Ngo-1729, lapho i-Ireland isingene esimweni sokuswela ngokuphelele ezandleni zabanikazi bayo baseBrithani, uJonathan Swift washicilela incwadi. indaba edumile, โIsiphakamiso Esinesizotha Sokuvimbela Izingane Zabantu Abampofu E-Ireland Ukuba Umthwalo Kubazali Bazo Noma Izwe Lazo, Nokubenza Bazuze Emphakathini.โ
Umbono wakhe wawulula: ama-Irish alambile kufanele adayise izingane zawo kwabacebile njengokudla.
Ugqozi lwakhe, njengoba kwenzeka, lwavela ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic. Njengoba echaza, โNgiye ngaqinisekiswa umuntu waseMelika omazi kakhulu ngongazana naye eLondon, ukuthi ingane encane, enempilo eyondleke kahle inonyaka ubudala, iwukudla okumnandi kakhulu, okunomsoco, nokunempilo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuyisitshulu, okugazingiwe, okubhakiwe, noma abilisiwe; futhi angingabazi ukuthi izosebenza ngendlela efanayo njenge-fricassee, noma i-ragoous.โ
Ngokukhuthazwa ngu-Swift, ngifuna ukuphakamisa ukuthi siqalise umsebenzi ofanayo: ngoJanuwari 16, u-Martin Luther King Day, izakhamuzi ezivela ezweni lonke kufanele zihlangane e-New York Stock Exchange ku-Wall Street. Masibize lo mhlangano we-macabre - ngenhlanhla nangezikhathi ezimbi kakhulu, kufanele ube mkhulu kakhulu - "Siyazinikela" noma "Buyisa Amajele Abakweletayo" noma "I-De-Fault Yethu" noma "Collateralise Us." Futhi uhlele ngosuku olujabulisayo lokulila.
Umbono oyisisekelo ukuthi sizinikela, u-99% wethu noma kunjalo, e-altare lezezimali eziphezulu umhlatshelo ezimakethe zamabhondi. NguKarl Marx owaqala ukubona ukuthi imali ephezulu โyiVatican yonxiwankulu.โ Yeka ukuthi wayelungile kangakanani - ngokuphindiselela!
Ukufa Kwentando Yeningi
Bonke ohulumeni, abakhethwe ngokwentando yeningi, bayawa, noma bayayilahla imiyalo yenguqulo yethu yezwe yopapa. Ubani ozokhala ngokudlula emhlabeni kukaNdunankulu wase-Italy uSilvio Berlusconi? Ababaningi, impela. Noma kunjalo, kuyashaqisa ukuthi, e-Italy njengaseGreece, igunya elibusayo lithathwe ngochwepheshe, abakhethwa ngumuntu, okuphendulelwa kuphela ezikhungweni zezimali eziphezulu zaseYurophu ezibafake emandleni.
Ekugcineni, ohulumeni abayisishiyagalombili ye-European Union ifikile futhi yadlula, ihlushwa ulaka lukankulunkulu wethu omusha. Abanye ohulumeni base-Europe abakaze babambelele futhi bajahe ukuthola umusa emakethe yamabhondi, behlongoza ukuthi badle ezabo izingane kanye nekusasa labantu babo abangama-99%, uma kuyilokho okudingekayo ukwenza imali ephezulu ijabule. Okuningi kuzolandela. Ngesikhathi kushicilelwa lesi siqeshana, ubani ongamangala uma ngabe omunye uhulumeni uselume uthuli.
