Selokhu kwathi nhlo ku-Million Man March ngo-1995 lapho ngikhumbula khona isiphithiphithi esingaka sokungafani kwezibalo zesixuku ezaziphakanyiswe yizikhulu zikahulumeni, abezindaba nabagqugquzeli bemibhikisho, njengoba lokho kwaqalwa ngemuva kombhikisho wangoJanuwari 18 eWashington. , DC. Njengoba amaphoyisa elinganisela ku-30,000 nabahleli bethi 500,000, umehluko mkhulu impela. Kodwa angikwazi ukuzibuza ukuthi ingabe ukugxila ekwakhiweni kwababekhona akukuphazamisi ukunakwa kwengxoxo ye-Left's ye-demonstationsรขโฌโข esebenza ngempumelelo. Futhi, ngezinga lobukhulu obubikiwe bombhikisho buhambisana, izici ezingezizo izinombolo nje azinakwa.
Okudidayo ukuthi, izilinganiso eziphansi zemidiya zinikeza izishoshovu i-engeli eyivelakancane. Labo abahlose ukuphendula ngezincwadi eziya emaphephandabeni amaningi acoshe izindaba zesevisi yocingo noma abike amanani aphansi ababa khona kufanele balisebenzise leli thuba. Okungukuthi, uma abezindaba beqamba amanga kakhulu noma bebukela phansi izehlakalo eziba neqhaza izinkumbi zabantu, kulapho kuphuma khona izwi lokuthi abezindaba abajwayelekile abanakwethenjwa. Kubonakala kuxakile, kodwa asikho isibonelo lapho amanga emithombo yezindaba engaba nomthelela omubi kangako (okufanele kakhulu) ekuthembekeni komphakathi, njengezimo lapho cishe wonke umuntu azi othile, ngokusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe, angaphika amanga. Futhi alikho icala elingcono lalokho kunemibukiso emikhulu: Abakwazi ukukumboza kahle lokho cishe bonke abangewona ama-elite ukusuka eGeorgia kuya eMaine kuya e-Ohio abanomakhelwane noma ilungu lomndeni elifakaze.
Qaphela i-converse truism. Uma abahleli benyusa izilinganiso zesixuku ngezinjongo zabo, empeleni babukela phansi ukwethembeka kwabo. Umkhuba we-International ANSWER's wokwenyusa kakhulu usayizi wesixuku, osekunesikhathi eside kuwumkhuba wabasunguli bawo ababalulekile, i-International Action Center, bese kwehlisa ukwethenjwa kwezishoshovu. Nakuba abanye benomuzwa wokuthi kudingekile โukulinganisaโ izilinganiso zikahulumeni ezinebhola eliphansi nabezindaba, ihaba elingenangqondo osekujwayele i-ANSWER/IAC namanye amaqembu asongela ukuba semthethweni kwazo zonke izimangalo ezenziwa yilezo zinhlangano.
Sesikushilo lokho, kufanele futhi sikhumbule ukuthi usayizi awuyona into ebalulekile ekunqumeni ukubaluleka nokusebenza kahle kwenhlangano yomphakathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, usayizi obikiwe womboniso awubalulekile njengezinye izici ezimbili. Eyodwa ubukhulu bangempela. Siyalazi iqiniso, futhi ugqozi olungcono kakhulu lokuthi abantu abengeziwe bahambe ngokuzayo bekulokhu kuyizwi lomlomo elivela kubahlanganyeli abagqugquzelwe umboniso, hhayi ukusakazwa okumangalisayo okuvela emithonjeni yemidiya okwenza cishe ngokungaguquki imicimbi yezishoshovu ibonakale iyinqaba, ikude futhi iqhelelene. Bese kuba khona isikhundla esiphethwe ababhikishi ngokwabo - usayizi usiza ngempela ukunikeza ukuma kwethu nezimpikiswano ngokuchayeka, futhi kuziqinisekisa emehlweni omphakathi ngezinga elithile, kodwa akulishintshi iqiniso lokuthi OKUFANELE sikusho kubaluleke kakhulu. kunokuba BANGAKI kithi abakushoyoโฆ futhi ukufuna izinombolo akuthinti (noma akufanele) kuthinte okuqukethwe kwalokho esikushoyo mayelana nezimpikiswano esizisebenzisayo noma amanani esiwagcinayo.
