Ngemuva kweminyaka yokuhlela umsebenzi, inhlangano yombhikisho ezungeze i-Vancouver Winter Olympics ingakwazi ngokuziqhenya ithole ukunqoba okuningana okubalulekile. Ukuboniswa okunamandla kwezinkulungwane kuhlangane nombukwane wenkampani, bemasha befika phakathi kwamamitha Omcimbi Wokuvula e-BC Place February 12.
'Ikomidi Lokwamukela' elihlele lo mbhikisho omkhulu belimele amaqembu ahlukahlukene aphonsa inselelo ku-International Olympic Committee (IOC) kanye nabagqugquzeli beMidlalo yeVancouver (VANOC).
Izimpumelelo zalo mnyakazo zihlanganisa: Ukubuyisela emuva kanzima emizamweni yokukhawulela ukuhlangana nokukhuluma mahhala, ukuveza "ukugezwa luhlaza" kweMidlalo, nokuqwashisa ngokungabi namakhaya kanye nezindaba zamalungelo abantu bomdabu. Ibhrendi ye-IOC ikhishwe ngempumelelo futhi nomthelela wesikhathi eside weMidlalo wakhanyiswa. Ngokuhamba kweMidlalo, inqwaba yezenzo eziqondile zokudala kanye nemibhikisho iphushe izimfuno zobulungiswa emphakathini.
Kodwa-ke, kuphinde kwaba namathuba aphuthelwe, kanye nenkulumompikiswano ethile emphakathini wezishoshovu.
'Ubumbano' bomcimbi ofana nama-Olympics mhlawumbe akuzange kucatshangelwe ngokujulile ngokwanele. Umcimbi wezemidlalo wamasonto amabili kanye nombukwane omkhulu, ogcwele amathani emisebenzi yamahhala yomphakathi jikelele - akufani nomhlangano wababhange bomhlaba kanye nosopolitiki. Eqinisweni, abaningi uma kungenjalo iningi lalabo abagxeka le Midlalo kanye nomthelela wayo, futhi bagxeka ukuchithwa kwe-IOC ngokumelene nentando yeningi - abantu ababengathanda izinsiza zomphakathi baye ezindlini, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo, nokunye. izidingo eziphuthumayo - ngisajabulela ukubuka abadlali be-hockey abakhulu emhlabeni, noma ukuphuma ukuyobona umbukiso wamahhala, noma ukuhambahamba nokubona nokuhlangana nabantu abavela emhlabeni wonke.
Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kubumbana kwageja noma kwabukelwa phansi abanye bethu emikhankasweni yokubhikisha, futhi ngenxa yalokho amathuba okuxhumana ngobuciko ezinhlobonhlobo zezindaba zobulungisa bomphakathi anikezwe amandla amancane kunalawo abengase abe nawo.
Okugxilwe kakhulu kwengxabano kube yisenzo sokubhikisha esikhokhiswe njenge-Heart Attack ('ukuvala imithambo ye-capitalism'), esimashe enkabeni yedolobha laseVancouver ngoMgqibelo, Februwari 13. Esixukwini sabangu-200 noma 300, inani labantu. ebandakanyeka ekucekeleni phansi impahla. Amafasitela e-TD Bank kanye ne-Hudson's Bay Company aphihlizwa, amabhokisi ephephandaba agingqika, izimoto zangasese zacekelwa phansi - ukubhekana namaphoyisa kanye namalungu omphakathi athukuthele. Izehlakalo ezinjalo ngokuvamile ziwumsebenzi wabagadli abangafunwa. Kodwa kulokhu, abalandeli abaningi besenzo baqinisekisile ukuthi ukucekelwa phansi kwakuhlelwe abahlanganyeli beqembu le-'Black Bloc'.
I-Olympic Resistance Network kanye nezinye izishoshovu zimemezele lesi senzo njengempumelelo, kuyilapho abanye bethu abaningi bengabaza ukusebenza kwaso. Ekuqaleni satshelwa abanye ukuthi ukuveza ukukhathazeka ngalesi senzo โkuwukwephula ubumbano.โ Lena inkambiso eyinhloko yombono โwokuhlonipha ukuhlukahluka kwamaqhinga,โ lapho kungekho maqhinga akhishwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi ukugxeka kuhlala kungaphakathi. Empeleni, lokhu kungasho ukucindezelwa kwenkulumo-mpikiswano evulekile emphakathini wezishoshovu, ikakhulukazi njengoba, kulesi simo, amaqembu asayine โukwehlukahlukana kwamaqhingaโ amele ingxenye yalawo maqembu ahlelela imidlalo.