Kuthiwani lapha e-USA? Ukuthi ubunxiwankulu kanye nentando yeningi kuhambisana (njengothando nomshado kulelo culo elidala) kube ukuziqhayisa kombuso okudluliselwa emhlabeni wonke ngamabhange aseMelika kanye namanxusa kanye nomongameli namaMarines iminyaka eyikhulu - futhi muva nje, yizingubo zonxiwankulu ezinjengama. I-KBR nama-predator drones. Namuhla, ekhaya naphesheya lelo vangeli libukeka liwubuzenzisi obudabukisayo. I-Capitalism isifana negama elifanayo - ukusebenzisa igama elidala lapho libuyela emuva ngesikhathi esifanele - i-plutocracy, hhayi intando yeningi. Ukuphatha kuka-Obama njengokuphatha kukaBush ngaphambi kwabo, nokwangaphambi kwalokho, nokwangaphambi kwalokho, kuguqe ngedolo โkuVatican of capitalism.โ
Ngicela, Thatha Izingane Zethu!
Ukulindela i-Swift, sesivele sidla izingane zethu noma, okungenani, ikusasa elitholakala kubo. Isiphakamiso sami siwukusebenzisa ngokugcwele lelo qiniso.
Uma sihlangene ngoJanuwari 16, kufanele sifike njengabaceli, silethe amatayitela emakhaya, uma sisenawo. Singafika sigqoke njengokushintshaniswa okuzenzakalelayo kwesikweletu noma izibopho zesikweletu esibambisene. (Sebenzisa umcabango wakho!)
Uzofuna ukuvula amadokhumenti akho e-subprime mortgage. Futhi ingabe uyalidinga ngempela lelo khaya elingumahamba nendlwana noma itende? Futhi ngokuqinisekile, uzofuna ukunikela ngezingane zakho ku-Wall Street uma zisencane ngokwanele ukuba zenze ukudla โokumnandiโ nokudla okunomsoco. Uma usukhulile kancane, donsa leyo sethi yokushwibeka engemuva egcekeni lakho, noma amabhodi agugile namakhompiyutha aphelelwe yisikhathi avela esikoleni sengane yakho esingaxhaswa ngemali encane, esihlakazekayo. Woza nopende, amarekhoda, nezinto zasesiteji ezake zasetshenziswa othisha bezobuciko, umculo, kanye nethiyetha, kodwa zenziwa zabiza kakhulu lapho izinhlelo zabo zinqanyulwa izikole ezintula kakhulu ukuba zingakwazi ukuzikhokhela.
Uma izingane zakho sezikhulile namanje, futhi zigcwele amanzi kusukela ku- imali mboleko yasekolishi okwabafaka โngaphansi kwamanziโ ngaphambi kokuba baqale ngisho nemisebenzi yabo yokuqala, kungani ninganikeli ngalezo zikweletu njengezipho ezibalwe eMgwaqweni? Okungcono kakhulu: babuyisele amadiploma abo asekolishi.
Uma ukwazi, gibela ama-vats kawoyela wokushisisa noma imigqomo yamalahle ukuze ukhombise uphethiloli wasebusika ongasakwazi ukuwukhokhela. (Siyabonga Nkulunkulu ukushisa kakhulu komhlaba!) Zimemezele ukuthi awunawo amaphepha abhalwe phansi noma okungenani โawufanelekiโ (igama elathatha umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi nelifaneleka ngokumangalisayo elisetshenziswa u-1% emuva ngasekupheleni kwekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye ukuchaza labo ngokusobala ababencamela ukulamba esikhundleni sokusebenza). Faka izitembu zakho zokudla kanye namasheke omshwalense wokungasebenzi.
Uma kwenzeka unomsebenzi, wubuyisele noma ukhiphe ingxenye yeshumi yeholo lakho noma impesheni ngenxa yalokho.
Buyisela amavoti akho; azikusizi ngalutho, kodwa zingase zijabulise uMgwaqo. Uma ungenamahloni kakhulu, nikela ngamarekhodi akho ezokwelapha, ama-x-ray, ama-CAT scan kanye nama-IV drip; ngeke usabadinga njengoba amathuba okuthi ngeke ukwazi ukukhokhela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, futhi i-Wall Street ingakusebenzisa. Phela ubani onobuhlakani obungapheli uma kuziwa ekuguquleni usizi lube yimali?
