"Ngibheka ukusinda [kwe-fascism] ngaphakathi kwentando yeningi njengento engaba yingozi kakhulu ukusinda kokuthambekela kobufascist ngokumelene nentando yeningi."
Theodor W. Adorno
Abantu baseMelika babhekana nsuku zonke nodlame lokungalingani. Abacebile baphila isikhathi eside, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okungcono, ukufinyelela emathubeni angcono emfundo kanye nenala yokudla. [1] Abaningi bahlala ezindlini zezigodlo emiphakathini enamasango futhi banegunya elilinganayo lokulawula phezu kwezinsiza eziyinhloko zezenhlalo, amasiko, nezombusazwe ezishintsha ukuphila kwansuku zonke.[2] Ngokungafani nabantu abaningi baseMelika, abacebe ngokwedlulele bavikelekile ezingeni elikhulu lobudlova obubangelwa ubumpofu, impilo engeyinhle, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ukuntula izidingo zomphakathi, izindlu eziwohlokayo, izindawo ezingaphephile, ngisho nezinhlekelele zemvelo. Nakuba abacebile nabo bephila enkathini yokungabi nathemba ngenxa yezibonelo zezomnotho zemakethe yamahhala abazisekelayo, ikakhulukazi babalekela imiphumela yayo ngenani elibi lengcebo abanayo ebenza bakwazi ukuthenga izixazululo ezizimele ezinkingeni zomphakathi.[3] Njengoba uNaomi Klein ebonisa, ingcebo enjalo inikeza okungaphezu kwezinzuzo zezomnotho. Iphinde idale umhlaba lapho i-penthouse ne-mansion isethwe
bazivikele emiphumeleni enganambitheki kangako yemodeli yezomnotho eyabenza baceba kangaka. Eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule, sibone ukuvela kwezicishamlilo ezizimele e-United States, eziqashwe izinkampani zomshwalense ukuthi zinikeze isevisi 'ye-concierge' kumakhasimende abo acebile, kanye ne-'HelpJet' yesikhashanaโinkampani yezindiza eqashiwe IFlorida eyayihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuphuma zezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ezindaweni ezineziphepho [isikhangiso sazo sisho ngokungenamahloni]: 'Akukho ukuma emigqeni, akukho nkinga nezixuku, okuhlangenwe nakho kwekilasi lokuqala okuguqula inkinga ibe iholidi. [4]
Abamabhange abakhohlakele, abaphathi besikhwama se-hedge fund, kanye nezikhulu zezinsizakalo zezezimali ezibangele inkinga yezindlu kanye nokuwohloka komnotho ngo-2008 abanalo uvalo oluncane lokuzithola bengenamakhaya noma becwile ezikweletini, isiphetho esihlaselwe izigidi zabantu baseMelika, ikakhulukazi abantu abasha. Abaphathi be-hedge fund abafaka izigidi ngezigidi ezikoleni eziqashiwe njengesinyathelo sokuqala sokuzibophezela ezizimele abakhathazeki ngokukhipha izinsiza ezibalulekile ezikoleni zikahulumeni ngoba izingane zabo zifunda kuphela ezikoleni ezizimele nezimba eqolo, futhi zithola nenzuzo enkulu kulezi zikole. ukutshalwa kwezimali njengekhredithi yentela evulekile. [5] Ukudlulisa ingcebo isuka emphakathini iye ezinkampanini ezizimele sekuphenduke umdlalo esikhundleni sokuba icala - isenzo esinyanyekayo sokugebenga umgcinimafa womphakathi esibhekwa njengomsebenzi wezezimali ohlukanisiwe kunoma yimuphi umqondo wesibopho somphakathi noma ukucatshangelwa kwezimiso zokuziphatha. Abacebe kakhulu akudingekile ukuba bakhathazeke ngokungasebenzi, nakuba ukufuna kwabo inzuzo kukhiqiza imigomo yokunciphisa izindleko ebeka izigidi emsebenzini. [6] Kulokhu okuvelayo uhlobo olunonya lonxiwankulu bekhasino kanye nebutho lama-zombies ahambayo agubha i-narcissistic hyper-individualism eveza ukuntula intshisekelo kwezenhlalo kwabanye abantu nempilo yomphakathi. Kubantu abasha abaphezulu bezezimali beNkathi Ekhiqizwe yesibili, izinselele zomhlaba womhlaba ziyimfihlo, azihlangene, futhi zingaxazululwa kuphela ngokuphishekela izifiso zakho, izintshisekelo zezezimali, nokuvikeleka.
