Akubuzwa ukuthi umphumela wokhetho luka-2004 kumele ubonakale njengokuhlulwa okumangalisayo kubantu abasebenzayo. UBush uzosebenzisa โigunyaโ lakhe ukuzama ukusheshisa uchungechunge lwemizamo emisha egxile enhliziyweni yekhono labantu abasebenzayo ukuze baphile futhi bazihlelele bona. Uma sezisetshenzisiwe, eziningi zalezi zinguquko zizothatha amashumi eminyaka ukuhlehliswa.
Okukhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ukhetho luphumelele kanjani. I-Republican Party iklame futhi yaphelelisa umlayezo wokuthi imibhangqwana ihlanganisa izinqubomgomo zezomnotho ngesikhalazo somphakathi esithandwayo. Baphendule intukuthelo yesigaba sezigidi zabasebenzi abaningi abangahlelekile, iningi labo okungabamhlophe, baphendukela ekuvukeleni "abahlonishwayo" be-bi-coastal liberal. Lezi yizinto okwenziwa ngazo i-fascism.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi noma kuphi eduze neningi lizibophezele ngokuyisisekelo kupolitiki ehlukanisayo, nejezisayo ye-GOP. Inkinga yangempela ukuthi amaDemocrats awakwazi futhi ngeke anikeze omunye umbono okhuluma ngezinto ezikhathaza abantu zangempela, zansuku zonke. Njengoba uTony Mazzocchi ehlala ephawula, โUma singaholi, amaqembu ane-ajenda embi azobamba izingqondo zamalungu ethu.โ Abanye bazoyeka ngokuphelele, beqiniseka ukuthi lonke uhlelo lukhohlakele futhi alubalulekile.
Kuyoze kube nini umshikashika kanye namadlelandawonye alo eqhubeka nokusekela igobolondo elingenalutho leqembu elingakwazi ukunqoba ukhetho nezithembiso, okungcono kakhulu, ukuqalisa uhlelo oluhle noluthambile lwe-ajenda yebhizinisi eye yacekela phansi izimpilo zabantu abaningi kangaka abasebenzayo. ?
Manje yisikhathi sokuba umbutho wabasebenzi ubophe izinsiza zawo kanye nobushoshovu ekuguquleni imigomo yenkulumo-mpikiswano futhi yakhe iningi elisha lesigaba sabasebenzi.
Ukukhashelwa Kwezishoshovu
Izibalo beziphezulu kulolu khetho futhi umkhankaso wokunqoba uBush uhlanganise amanani angakaze abonwe. Amashumi ezinkulungwane zamalungu enyunyana azinikele ngokuzithandela ukusebenza kulo mkhankaso. Abaningi bathatha ikhefu elingakhokhelwa noma baya ezifundazweni ezikude ngezindleko zabo. Balubone lolu khetho njengokulwela ukuphila kwabo. Kuphinde kwavela izinhlobo ezintsha zenhlangano ezazisebenzisa i-inthanethi kanye nobuchwepheshe obusha ukufundisa nokuhlanganisa izindlela zokudala nezijabulisayo.
Kodwa ukuhlukana phakathi kwamathemba nezifiso zalezi zishoshovu kanye nezinqubomgomo nezikhundla zommeleli wazo kwakugqama ngempela. Amabutho ezishoshovu ezimelene nempi akhankase izinhliziyo zawo efuna umuntu omele impi. Abasebenzi bendwangu abadiliziwe kanye nabasebenza ngensimbi baya odongeni befuna indoda engakaze ivotele ngokumelene nesivumelwano esisodwa sohwebo. Abameli bokunakekelwa kwezempilo impilo yonke njengelungelo banikele ngazo zonke izikhathi ukuze bakhethe umuntu othembise ukuphonsa enye ingxenye yesigidigidi samadola phansi komshwalense wezempilo ozimele, owenza inzuzo. Akuyona inkulumo kaKerry noma ukuthakasela okwaveza uthando lwalaba bantu. Kunalokho kwaba uthando lwabo olwavuselela umkhankaso ongenasiqondiso nongenangqondo futhi wacishe wawuletha ekunqobeni.
Futhi njengoba ukhetho seluphelile, iDemocratic Party izoqhubekela phambili iye kwesokudla. Zizobaleka endaweni yazo yemvelo futhi ziye โesikhungweniโ esingelona iqiniso zona ngokwazo ezilokhu zigudlukela kwesokudla lapho zigijima zibheke khona. Bazofaka lolu cingo lokuhlehla ngolimi โlwesayensiโ lwemiphumela yenhlolovo kanye nezifaniso zekhompyutha. Ihhashi elithungathayo "lomvoti oshwibayo" wenganekwane lizosetshenziswa esikhundleni sezifiso kanye nezindinganiso zezishoshovu zangempela eziwagcina emdlalweni.
