Umthombo: Counterpunch
Ubani ongangabaza ukuthi ukube uTrump ubephumelele ukuqokwa kabusha, isibalo sabantu abagonyelwe i-covid besizoba ezinkulungwaneni, esikhundleni sikaBiden abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-100? Ubani ongangabaza ukuthi izinga lokufa kwansuku zonke lizophakama ngaphezu kuka-3000, njengoba ama-MAGA moons enza ibhizinisi lawo engenamaski futhi njengoba kwakunjalo ngenkathi uTrump eshiya isikhundla - esikhundleni sabangaphansi kwe-1000 ngosuku ngaphansi kweBiden? Umehluko kulolu daba olulodwa phakathi kukaTrump noBiden uyabonakala. Kungumehluko phakathi kokungabi nangqondo okuphelele kukaTrump kanye nekhono elingenakuphikwa likaBiden. UBiden uthe singagoma isizwe, futhi usendleleni yokwenza lokho. Ngeke kube njalo lokhu ngaphansi kukaTrump.
Lokho kusho, kukhona zonke izinto ezingeke zishintshe: unswinyo lokubulala eVenezuela, eCuba, eSiriya, e-Iran futhi ngokuyisisekelo noma yiliphi izwe elingeke lisondele e-US ngamadolo; phezu kwezizinda zezempi zase-US ezingama-800 emazweni angama-70; yaqhubeka, imizamo eyingozi kakhulu yokuthunaza ohulumeni bezikhali zenuzi baseShayina naseRussia; amandla amasha, angenangqondo; isabelomali esikhulu sezempi esilambisa sonke isizwe esiswele kakhulu; izivumelwano zohwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe, ezinenzuzo enkulu ezinkampanini ezicebile futhi ezimbi kubasebenzi; ubuxhwanguxhwangu bomhlaba wonke kwanoma yibaphi ababambisene nabo abenza ibhizinisi nalabo esizibiza ngokuthi izitha zethu, isibonelo iJalimane kanye ne-Nord Stream 2 yayo isebenzisana neRussia; ukungajeziswa kwezinkampani zamafutha ezinsalela ezimbiwa phansi njengoba zipheka iplanethi; ukugxambukela okunodlame ezindabeni zaseLatin America noma nini lapho uhulumeni kwesokunxele ethola amandla; ukwesekwa komholi ophikisayo waseColombia kanye nokungawaboni amaqembu abulalayo, ngoba lowo hulumeni uyinceku eyinhloko yase-US ezwenikazi laseNingizimu Melika - njalo njalo.
Bese kuba khona izinto ezingase zishintshe, ikakhulukazi enkabeni yobukhosi. Ngoba uBiden ukhathazekile ngempilo engaphakathi kombuso, futhi uhlelo lwakhe olukhulu lokuhlenga i-covid lwamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili lubhekana nokunye ukungalingani okuningi lapho. Umthethosivivinywa wokuhlenga we-Biden ngeke uqede ubumpofu e-US, ngeke uze usondele. Akukona ukuhlasela okugcwele, okuqhubekayo okufana ne-China eyakhweza futhi ngakho yakhipha abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2 ebuphofini. Eqinisweni, alikho izwe emhlabeni elingaqhudelana neChina kulo mphumela, alikho izwe elithuthukise izimpilo zabantu abaningi kangaka ngokushesha.
U-Biden unikeza imali encane kubazali ngengane ngayinye, kodwa lolo hlelo aluhlali unomphela. Uma ekwazi ukwenza kube unomphela, uma enciphisa isikweletu sabafundi okungenani ngama- $ 50,000 ngomuntu ngamunye, ngaleyo ndlela uzothola ukuzibophezela kwe-US ekusizeni izakhamizi zayo eduze nendawo yebhola, noma ingekho kuyo, yohulumeni be-neoliberal baseYurophu. Kodwa ukuphinda, akekho kubo ongaqhudelana, kulo mkhakha, nohlelo lwamaShayina oluyingxubevange, olusebenzisa ubukhomanisi obuthile kanye nezici zonxiwankulu ukuze kuqinisekiswe inkululeko ekufuneni iye kubantu abangaphezu kwebhiliyoni. Kepha-ke, i-U.S. ayibheki inkululeko ekufuneni enye yenkululeko eyigugu ethi ikhethekile. Ngokuphambene nalokho, ubunxiwankulu base-U.S. bugunyaza inkululeko yokulamba kanye nenkululeko yokulala ngaphansi kwemifula - okungukuthi, ngaphandle uma omakhelwane bekuthola lokhu kungathandeki futhi babize amaphoyisa.
I-Biden's Rescue Plan iphinde izame ukuheha ababambe iqhaza ekukhuliseni iMedicaid - umnyakazo obonakala uyasebenza - futhi ihlinzeka ngamavawusha ezindlu kubantu abagcwele kwalasha wokungabi nakhaya. Kunezigidi eziyisishiyagalombili zalezo, njengoba uKen Silverstein ephawula muva nje eWashington Babylon, ecaphuna ukubulawa kwabantu okuzayo njengoba lezo zigidi ziphumela ku-tsunami yokuswela. Okwamanje, alikho ilungiselelo lokuvimbela lokho unomphela.
