Ukuphela komlando kuyafika namuhla. Nakuba amaMaya engakaze abikezele ukuthi umhlaba uzophela ngo-12.21.12, abavakashi be-apocalypse bebelokhu bethutheleka eGuatemala kulo mcimbi, okucasule abantu abaningi bomdabu lapho. Abanye bebelokhu belibangise edolobhaneni elincane laseFrench Pyrenees, lapho bekholelwa khona ukuthi umkhumbi-mkhathi, ocashe esiqongweni sentaba, uyodonsela labo abakhona ngesikhathi esimisiwe enkathini entsha. Eningizimu ye-Ohio, ama-New Ageers agqugquzelwe umqambi we-rightwing kanye nomhlaziyi wezemidlalo uDavid Icke, babanjwe betshala amakristalu e-quartz ne-aluminium foil (ebhakwe emathini e-muffin) eNative American Serpent Mound, umsebenzi womhlaba omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni, ukuze uvule โstargateโ lapho usuku lwembubhiso lufika kuleli sonto.
Lezi zibikezelo kulula ukuzihleka. Impela, noma yini ehlanganisa u-Icke, amaKristu evangeli, kanye no-Brittany Spears kunzima ukuyithatha njengento ebalulekile. Nokho ukuyenga kombono wokuwa nokuzalwa kabusha kubambe ngokuqinile ngaphezu kweNkathi Entsha. Kuhambisana nalokho abaningi abakuzwayo ngesikhathi esiphila kuso, okuyinhlekelele engenakuphikwa. Ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke akuyona into ezayo esikhathini esizayo, kodwa sekukhona kakade, njengoba ukukhukhulwa kwe-Manhattan kanye nokucekelwa phansi kogu lwe-Jersey kubonisiwe (futhi kuye kwakhuliswa nakakhulu e-Global South, njengoba kube nemiphumela emibi kakhulu. ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu). Inkinga yezimali emhlabeni wonke isinyuse izimpilo zalabo abebengazizwa sengathi imisebenzi yabo iya ngokuya iba bucayi. Kungani ungethembi ukuthi emlotheni wamanje, izwe elingconoโnoma elihlukileโlingase libe khona?
Kwesokunxele kunomlando omude wenhlekeleleโukulindela ukuwa ukuze kuholele ekuguquleni umphakathi. Kanjalo nelungelo elikude, nophawu lwayo lwe-phoenix muscularly ephuma emalahleni endala. Ngakwesobunxele, amathemba anjalo ngokuvamile abesekelwe embonweni wokuthi ubunxiwankulu buzoqhudelana nemingcele yangaphakathi bese buwa. Ukuqala kwenkinga yezimali kwahlangatshezwana nenjabulo evela kwezinye izingxenye ukuthi ekugcineni umbhemu ongunxiwankulu, ebesingakwazanga ukuwunqoba kule minyaka engamashumi amane edlule yokunqotshwa kwesobunxele, wazifaka ngaphansi kwesisindo sawo. Ngeshwa, amathemba anjalo aba isikhashana njengoba le nkinga yafakazela-futhi njengoba izinxushunxushu ngaphansi konxiwankulu zivame ukufakazela-ithuba labathile abakhethekile ukuba baphoqe izivumelwano ngaphandle kwabasebenzi obekungaba nzima kakhulu ezikhathini ezingenzima kangako. E-United States, inzuzo iphezulu ngaso sonke isikhathi, kuyilapho amaholo esezingeni eliphansi njengephesenti le-GDP. Kakhulu ngokuzibhubhisa konxiwankulu.