Shintsha Imigomo Yenkulumo-mpikiswano
Le ndlela ihambisana nezifundo esizifunda ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke njengabahleli nabaholi: abantu ababona uhlangothi olulodwa. Ukwazi kwabo kuhlala kulolongwa futhi kubunjwa kabusha ukuzungeza kwezenzakalo, izimo, izinkolelo, ubudlelwano, amathemba nokwesaba okusizungezile sonke. Ngisho nalabo abangakholelwa ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo bakhathazeka ngokuthi ogogo babo kufanele banqume amaphilisi abo phakathi ukuze bawagcine kuze kuhlolwe isivikelo sezenhlalakahle esilandelayo. Ngisho nalabo abacabanga ukuthi ukukhipha isisu kuwukwesaba ukuziphatha okubi ngekusasa lezingane zabo ezweni lapho imfundo yasekolishi iba intokozo yabacebile ngokushesha. Ngisho nabanikazi bezibhamu abazishisekela kakhulu bayazibuza ukuthi bazoyikhokha kanjani isikweletu sabo sokushisisa kulobu busika.
Asikwazi ukwakha iningi elisha ngokuhlanganisa ukwesaba nokucwasa okungenangqondo noma izinkolelo eziyimfihlo zokuziphatha nezenkolo. AmaRiphabhulikhi asevele engabanikazi baleyo ndawo. Kodwa singakha indawo entsha yesigaba sabasebenzi ngokushintsha imigomo yenkulumo-mpikiswano yezombusazwe. Umlando ubonise ukuthi abantu bayokweqa imibono yabo siqu nokukhetha kwabo indlela yokuphila uma bekholelwa ukuthi ezombangazwe zingenza umehluko wangempela, wezinto ezibonakalayo ekuphileni kwabo. Kufanele futhi sifinyelele ku-40% wabavoti abafanelekile?abampofu kakhulu nabasebenzi?abangazange bavote kulolu khetho. Bayiziqhwaga ezilele ezingakha iningi elisha uma bekholelwa ukuthi uhulumeni angaletha intuthuko enhle ezimpilweni zabo.
UKerry akazange asondele ekuthuthukiseni umbono onjalo. Umkhankaso wakhe ubonakale uhlose ukwehlisa amathemba kusukela ekuqaleni. Uphumele obala wagomela ngokuthi ngeke ayeke ukukhishwa kwemisebenzi futhi uhlelo lwakhe lwezemisebenzi lwabilisa ukuze bathole amakhefu entela ezinkampanini. Engazimisele ukuthatha izimboni zomshuwalense kanye nezimboni zemithi, akakwazanga ukuthembisa ukwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kube yilungelo labo bonke abantu baseMelika. Wayeziba kakhulu izinhlangano zabesifazane, amalungelo omphakathi kanye nezemvelo. Ethembele kakhulu kubasebenzi abahlelekile ukuze bathole uxhaso kanye namasosha aphansi, akakaze nakanye akhulume ngezinyunyana emahoreni amane nengxenye ezingxoxweni ezivezwa kumabonakude kuzwelonke. Futhi akayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa ngokusobala nangokungaguquki impi yase-Iraq.
Konke lokho abalandeli bakaKerry ababengakwenza kwakuwukuveza ukuthi imbangi yakhe iyingozi kangakanani empilweni nasekuvikelekeni kwabantu baseMelika. Nakuba lona kwakuwumlayezo onamandla, ekugcineni wawunganele.
Lona usizi lwepolitiki yaseMelika: Abantu abasamethembi uhulumeni ukuthi uzokwenza umehluko omuhle ezimpilweni zabo. Sonke isizukulwane sabasebenzi sesikhule safinyelela ekuvuthweni ngaphandle kwanoma yiluphi ulwazi lukahulumeni lokuthuthukisa izintshisekelo zabo. Futhi njengoba inhlangano yezabasebenzi iyancipha kuzo zombili izinombolo kanye nomthelela, iningi labasebenzi abafanayo abanalo ulwazi nezinyunyana. Sekungamashumi eminyaka, izinkulumo-mpikiswano zethu zezombangazwe zilawulwa yi-ajenda yezinkampani zomhlaba wonke. Umbono wepolitiki ohlelwe egameni leningi labantu abasebenzela ukuziphilisa awufiki esangweni lokuqala.
Ipolitiki Njengenjwayelo
NjengeQembu Le-Whig lango-1850, iDemocratic Party ibonakala ibheke ekushabalalani. Ngenxa yokungqubuzana kwayo kwangaphakathi, ayikwazi ukuhlukana nabaphathi bayo bezinkampani futhi yethule uhlelo olucacile olungahlanganisa iningi labantu baseMelika. Nakuba kungaba ubuwula ukulindela ukuthi abasebenzi kanye namadlelandawonye abo bangakwazi ukulahla ngokuphelele ubudlelwano bayo neDemocratic Party, kungaba ubuwula ngokufanayo ukulindela ukuthi lobo budlelwano bukhiqize ezinye izindlela zangempela zabantu abasebenzayo.