Izibopho zokuba yisakhamuzi kanye nokuba khona komphakathi kulo mhlaba omusha onesibindi wokungalingani okukhulu lapho "amaphesenti angu-8 aphezulu abantu abahola umhlaba wonke edonsa u-50% wemali engenayo yale planethi" [7] ishiywe ekunqumeni okuncane kwendawo yangasese, ukuthengwa kwempahla. kanye nombono oboshiwe wokuzikhethela komuntu ngamunye nenkululeko. E-United States, โabantu abacebe kakhulu abangu-400 . . . ingcebo, futhi abe nengcebo engaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-154 abantu ehlangene." [50] Kuba kubi kakhulu. Ingxenye yemisebenzi eMelika โmanje ikhokha amaRandi angu-1 40 noma ngaphansi ngonyaka 90 % wemikhaya engu-8% yemikhaya enomama ongayedwana enezingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kwe-34,000 impofu [futhi] abantu abayizigidi ezingu-42 banemali engaphansi kwama-dollar angu-18 20.5 ngonyaka. ubumpofu, okwamanje obubekwe ku-$9,500 emndenini wabathathu.โ [19,090] Ngaphezu kwalokho, insumansumane yokuya phezulu ithathelwe indawo yiqiniso lokuya phansi, uma kubhekwa ukuthi amaholo abantu abaningi baseMelika amile; intsha manje ibhekene nekusasa lemisebenzi ehola kancane, uma kungenjalo ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi yesikhathi eside, futhi amathuba ezomnotho nawemfundo axhumene cishe neholo kanye nengcebo kuphela. Lokho abalandeli be-neoliberalism abangafuni ukukuvuma ukuthi izinqumo abantu abazenzayo ziboshelwe emigomeni, futhi "cishe zonke izithiyo zixhumene kakhulu nezimo esizithola sikuzo." [10]
Njengoba imibono yomphakathi ingena esimeni esihle, umqondo wokuhle komphakathi uyaqedwa ngokuvuna izindlela eziwumngcingo, eziyimfihlo zokuzizuzisa wena kanye nenjabulo yomuntu ngamunye, ebonakala ngokusesha okungapheli kokuzanelisa okusheshayo, izimpahla zabathengi kanye nenzuzo esheshayo. Inani layo yonke into kusukela kwezemfundo kuya ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kukalwa ngokuthi ingaba inzuzo kangakanani kulabo abaphatha izikhungo ezinjalo njengento ewusizo yomphakathi kunokuba ibe umthombo wenzuzo yangasese. Azikho izingqinamba zokuziphatha lapha, ngamathuba kuphela okukhulisa iphuzu elibalulekile nokwenza ukuhaha kube okuphakeme kakhulu kwezindinganiso nezifiso zomuntu. Ukuziphatha okunjalo kuvunyelwa ngokunxusa ifilosofi yokuncintisana lapho wonke umuntu eyisitha okufanele ajeziswe noma abe yinsiza okufanele ixhashazwe, isetshenziswe, futhi ekugcineni ilahlwe ekufuneni impumelelo yomuntu siqu neyezimali. Izakhamizi zithathelwe indawo ngabathengi, futhi ukufuna inzuzo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izindleko zenhlalakahle zidale umphakathi lapho ukuqoqwa kwezimali ezinkulu kuphazamisa noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka mayelana nobulungisa nobulungiswa. Izifinyezo zokungalingani okukhulayo ziwuphawu lomphakathi ozihlukanisile kunoma yimuphi umuzwa wokuzibophezela kokuziphatha kanye nomphakathi. Impela, ukushona kwakamuva kwamakhulu ezisebenzi ezimbonini ezingaphephile e-Bangladesh kukhuluma ngendlela abantu abalahlwa ngayo ngaphansi kohlelo oluqhutshwa yimakethe lapho isifiso sokusebenza okushibhile yizinkampani ezinjenge-Wal-Mart, Sears, Disney, nezinye sithatha. kuqala ngaphezu kwempilo, isithunzi, kanye nezimpilo zabasebenzi abampofu.