Uhlelo lukaBiden luphinde lwenyuse isikweletu sentela ezuziwe. NgokukaVox ngoMashi 10, lezi zinyathelo zizohlangana ngamandla: "Ngokulinganisa nje, ubumpofu bubonke buzokwehla ngengxenye yesithathu, futhi ubumpofu bezingane bungaphezu kwengxenye." Ngeshwa, iningi lalezi zinguquko ezesikhashana - ngakho-ke kwenzekani lapho umthethosivivinywa wokuvuselela uphela? Sithola i-bounce ebumpofu ngengxenye yesithathu? Uma kukhona okungabuyisela i-GOP ehlazekile nedabukile emandleni, yikho lokhu. I-Dems inyakazisa kangcono izulu nomhlaba ukulungisa lezi zinhlinzeko zokulwa nobumpofu emithethweni ehlala njalo.
Isici esiphawuleka kakhulu sohlelo lwe-Biden, isibonelelo sezingane, okuyimali enkulu komama abangabodwana abaphukile, sihlanganisa imali engafinyelela ku-$3600 ngonyaka ezinganeni ezinhlanu nangaphansi kanye no-$3000 ezinganeni ezineminyaka eyisithupha kuya kwengu-17. ukuhlanganisa imindeni empofu engafanelekiโ ukuthola amaRandi angu-2000 3600 amanje ngonyaka. Akekho owenza sengathi i-$ XNUMX eyengeziwe ngonyaka izokwenza, i-presto, yenze umndeni wesigaba esiphakathi. Kodwa kuyasiza ukugcina ukudla phezu kwetafula netafula ngaphansi kophahla. Ezweni elinabantu abangaphezu kwengxenye yesigidi, abazulazulayo abaphucwe umhlaba, lokho kubalulekile. Ezweni elinabanye abayizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili abalindile emaphikweni ithuba labo lokujoyina amadolobha amatende, kuyisinyathelo esibheke endleleni efanele. Ezweni lapho abantu besigaba esiphakathi bevakashela njalo amabhange okudla, yebo, lokho kuwusizo.
Kepha cha, i-US ayizibophezele ukude njengeChina ekuqedeni ubumpofu, nakuba kumnandi ukwazi ukuthi sinomongameli udaba lwakhe oluku-radar. Ngokufanayo, uma kuqhathaniswa la mazwe womabili, isimemo sikaBiden sokuthi izinkampani zaseMelika zincintisane neChina's Belt and Road Initiative silahlekile. Esinye sezizathu ukuthi izisusa zaseShayina azifani nezaseMelika, yize ama-elite aseMelika ejwayele ukuveza izinhloso zawo zombuso kanye nezobukoloni kulabo abababheka njengabaqhudelana nabo, njengoba uYasha Levine asanda kubika, ngokuyisisekelo ephikisana ngokuthi "i-elite ebusayo yase-U.S. kanye nenhlalonhle ngokwanele ukuya empini neChina. " Kodwa lolo dlame luwukusabela kodaka. Ebeka ngamafuphi uchwepheshe waseChina ovela kubaphathi bakwaNixon kanye nenxusa lezemisebenzi eselathatha umhlalaphansi u-Chas Freeman, u-Levine uyaphawula: โLapho abantu baseMelika bebheka iShayina, abayiboni iChina njengoba ikhona ngempela - abakubonayo iMelika kanye nezifiso zombuso waseMelika kanye nomlando, kuvele emuva. phakathi kwabo.โ
UFreeman uyachaza: โNgicabanga ukuthi umshayeli oyinhloko wokungqubuzana kwe-United States neShayina kungokwengqondo, hhayi amasuโฆsesaba ukuthi ngeke sibe ngohamba phambiliโฆKusho ukuthi siyaphikisana nezinto ezifana ne-China yokulwa nokufinyelela kanye nohlelo lwezikhali zokuphika indawo. (A2/AD), eyaziwa nangokuthi i-defenseโฆKodwa abukho ubufakazi obuningi be-China efuna ukusishintshaโฆUmfutho wokuqala we-Belt and Road initiative wawukuthi i-China yayinamandla ensimbi, usimende, i-aluminium kanye nekhono lokwakha โ futhi yandisa lezi zinsiza kwamanye amazweโฆFuthi ukucabanga kwamaShayinaโฆukuthi njengomphakathi omkhulu nonamandla kuleyo ndawo, yiwona azoba amandla avelele kuyo. Kepha leli yisu lezomnotho, akulona elezempi. โ
Ikhwelo likaBiden lokudlula i-China's Belt and Road Initiative lilahlekelwe ngesinye isizathu: Izinkampani zase-US azinantshisekelo yokutshala imali ku-Global South futhi zishiye ingqalasizinda eziyidalayo, ezandleni zohulumeni basekhaya. Izinkampani zase-U.S. zinentshisekelo yokwenza inzuzo. Ngena, ubulale futhi uphume. Khipha yonke into ebiza imali njengohlanya. Indlela yaseShayina ayizikhukhumezi kakhulu, ayicekeli phansi futhi inobugovu, ngoba iShayina ngokuvamile inezimiso zezenhlalakahle futhi isebenzisa izinhlaka zonxiwankulu enkonzweni yaleyo migomo. Ngempela, i-Belt and Road Initiative iyisifundo esishaqisayo ekulweni nobukoloni. Imithombo yezindaba yase-US ayiboni lutho ngaphandle kokuziphakamisa okungenazihloni ngosizo lweChina emazweni ampofu. Kodwa, okulungile noma okungalungile, abanye bayayibona izinzuzo ze-socialism. Abanye bangase bakubize ngisho nokuphana.
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