Umbono wokuthi uhlelo lwamanje luzoguqulwa ngokuwohloka nokuzalwa kabusha uvame ukuxhunyaniswa nowoyela ophakemeโumbono wokuthi izindawo zokulondoloza uphethiloli ezifinyeleleka kalula uya uyancipha futhi uyancipha, okuholela ekuvumbulukeni komphakathi wezimboni kanye nokuqhakaza kwendlela entsha yokuphila. . Njengababikezeli be-apocalypse bakudala, izinhlekelele zikawoyela eziphakeme azinawo amandla mayelana nokubeka usuku lokuwa, ngokuvamile esikhathini esizayo esiseduze. Kodwa njengoba kunjalo ngenkinga yezimali, balahlekelwa umbono wethonya elibhubhisayo le-capitalism, elibona imigoqo enjalo njengezithiyo zokugcina kodwa izithiyo okufanele zinqobe, ezivula izindlela ezintsha zokutshala izimali kanye nokwenza inzuzo. Ngakho-ke, kunokuba igxile esimweni esifana ne-Mad Max sokushoda kukawoyela nokuwa kwezimboni, i-International Energy Agency muva nje imemezele ukuthi i-United States izodlula iSaudi Arabia eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo njengomkhiqizi kawoyela ohamba phambili emhlabeni, ngenxa yomzamo omkhulu. i-boom ebhubhisayo ekuqhekekeni kwe-hydraulic noma i-fracking. Ngeshwa, kubonakala sengathi sinophethiloli ofinyelelekayo ongaphezu kokwanele wokosa iplanethi, kudala ngaphambi kokuphela kwezindawo ezibekiwe.
Njengoba le mibono ivame ukuduka, kungani izimo ezinjalo zikhanga kangaka kulabo abangakwesokunxele? Futhi kungani ziye zakhanga ngokukhethekileโokungenani ngezindlela ezithileโemashumini eminyaka amuva nje? Ngingaphakamisa ukuthi ukuheha kwabo kusekelwe kupolitiki yokuphelelwa yithemba, okubangelwa ukunqotshwa kwesobunxele eminyakeni engamashumi amane edlule kanye nokuncipha kwamathemba enguquko enkulu yezenhlalo emelene nonxiwankulu. Noma, ukucaphuna umusho ovame ukubizwa ngokuthi uFredric Jameson, kuba lula ukucabanga ukuphela komhlaba kunokuphela konxiwankulu. Kuyishwa lokho, ngoba akukho okuphakade ngonxiwankulu. Iwuhlelo olusha ngokomlando futhi ngethemba ukuthi sizolukhipha ngolunye usuku. Kodwa ukulindela ukuthi izodilika ngaphansi kwesisindo sayo noma ngenxa yamafutha aphakeme akwelulekwa. Inhlekelele enjaloโukuthi amandla angaphandle ashaqisayo ayoletha izinguquko esilahlekelwe ukholo emandleni ethu okuzifezaโizifaka kwezombusazwe ezimbi: kwabalinganiselwe, ngezinye izikhathi abaphelelwa yithemba, izenzo zabambalwa, kanye nokukhubazeka kwabaningi.
Ukwesaba nepolitiki esekelwe ekwesabeni, musa ukuthambekela ekukhonzeni kwesokunxele ngendlela abakhonza ngayo ilungelo. Umqondo wenhlekelele yokuhlanza ugeleza ngokwemvelo kupolitiki yokusabela. Ilungelo liyachuma ngokwesaba. Futhi inesixazululo esilula sezimo ezithusayo ehlala ibiza ngayo: i-scapegoat "isitha" -kungaba abokufika noma ezinye imiphakathi okuhloswe ngayo kalula - futhi ifune ukulungiswa okugunyazayo. Lezi azisebenzi kwesokunxele (futhi akufanele). Ukwesaba kutshekela kwesokudla. Abanxele bangena ekwesabeni engozini yabo.
Isiqalo esisha esivela esiphethweni esivuthayo sibikezelwe izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili. Ngo-1844, abalandeli bomshumayeli wamaBaptisti aseMelika uWilliam Miller bathengisa izinto zabo belindele ukubuya kukaKristu. Okungazange, empeleni, kulandele kwaziwa ngokuthi Ukudumazeka Okukhulu. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi umphumela we-apocalypse ka-2012 uzoshiya uphawu olunjalo. Ubani okhumbula manje ukuhlwithwa okwabikezelwa ngoMeyi 21st ngonyaka odlule? Noma idethi yokulandelela, โelungisiweโ ka-Okthoba 21st? Kodwa kufanele kusikhumbuze noma kunjalo ngemikhawulo yezindlela eziyinhlekelele zoshintsho kumphakathi-kanye nesidingo sokuqhubeka nokwakha ezethu zangempela eziyiqoqo, sidonsela emandleni ethu sonke, hhayi ubuthakathaka bethu.
USasha Lilley ungumsakazi, umbhali, kanye nomdidiyeli we I-Catastrophism: I-Apocalyptic Politics yokuwa kanye nokuzalwa kabusha, eshicilelwe ngabakwa-PM Press.
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