Izinga elikhulayo lokungabi nabulungisa kuzo zonke izici zokuphila licishe libangele ukucasuka ngoba ligoqwe emshinini wokuhlukanisa izinto obonisa ukungalingani nokuhleleka kwemvelo kwezinto, isenzo semvelo lapho ukusebenza kanzima nokufaneleka kubusa engcebweni enkulu kanye nokunethezeka kwabambalwa. kanye nobumpofu kwabaningi. Nokho, ngisho nale nganekwane egujwa isikhathi ayisavuswa. Isivuno samanje sosozimali abacebile kakhulu sikhukhumele kakhulu futhi sinethezekile ukunikeza isizathu somcebo namandla abo amakhulu. Zonke izinhlobo zodlame manje sezifakwe, uma zingashayi indiva, zibe yikhwelo lokukhula komnotho, zixhaswe ubugwala bemithombo yezindaba evamile esebenza njengezisebenzi ezikhokhelwayo zabacebile kanye nokugqama okukhulayo kwenhlangano yezombangazwe ezicebisa ngezinzuzo ezinikezwayo. ngebutho lama-lobbyists ezinkampani. [11]
Umbukwane weNkathi Epholile uziveza emalini eningi engenayo kanye nenani elingenakucatshangwa lomcebo eliqoqwe ngephesenti elingu-1 eliphezulu. Ngokwesibonelo, umphathi we-hedge fund uSteven Cohen we-SAC Capital Advisors wagoduka ne-$1.4 billion ngo-2012, kwathi uRay Balio, umsunguli weBridgewater Associates, wenza u-$1.7 billion kanti uDavid Tepper we-Appaloosa Management wenza u-$2.2 billion ngawo lowo nyaka. [12] UPaul Buchheit ubika ukuthi izelamani zaseKoch zenza cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu ngehora ekutshalweni kwazo, kuyilapho abantu baseMelika abangamaphesenti angama-3 abampofu kakhulu abanayo ingcebo. [13] Nakuba intsha eningi ibhekene nekusasa elingenamsebenzi, osozigidi abanjengoBill Gates, uLeon Cooperman, nabanye benza okungaphezu kokuqeda ingcebo nemali engenayo emphakathini omkhulu; ziphinde zicekele phansi lezo zikhungo ezisebenzela okuhle kubo bonke, zibukela phansi izithakazelo zomphakathi, futhi ziqede izici eziyisisekelo zenkontileka yomphakathi esebenzayo. UBuchheit uphikisene ngokuthi "imali engenayo ephezulu ingathengela wonke umuntu ongenakhaya e-United States izindlu." [14] Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi izinqubomgomo ezicebile nezinamandla zokubumba ezehlisa amanani entela yezinkampani kuyilapho ukopha kwemali engenayo edingeka kakhulu, kodwa futhi zizama ukunxephezela ukulahleka kwemali engenayo yomphakathi ngokuvala izikole zomphakathi emadolobheni afana ne-Philadelphia, Chicago ne-New York City. I-Austerity isiphenduke iqhinga elinonya "lokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kuze kufike lapho uhulumeni [engase] angabonakali." [15]
Izinqubomgomo ze-neoliberal ezixhaswe uxhaso olusha lwezezimali oluncishisiwe lwezinhlelo ezifana ne-Head Start, luqeda izinhlelo zesidlo sasekuseni zezingane ezihlwempu futhi luveze abantu ezitembuni zokudla njengabalayisha mahhala. Lokhu kuhlambalaza kokugcina okungenasisekelo kubi kakhulu njengoba i-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) ibalulekile ezinganeni ezihola kancane eziphila ngobumpofu obukhulu ngoba "kunciphisa kakhulu ukuntula ukudla ... benza kahle esikoleni futhi bakhule babe abantu abadala abaphumelelayo nabakhiqizayo."[16] Ubunjiniyela be-Republican Party balokho okubizwa ngokuthi i-sequester abukho mayelana nokulinganisa isabelomali. Imayelana nokulwa nedlanzana elimpofu kanye nentsha ehola kancane, izikole zikahulumeni, umbuso wezenhlalakahle, izinyunyana kanye nezinhlelo zenhlalo yabantu besifazane kanye nabanye abantu ababencishwe amathuba. Ukungalingani okunjalo kwamandla nengcebo kukhiqiza inani elikhulu lokuhlupheka kwabantu ezigidini zabantu baseMelika ababandlululwa ngokweminyaka, uhlanga, ubulili, ukukhubazeka kanye nesigaba senhlalo-mnotho.