Uma ingekho enye indlela, umsebenzi wethu wezombangazwe phakathi neminyaka emine ezayo uzoncishiswa uvimbele inhlekelele. Ukunqoba kuzochazwa njengokumane uphile usuku olulodwa. Uma sikwenza lokho nje, sizobe sisesimweni esintekenteke ngo-2008 esazithola sikusona kulo nyaka.
Kudingeka senze okwengeziwe. Inselelo yethu iwukwenza ipolitiki entsha bese sibeka imigomo yenkulumo-mpikiswano. Lokho singakwenza ngokuthi sihlele izinkinga okungekho qembu lepolitiki elikwazi ukuzilungisa ngenxa yobudlelwano balo. Ilungelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nemfundo; ilungelo lokuhlela, ukuxoxisana kanye nokwenza ngobunye; ukuhlasela okuphelele kwezigebengu zezinkampani eziphanga ikusasa lethu. Lezi yizindaba ezingenza izigidi zingene ekuhlelweni okusha kwezepolitiki.
Iphrojekthi enkulu kangaka ayikwazi ukufezwa ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ngaphambi kokhetho. Kumele siqale manje uma sinethemba lokwakha inhlangano entsha. Futhi okuwukuphela kwamandla anezinsiza nokuzimela ukuthatha iphrojekthi enjalo njengoba lena inhlangano yabasebenzi.
Inkinga Yezabasebenzi
Izinyunyana nezishoshovu ezahlangana zasungula iLabour Party ngo-1996 zaziyingxenye yodlame olwasusa ubuholi obusha ku-AFL-CIO, zaqala ukunqoba iziteleka zikazwelonke ezibalulekile okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni engu-15 futhi kwakubonakala sengathi sekuseduze ukuba zihlele. amalungu amasha ayisigidi ngonyaka. Ngokudinwa iminyaka emine yokuphatha kukaClinton kanye nokukhashelwa, sibe nomuzwa wokuthi sizoletha ngokushesha ukwesekwa okubanzi kwezabasebenzi okudingekayo ukuze sibe iqembu elikhulu lokhetho.
Namuhla, inhlangano yabasebenzi ivinjezelwe futhi idliwe ukuhlukana kwangaphakathi. Ubuthakathaka bayo abulinganiswa kuphela ngeziteleka ezilahlekile kanye nemizamo yokuhlela ehlulekile kodwa nangenxa yokuncipha kwekhono layo lezombusazwe lokukhulumela izimfuno zabantu abasebenzayo. Kwezinye izifundazwe nezifunda, abasebenzi abaningi bazibandakanya ne-populist social conservatism yeqembu laseBush/Rove kunepolitiki yebhakede lesidlo sasemini ye-AFL-CIO. Ukuthi sehlulekile ukubamba izinhliziyo nezingqondo zalaba basebenzi kuyichilo nehlazo.
Izinkulumo-mpikiswano manje eziqhubeka phakathi kwabasebenzi mayelana nekusasa layo kade zadlula. Badinga okungaphezu nje kokwakha ukuminyana kanye nokwaba izindawo. Siqala kanjani ukwakha ipolitiki ezimele yezabasebenzi? Siba kanjani inhlangano yangempela futhi ebonakala ikhulumela iningi labasebenzi abahlelekile nabangahlelekile? Singawakha kanjani amandla angempela kubantu abasebenzayo?
Abasebenzi badinga iqembu labo lezepolitiki. Imigqa yokuvula yeNqubomgomo yethu Yokhetho isho kahle kakhulu: โIqembu Labasebenzi alifani nanoma yiliphi elinye iqembu e-United States. Sizimele ngaphandle kweqembu leDemocratic and Republican. Isu lethu eliphelele elokuthi iningi labantu baseMelika (abantu besigaba sabasebenzi) bathathe amandla kwezepolitiki. โ Futhi lapha kufanele sikhulume ngokungagwegwesi: asinalo iQembu Labasebenzi eliphumelelayo kuleli zwe ngoba inhlangano yabasebenzi ayizange ihlangabezane nenselelo yokuyisungula kanye nokuyigcina. Yilowo umsebenzi osuwenzile.
Yini Next?
