathi "Sayina noma ungasitholi usizo lwangaphandle, alukho usizo lwezempi." Njengoba sifake futhi seseka leyo mibuso yengcindezelo, ithembele ngokuphelele e-US ukuthi ihlale esikhundleni. Ukugwazisa? I-Blackmail? Ukuphanga? Egameni lokuphepha kwezwe? Nginike ikhefu!
Amasosha ase-US, izinkampani zase-US kanye nenhloko-dolobha yase-US bawele umngcele ngokukhululeka; yilokho okusenhliziyweni yezivumelwano zohwebo lwamahhala. Kumahhala ngemali enkulu, kubiza abantu. Abantu abakaze bakhululeke kangako ukuwelela e-US.
Ngenkathi i-US ilangazelela abasebenzi phakathi nekhulu leminyaka lethu lokuthuthuka kwezimboni, uhulumeni wayethanda kakhulu abantu baseNyakatho Yurophu kunabase-Southern Europe futhi wenqabela noma yibaphi abantu abavela kwamanye amazwe abanemibalaโฆ Imikhumbi yezigqila yaletha abantu base-Afrika ukuba benze umsebenzi, kodwa amakoloni ayengahlosile ukubanika ubuzwe noma ivoti. Ngisho nangemva kweMpi Yombango, u-Abraham Lincoln wazama ukuhlalisa kabusha abantu abamnyama ePanama, futhi akazange aqonde ukuthi kungani uFrederick Douglas enenkinga ngalokho.
Abantu baseLatinx abahlala eNingizimu-ntshonalanga naseNtshonalanga ye-US emhlabeni wabo, umhlaba ongowaseMexico, babephathwa njengezisebenzi ezizimele. I-US yahlasela futhi yeba ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yeMexico, ngoba ngemva kokukhululeka, iMexico yavula umngcele wayo ezigqileni ezibalekile. I-US yangenelela eMpini YaseSpain American - ngempela impi yenkululeko yasePuerto Rico, Cuba kanye nePhilippines - yase ithi ubunikazi balawo mazwe. Kodwa i-US ayizange iqonde ukuthi labo bantu bahlale lapha ngokulinganayo.
Izinqubomgomo zethu zokuthuthela kwelinye izwe bezilokhu zicwasa ngokwebala futhi zingosomathuba. Woza lapho sikudinga kodwa ungalindeli ukwamukelwa. Ngenkathi kufika Ukuwohloka Okukhulu Kwezomnotho, khona lapha e-NW Indiana, uhulumeni waqoqa izinkulungwane zenzalo yaseMexico, okuhlanganisa izakhamuzi zase-US zesizukulwane sesibili nesesithathu futhi wabalayisha ezitimeleni ezabehlisela ngaphesheya komngcele waseMexico.
Ukushoda kwabasebenzi kwezolimo kwavula iminyango yesikhashana kodwa kwaba iminyango ezungezayo, okwakhukhula abasebenzi basemapulazini bahlehla ngokushesha lapho umsebenzi wawungadingeki. I-US yaletha abasebenzi basemapulazini e-Philippine kodwa yabenqabela ukuletha abesifazane noma ukushada nabamhlophe futhi yabenqabela ubuzwe; okufanayo nabafuduki baseShayina.
Ngaphandle kokwazi umlando, awukwazi ukuqonda inqubomgomo yase-US yokuthuthela kwelinye izwe.
Ngaphandle kokwazi izimpande zayo zokucwasa, ngeke ukuqonde ukuphathwa ngonya kwabantu bokufika.
Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wayizwa le nkondlo ngaphambilini:
Baqale beza kuma-socialists, futhi angizange ngikhulumeโngoba ngangingeyena usoshiyali.
Base beza izinyunyana zabasebenzi, angizange ngikhulume ngoba ngangingeyena umfelandawonye.
Khona-ke beza kumaJuda, futhi angizange ngikhulumeโngoba ngangingeyena umJuda.
Khona-ke beza kimiโfuthi kwakungasekho muntu owayengikhulumela.
- UMartin Niemoller
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