Nasi isenzo esikhulu ngempela sangoJanuwari 16 uma uzimisele: qinisekisa izitho zakho zomzimba. Isibonelo, i-leg- noma indlebe- noma i-brainpan-derivative inenani ngempela emakethe evulekile? Awazi, kodwa i-Wall Street izokwazi. Futhi ungacabanga ngakho njengomnikelo wakho ekuxazululeni inkinga yokushoda, okugcina u-1% ephapheme ebusuku.
Umbono wami ompofu awukafiki emsebenzini wokucabanga ngazo zonke izindlela esingabonisa ngazo ukholo lwethu kubaxhasi bezimali bakwa-Wall Street. Kodwa thina, amalungu e-OWS, uma kungekho okunye siyiqembu elidala ngendlela emangalisayo. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi, uma sihlangene ngomhlaka-16 Januwari, umhlaba uzomangala ngokusungula kwethu.
Iqoqo leziqhingi Lama-Isolation Chambers
Noma ngabe โi-Swiftianโ isimo sethu sengqondo, izimpawu, nemvunulo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sigcina kanjani amandla abalulekile okuhleka isimo sethu esibucayi futhi sihlekise abahlukumezi bethu, engikuphakamisayo ukuthi, ekugcineni, ibhizinisi elibucayi. Usuku olukhulu "lwe-Collateralize Us" lungenzeka - futhi ngobuhlakani balo lungasifaka isibindi futhi luhlaze labo abaphethe ukunakekelwa nokondliwa kwe-1%. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, ingabeka amagama acacile kakhulu, lapho wonke umuntu angayibona khona, ukumangalelwa okuyisisekelo kohlelo oluyincithakalo futhi mhlawumbe ngisho nokusikisela ukuthi yini engase ithathelwe indawo.
Kungani sikhetha usuku olulodwa nendawo eyodwa ukuze sihlalise izingane zethu ngokomfanekiso (kanye nezingane zabo ezizayo)? Kungani singaqhubeki sithatha izindawo eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngazo zonke izinsuku? Kumele!
Kodwa-ke, i-epiphany elula i-OWS eyavumela izigidi ukuba ziyizwe kwakuwukuthola kwayo okungaqondile ukuthi i-Wall Street, umhlaba wonjiniyela abangalungile bezezimali nabaqageli abadla ezinye, yayiwumsuka wezinkinga zethu eziningi. Kubantu emhlabeni wonke, lowo mgwaqo uhlala, okungenani ngokomfanekiso, indawo lapho iNkathi yethu ye-Austerity engafanele yazalelwa khona. Ngakho-ke kunengqondo eqhubekayo ukuphikelela ekucindezeleni lokho kuqonda okukodwa, ekuphishekeleni ukuzimisela ukubhekana nesistimu engasebenzi kahle lapho isuka khona.
Kanjalo, futhi, ohulumeni basekhaya ezweni lonke baye basebenzisa amabutho abo amaphoyisa ngokungaguquki ukubopha, ukuhlakaza, noma ukuhlukanisa imisebenzi yendawo futhi kungenzeka ihlanganiswe "imisebenzi" yabo yamaphoyisa nge omunye komunye. โImigwaqo yethuโ iba mincane โngeyethuโ nganoma iyiphi indlela enengqondo. Indawo yentando yeningi iguqulelwa ekubeni iqoqo leziqhingi elinamagumbi okuzihlukanisa.