Indlela esisabela ngayo ekulahlekelweni kwalolu khetho iyona eyonquma ukusinda kwethu njengenhlangano. Kunezinyathelo ezithile eziyisisekelo okudingeka sizithathe manje ukuze silungiselele uhlobo lweqembu elizimele lezombusazwe elinesibindi nelinombono elizoba namandla okwakha iningi elisha labantu baseMelika abasebenzayo:
1. Lahla Umdlalo Wangaphakathi. Kudingeka samukele iqiniso lokuthi simi ngaphandle, sibhekene namandla ezinkampani zomhlaba. Alikho ithuba lokuthi sizobizelwa etafuleni ukuze sithole ucezu lwethu lukaphaya. Ngokushesha lapho siqaphela lokhu, kuyoba lula ngathi ukwenza njengabaphikisi bangempela futhi sifune abalingani abasha namasu amasha.
2. Nyusa Izixazululo Ezicacile Nezigqamile. Lesi akusona isikhathi sokutholwa kwenqubomgomo. Esikhundleni sokuxoxisana neziphathimandla zezingxoxo zezidakamizwa ze-Medicare, kufanele simemezele ukuthi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kuyilungelo. Esikhundleni sokuzama ukwandisa uhlelo lwe-Pell Grant, kufanele sibize imfundo ephakeme yamahhala. Kudingeka sakhe umnyakazo ukusuka phansi kuye phezulu uzungeze izimiso ezicacile neziqondakala kalula.
3. Shift Resources. Inhlangano yabasebenzi inikele ngesamba esikhulu sesikhathi, amandla kanye nezinsiza emkhankasweni we-Kerry ohlulekile. Eminyakeni emine, kuzolindeleka ukuthi sifake isandla esithe xaxa kulowo ozongenela ukhetho weDemokhrasi olandelayo. Kudingeka sifunde esibonelweni sezishoshovu zezenhlalakahle eziphiko lwesokudla futhi sitshale imali ekwakheni isisekelo sangempela mayelana nezindaba ezishiwo ngesibindi. Uma siyisa izishoshovu zethu nezinhlangano emikhankasweni yamasu kazwelonke exhaswe kahle ngezindaba ezithinta bonke abantu abasebenzayo, uma simemezela ukuzimela kwethu kwezepolitiki, singashintsha isimo sezepolitiki kazwelonke.
4. Dlulisa futhi Unwebe Izinkulumo-mpikiswano. Ukusinda kwekusasa lenhlangano yabasebenzi kusithinta sonke. Inkulumompikiswano ngalelo kusasa akufanele iphelele kuMkhandlu oPhethe we-AFL-CIO. Abasebenzi badinga ukubandakanywa kusukela ezingeni lezinyunyana zasekhaya kuye phezulu. Kudingeka sikhulume ngokuminyana kwezombusazwe kanye nokuminyana kwezimakethe. Kudingeka sikhulume ngezindlela zokwakha amandla wangempela kubantu abasebenzayo ezedlula ukulungisa okulula kwezobuchwepheshe.
5. Yenza Njengomnyakazo Wangempela. Ngokuvamile izisebenzi zibhekwa njengeqembu elinesithakazelo elihlukanisiwe neqiniso lezigidi zabasebenzi nabantu abampofu abazabalaza ukuze baziphilise. Yize bengathemba amaholo, imihlomulo kanye nezokuphepha ezihambisana nomsebenzi wezinyunyana, kodwa bangaboni ukuthi imizabalazo yethu ihlangene neyabo. Noma nini lapho sithola izindlela zokwenza ukuthi izinkinga zethu zihambisane nenani elikhulu labasebenzi abangahlelekile, siye sithuthuke. Kufanele sibuyisele ikhono lethu lokudala isiphithiphithi esikhulu emphakathini? okuwukuphela komthombo wangempela wamandla ethu.
Kwesinye isikhathi ukwehlulwa kungasebenza njengesisusa soshintsho. Ukuchotshozwa kwePullman Strike eminyakeni engu-100 edlule kwaholela izinyunyana ukuba zicabange kabusha ukuthi zazihlela kanjani abasebenzi futhi kwaholela u-Eugene Debs ukuba ahlele inhlangano entsha eyahlukana namaqembu eDemocratic and Republican. Ubushoshovu obuvezwe wukhetho lwalo nyaka buguqule impilo yabantu abaningi. Bedinwe uBush nakho konke akumelelayo, balangazelela umhlaba ongcono. Kufanele sikhulume nalezo zigidi futhi sakhe ipolitiki entsha yethemba. Kumelwe sifinyelele kulabo abawele ngaphansi kwethonya lama- degogues athandwayo futhi sibanikeze enye indlela ezokwenza umehluko wangempela ezimpilweni zabo. Kufanele sikholwe labo asebephethe ngokuthi ezombangazwe ziwumdlalo wezicebi okhohlakele ukuthi ubushoshovu bungaletha ushintsho lwangempela. Kumele sakhe iLabour Party ngomlotha walolu khetho.
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