E-Texas, abantu abahola kancane abayizigidi eziyi-1.5 bazolahlekelwa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngenxa yesimo sobunxiwankulu obunonya obuphoqelelwa uMbusi uRick Perry kanye nabanye abenzi bomthetho. Laba bafundi abashaya indiva ibhayibheli bobungxiwankulu "bemakethe yamahhala" "bavotele ukukhuliswa kweMedicaid kusetshenziswa imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 100 yezimali zikahulumeni ezihlinzekwa ngaphansi komthetho kaMongameli u-Obama wokunakekelwa kwezempilo," begcizelela ukuthi ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuxhaswa nguhulumeni kwehlisa isithunzi futhi kuklomelise abantu ababizwa ngama-conservatives njengamavila. nokudelela.[17] Vele, isibalo sabantu okucatshangwa ukuthi singalahlwa lapha abahola kancane kanye nedlanzana elimpofu, okungamaphesenti angama-35 no-32, ngokulandelana, abanenkinga yempilo ebuthaka kanye nesikhathi sokuphila esifushane. Njengoba u-Goran Therborn ebonisa, ukungalingani akukhona nje igebe phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu: Kumayelana nokungalingani esikhathini sokuphila phakathi kwabampofu nabancishwe amathuba.[18] Umugqa wokuhlukanisa emphakathini waseMelika awusekho phakathi kwalabo asebekwenzile nalabo abazama ukulingisa impumelelo yabo. Ngokuphambene, umugqa ohlukanisayo uphakathi kwalabo abaphila ukuphila okunenhlanhla nokunethezeka okungenakucatshangwa kanye nalabo abadonsa kanzima ukuze baphile futhi bahlale bephila.
Kuningi okusengozini lapha kunodlame olungokomfanekiso oluphikisa abasengozini futhi lukhiqize ukungezwani ezinkingeni zabo. Kukhona udlame lwangempela olubhebhethekisa impilo ebuthaka, lufinyeze izimpilo futhi lukhiqize umshini wokufa komuntu ngamunye kanye nomphakathi. UMartin Luther King, Jr. wayeqinisile lapho ekhomba amazwe amabili aseMelika, esho ngokuqondisisa ukuthi "enye iMelika" ihlala abantu "ababhubha esiqhingini esingenamuntu sobumpofu phakathi kolwandle olukhulu lokuchuma ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo." [19] Angakubonanga ukuthi labo abathathwa njengengxenye yenye iMelika manje ababukwa njengabantu ababencishwe amathuba, kodwa njengakulahlwa ngokuphelele. Ngohlelo olusha lonxiwankulu bekhasino, abantu basaqhubeka nokuhlala emijondolo egcwele amagundane, kodwa futhi baya ngokuya begcinwa emajele nasemajele, osekubhekwa njengezikhungo eziqavile zezwe lezenhlalakahle. Futhi uma bengabhubhi emajele, babulawa ukugula okubangelwa ukuhluleka kukahulumeni ukulawula amabhizinisi amakhulu.
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