Kodwa lokho ngeke kube njalo uma izinombolo ezingenakubalwa zihlangana eNew York ngomhlaka-16. Uma yonke inhlangano nenhlangano ebihlangene ne-OWS kulezi zinyanga ezedlule ibingasebenzisana ekuhlanganiseni, ngisho nangezinsuku ezibuhlungu zikaJanuwari, imigwaqo izophinde ibe โyethu.โ
Martin Luther King kanye nosuku lweJubilee
Khona-ke, yiqiniso, kukhona ukubaluleka okuphawulekayo kosuku ngokwalo. UMartin Luther King wayengumephula-mthetho wobulungisa. Kwakunjalo nangabo bonke ababedelela โigunya elingokomthethoโ kanye naye. Angiphakamisi ukuthi sephule umthetho. Ngiphakamisa ukuthi sisebenzise amalungelo aqala ukuba buthaka, futhi azokhula abe buthaka, uma evunyelwa ukuthi aqhubeke nokuwohloka. Futhi ngiphakamisa ukuthi nathi, njengeNkosi, sibe ngababelethisi bomthetho omusha.
Uma ukushintshwa okuzenzakalelayo kwezikweletu kanye nezimoto zokutshala izimali ezihlelekile zisemthethweni, njengoba zinjalo, futhi uma ukumasha emigwaqweni kuya ngokuya kuncipha, njengoba kunjalo, khona-ke ngoJanuwari 16 kufanele siqale ukuguqula lolo hlobo lwezwe elingenangqondo libheke phansi. Lokho okwakusemthethweni kuyakuba yicala futhi lokho okwanqatshelwa abantu kuyothathwa yibo futhi kwenziwe umthetho omuhle.
Uma sibuthana ngomhla ka-16 Januwari ekhoneni le-Broad and Wall streets โ ungakhathazeki, uzoyithola! โ ngesenzo sokuzidela okungokomfanekiso okungakaze kubonwe, singenza nesicelo esisodwa esithobekile. Njengoba sicabanga ngoMartin Luther King, ake siphakamise ukuthi uJanuwari 16 nawo abe Usuku LweJubili.
Izinsuku ezinjalo zaziyingxenye yekhalenda ngezikhathi zeBhayibheli nangemva kwalokho. Kwakuyisikhathi lapho abantu abavamile bakhululwa ezikweletini zabo ezinzima futhi umhlaba wavunyelwa ukuba uqale kabusha. Olwethu uhlobo "losuku lokuthethelela" olunjalo lungagxila kuzo zonke izikweletu i-1% ethwalise abantu abaningi abasebenzayo ngazo.
Ngalolo suku, singase siqale kabusha ingxoxo yokuthi singawuqala kanjani kabusha umhlaba. Ngokungangabazeki kungaba ingxoxo ngazo zonke izinsiza ezibalulekile wonke umuntu athembele kuzo ukuze ajabulele ukuphila, abe nempilo enhle, futhi abe nekusasa elifanele ukushiyelwa izingane zethu. Impela kungaba mayelana nokuthi lezi akumele ziphinde zivunyelwe ukunamathela ezandleni zabantu abaphakeme abalinganiselwe abahlelwe ngenani elincane lezikhungo ezizimele ezingenandaba ne-commonweal kanye nokuzivikela ekusolweni.
Sobonana ngomhlaka-16. Letha izingane zakho.
USteve Fraser unguMhleli Omkhulu Wenkundla Entsha Yabasebenzi, a I-TomDispatch ejwayelekile, kanye nomsunguli we Iphrojekthi Yombuso waseMelika (Izincwadi zeMetropolitan). Uyisazi-mlando sabasebenzi nezomnotho incwadi yakhe yakamuva kakhulu I-Wall Street: I-America's Dream Palace.
Lesi sihloko sivele okokuqala ku-TomDispatch.com, i-weblog ye-Nation Institute, enikeza ukugeleza okuqhubekayo kweminye imithombo, izindaba, kanye nemibono evela ku-Tom Engelhardt, umhleli wesikhathi eside ekushicileleni, umsunguli we-American Empire Project, umbhali we Ukuphela Kwesiko Lokunqoba, njengenoveli, Izinsuku Zokugcina Zokushicilela. Incwadi yakhe yakamuva ithi The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's (Haymarket Books).
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