Okunye okubalulekile odabeni lobukhulu okungafanele kushaywe indiva ubungako bemibhikisho eyenzekayo ezindaweni ezahlukene. Nakuba imibhikisho emikhulu, emaphakathi ezindaweni ezifana neWashington, New York kanye neSan Francisco isebenza inhloso yokukhombisa iziphathimandla zikahulumeni ukuthi sinamandla okuhlanganisa, imibhikisho ehlakazekile emadolobheni amancane namadolobhana ase-US iyingxenye ebalulekile yokukhuthaza abantu ukuthi baqale ukujoyina. emisebenzini yokulwa nempi. Kulapho bengakwazi ukuhlonza ababhikishi รขโฌโabantu ababonakala befana nabo, emphakathini wabo - lapho abantu abaningi bekhuthazwa khona ukuthi babambe iqhaza. Ulwazi lokuthi othile kunoma yiliphi iqembu elithile labantu angase azwelane nemibono emelene nempi lubakhuthaza ukuba babelane ngaleyo mibono ngokukhululeka. Uma ukusondela kwemicimbi nokujwayelana okuhlobene kobuso kuzo kubonakala kufinyeleleka, labo bantu abasanda kugqugquzelwa ukuba bakhulume bayisinyathelo esikhulu sokusondela ekwenzeni ukuxhumana.
Esinye isici esiphawulekayo semibukiso yendawo ukuthi izinombolo zangempela azinandaba uma ukusekelwa kubalulekile futhi kukhula. Ukulinganisa kwesixuku kulula uma isibalo sifika emakhulwini aphezulu noma ezinkulungwaneni eziphansi, kodwa isitatimende sentatheli njengokuthi, รขโฌลIzikhulu zibiza umbhikisho ngombhikisho omkhulu kakhulu edolobheni lethu njengoba iMpi YaseVietnamรขโฌ inomthelela omangalisayo. Ngokuzayo kuzoba, รขโฌลUmbhikisho wanamuhla ubungowakamuva ochungechungeni lwemibhikisho eyandayo, yendawo emelene nempi.รข Imigomo efana nalena ingcono kunanoma iyiphi inombolo, ngoba isungula ukuhlobana okubalulekile (futhi bathambekele ekungabangeli izingxabano ezinjalo eziphazamisayo).
Ngale kokuthi BANGAKI bethu abaletha umlayezo othile, kufanele sicabangele UKUTHI siwuletha KANJANI. Njengokuqukethwe umlayezo ngokwawo, lokhu kuyisici sekhwalithi. Kuthatha uhlobo lokushuba nokuzibophezela kwemiboniso. Uma inhloso yombukiso iwukuchayeka - ukukhipha umlayezo futhi ukwenze kucace ukuthi imibono ephikisayo idumile, futhi iyakhula - enye inhloso iwukukhombisa abahlonishwayo ukuthi izindleko zikhuphuka kakhulu, noma ngabe inani labaphikisayo likhuphuka ngokuhambisana nabathile. i-trajectory ekhuphukayo kodwa ezinzile. Kufanele siveze ukuthi akukona nje kuphela ukuthi imibono yabantu abaningi iyashintsha (lokho akusho lutho nakancane kubo, njengoba imicabango yezakhamizi ingashaywa indiva kalula), kodwa abantu abaningi bazimisele ukwenza izibopho eziqinile ngokuqhubekayo mayelana nokukhuphula izindleko zangempela ekusungulweni. njengoba iqhubeka endleleni eyakha impi. Ukuhamba ibanga elithile ngempelasonto ukuya emazingeni okushisa anesibindi kuwuphawu oluqinile, kodwa ukuba nengxenye ethile (ekhulayo) yalabo asebezimisele ukubamba izimpawu nokumasha empeleni bathathe izinyathelo ezinqala futhi babeke engcupheni yezindleko ezinkulu kubo kuyisici esibalulekile. Akukho mnyakazo omelene nempi ozobhekwa njengosongo olukhulu kangaka kubantu abakhethekile, ngokubona kwabo, njengokunye okubonakala kuholela ekuphazamisekeni okukhulu kokusebenza kwabo kanye namaqhinga.