Evikela isenzo ku-rabble.ca, u-Alex Hundert uthi bonke ababambiqhaza 'ku-Heart Attack' babazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani, ngaphandle kweqiniso lokuthi ukungaqiniseki kuyisisekelo sesenzo samaqhinga ahlukahlukene:
โOthi ubengazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani usuke eqamba amanga. Bekunabantu abangu-200 abebegqoke izigqoko ezimnyama abebefake izifihla-buso, kanti i-'Riot 2010' ibilokhu inxusa le nhlangano iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili manje. Wonke umuntu wayazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani, futhi bonke bamasha noma kunjalo.โ
Lesi sitatimende singamanga. Abaningi balabo ababehambisana 'ne-Heart Attack' babengazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani - futhi izenzo azizange zixhumane ngokucacile nabanye babo. Esinye isishoshovu, owesifazane webala owakhulela ngaphansi kombuso wobushiqela wezempi, wachaza:
โAbanye balabo abacekela phansi impahla babonakale bengenabo ubumbano nabanye ababhikishi, bekhombisa inzondo kwabanye ababambe iqhaza ngisho namalungu emithombo yezindaba azimele, kanye nomphakathi jikelele. Lokhu kubukeka njengezingane ezidlala ezimpini zasemgwaqweni futhi kuhlekisa ngemizabalazo yabantu boMhlaba Wesithathu okuye kwadingeka ngezinye izikhathi basebenzise amaqhinga anobudlova ukuze bazikhulule.โ
U-Eric Doherty, isishoshovu sesikhathi eside sezemvelo eVancouver, ukubeka ngale ndlela:
โBengikwi-Heart Attack, futhi bengilindele ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla ngamasu. Ngangikhathazekile ngokuthi kungase kube khona 'udoti' nomaphi; ngebhadi kuningi lokho okwenzekile. Eminye yayo yayibukeka iyisimungulu, njengomgqomo kadoti wepulasitiki olahlwe emgwaqeni oseceleni othule โ ukulahlwa kukadoti akuvimbi izimotoโฆ Lokhu akukona ukugxeka iqhinga leqembu elimnyama. Kuwukugxeka lokho okwenziwa abantu abamnyama ngosuku olulodwa.โ
Futhi ngalesi sisekelo, ukugxekwa kwezenzo ezithile kusengenziwa kuhlaka lokwakha ukunyakaza kanye nobumbano. Ukugxeka okufanayo okunamandla kufanele kusetshenziswe kuwo wonke amaqhinga nakuyo yonke imikhakha yezinhlangano ezithuthukayo, kusukela kwezombangazwe zokhetho, kuya kuma-NGO kanye nenhlangano yabasebenzi.
Akunandaba noma izisusa ezinkulu nezincomekayo zabaningi balabo abasebenzisa iqhinga le-Black Bloc, kanye nalabo abahileleke ekucekeleni phansi impahla esenzweni saseVancouver, umphumela waba ukuhlehlisa umnyakazo obanzi.
Ku-athikili ye-rabble, u-Hundert uyagomela, "I-Black Block iqhinga lokubhidliza ibhola elenza isikhala samaqhinga ajwayelekile noma okudala." Kodwa ingxenye yokwenza isikhala ibandakanya ukwamukela komphakathi umlayezo wakho uwonke. Isenzo sihlulekile ukuxhumana ngokucacile nalowo mphakathi, okusabela kwawo kube ukwenyanya, ukudideka noma ukwesaba imbala. Lokhu kubonakale emakhulwini ezincwadi eziya kumhleli, kanye nezingxoxo ezingamakhulu nezinkulungwane nabantu abajwayelekile, ngisho nalabo abacatshangelwa ukuthi bagxeka Imidlalo.
Isenzo asizange sidale indawo yezepolitiki; yavala. Futhi kusebenze ukuketula umbuso kwamaphoyisa aseVancouver nabahleli bama-Olympic. Akungabazeki ukuthi lokhu ngokwengxenye kuphekwe abezindaba bezinkampani, kodwa lokho kwaba umphumela obikezelwa ngokuphelele. Njengoba umbhali kanye nomgxeki wama-Olympics uChris Shaw akubeka, "kwakuyiphupho elimanzi" le-VANOC, ngoba lisize ukuthethelela isabelomali sokuphepha samadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1. Ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi iziphathimandla zaseVancouver zenqabile ukubekela eceleni ukusetshenziswa kwama-ejenti acasulayo, kufanele singabaze ukusetshenziswa โkwesuโ elenza kube lula ukungena kwe-ejenti yesishoshovu.
Kunezikhathi nezindawo lapho ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla, ukucekelwa phansi kanye nokumelana nezikhali kudingekile futhi kusebenza kahle. Kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwanoma yiliphi iqhinga kufanele kugeleze kusuka kumasu ahambisanayo, futhi kufanele kube yingxenye yomzamo wokuhlanganisa umnyakazo obanzi ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukusetshenziswa ngempumelelo kokungalaleli komphakathi kumayelana nokuxhumana nabantu ozama ukubanqoba. Uma iqhinga olisebenzisayo lingaqondakali kubo, alikhiqizi kahle.
"Ukuhlonipha ukuhlukahluka kwamaqhinga", kufanele kubekwe ngokungananazi, sekuyinto yeshibholeth ezingxenyeni ze-Left namuhla. I-Left enempilo akufanele ivumele noma iyiphi i-shibboleth ukuthi ihambe ngokungangabazeki. EVancouver, kwacelwa ukuthi sitshele abanye bethu ukuthi bavale umlomo. Asizange senze kanjalo. Ngalesi sisekelo, ngithemba ukuthi singabala impikiswano mayelana nokuhlukahluka kwamaqhinga njengomphumela owodwa omuhle wemicimbi yaseVancouver.
Njengoba i-G8/G20 isondela futhi iziphathimandla zithembisa ukuphoqelela "inqaba yaseToronto," sonke sidinga ukwazi ukuxoxisana ngokugcwele nangokungagwegwesi, futhi singesabi, uma kudingekile, sinqume ngentando yeningi ukubekela eceleni amaqhinga athile.
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