Ngakho-ke uma uphatheke kabi ngendlela umbhikisho wangoJanuwari 18 e-DC owabukelwa phansi ngayo emithonjeni yezindaba evamile, thola okungenani ucasukile mayelana nokungazi kwabo izenzo eziqondile ezincane kodwa eziqine kakhulu kanye nezimo zokungalaleli komphakathi, okufanele zikhulume kakhulu izimpawu zokubhikisha kanye nezingoma. Lapho abantu abakhethekile bebona ukuthi izinto eziza kuqala kubantu ziyashintsha, ukushuba kokuphikisa kuyakhula, futhi izindawo ezikade zihlukanisiwe zivezwa ezinhlobonhlobo zemicabango ephikisayo, usongo luzobonakala kulabo abanikeza imiyalo. Khona-ke izindleko zalabo abaphethe zingase ziqale ukudlula izinzuzo zempi.
Umbuzo wosayizi wokunyakaza ngakho-ke uyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunezibalo zamakhanda ezilula kumamashi namarali. Njengoba ukuhlonyiswa komuntu ngamunye kubalulekile, imizamo yethu eminingi yokuhlela kufanele ivuleleke futhi imeme, ivumele abantu abasha ukuthi bahileleke kalula. Ukubamba iqhaza kwangempela (hhayi nje ukuba khona!) kwabasanda kungena, ikakhulukazi labo abavamise ukuphelelwa amandla ezilungiselelweni ezixubile zomphakathi, kusemqoka. Ukugcwaliseka okuhlala isikhathi eside - okwenza abantu babuye ngempela - kungagqugquzelwa ngokunamathisela izinjongo ezingokoqobo, zesikhashana emicimbini elwa nempi, kusukela ekuhleleni imihlangano kuya ekuqondiseni izenzo. Ushintsho oluzayo olusuka ekulungiseleleni ukuya ekuhilelekeni ezimpini ezigcwele kufanele lusishukumisele ukuba sihlole kabusha ukuthi sikwethula kanjani ukuphikisa kwethu emphakathini; ngeke sikwazi ukubonwa รขโฌลnjengamasosha ethuรขโฌโข.รข Kunalokho, kufanele sikwenze kucace ukuthi ukwehla kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuwasekela. Kufanele ngesikhathi esifanayo sibhekisise imizamo yethu yokuxhumana nabantu - ikakhulukazi indlela yokunqoba ukulinganiselwa kwabo.
Esikwenzayo njengenhlangano, nendlela esikwenza ngayo, kuyohlale kufaneleka kakhulu kunokuba bangaki bethu abakwenzayo - empeleni, okokuqala kuyizici ezinqumayo ngokumelene nokukhula kokunyakaza. Kusenokuningi kakhulu ekuhloleni ukusebenza komnyakazo wethu wokulwa nempi kunalokho okugxilwe kusayizi okubonakala kukunakile. Impendulo elula yombuzo othi, รขโฌลIngabe usayizi wokuboniswa unendaba?รข inguyebo. Kodwa okubaluleke ngaphezu kosayizi ocatshangwayo usayizi wangempela. Okubaluleke ngaphezu kosayizi ukuma, ukuhlukahluka kanye nokuqondisa. Futhi okubaluleke ngaphezu kwakho konke ukukhula okuqhubekayo kulezi zindawo nezinye eziningi. Kunokuba ubani owasho ukuthini ngobukhulu bemiboniso, masikhulume ngomlayezo wethu, ukufinyelela kwethu, izinjongo zethu kanye namaqhinga ethu. Khona-ke singashiya sibala sifinyelele kulabo abangenakho okungcono esingakwenza.
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