E-Times Square ngo-Okthoba 15, ngaphezu kwethu kwakukhona izikrini ezinkulu ze-TV ezivamile kanye nezikhangiso ezicwayizayo. Kodwa into ehlukile yayisenzeka phansi. Inanela phezulu naphansi ku-Broadway: "Singama-99%!" Wawubona ezimpawini abantu ababeziphethe, bethi “Kunuka iNtwasahlobo.”
Sekuphele inyanga kuphela, kodwa umnyakazo oya ku-Occupy Wall Street usuqale igagasi. Kusukela ekuqaleni lapho kunedlanzana labantu ababefuna indawo e-Liberty Park yaseNew York, izinkulungwane zijoyine inhlangano zifuna kuqedwe izinqubomgomo ezihlomulisa abacebile nabanamandla ngokulahlekelwa yiwo wonke umuntu—ama-99%.
Lapho amaphoyisa ehlakazekile, ebopha abantu abaningi, eshaya izinduku futhi ehlasela ababhikishi abangahlomile, izibukeli ziye zahlabelela, “Umhlaba wonke ubukele!” Umhlaba wonke ubhekile—hhayi nje lapho amaphoyisa esebenzisa ubudlova ukuze aqede imibhikisho.
Ngikhulume nabesifazane esibambisene nabo e-Guatemala, abaye bazabalaza befuna amalungelo abo okusebenza nezimo eziphephile zokusebenza ezindaweni zokujuluka eziphethwe izinkampani ezenza izingubo zamagama abantu base-US. Babukele ngokugculiseka njengoba izinyunyana zabasebenzi zaseMelika zikhuluma futhi zihlanganyela nababhikishi emigwaqweni.
Kusukela ngoFebhuwari, abesifazane esisebenza nabo e-Iraq bebengabaholi emibhikishweni yamasonto onke befuna imisebenzi, kuphele inkohlakalo kanye nentando yeningi yangempela. (Kuzwakala ujwayelekile?) Bashaywe futhi banukubezwa ngokocansi abonogada ngenxa yokuqunga isibindi sokukhuluma. Noma kunjalo, njalo ngoLwesihlanu, babuyela eTahrir Square yaseBaghdad. Bebebukele njengoba izibalo zababhikishi zikhula ku-Wall Street ngemuva kokuboshwa nodlame lwamaphoyisa. Futhi babebhekile nini ababhikishi e-US bathumele imiyalezo yobumbano nokusekela.
Emhlabeni wonke, abantu babukele, benethemba lokuthi abantu base-US bagcine bevukile. Izimpawu ziyasho. Isicelo esilethe uquqaba, eNew York nasemhlabeni jikelele, emigwaqweni ngoMgqibelo sifundeka kanje “I-Neoliberalism isemhlabeni wonke - yingakho ungasenawo umsebenzi, yingakho ungakwazi ukukhokhela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo, ukudla. , isibambiso sakho.”
Imiphakathi emhlabeni wonke ijwayelene kakhulu nokucekela phansi kwezinqubomgomo ze-neoliberal. Ngo-August, ngaba seKenya izinsuku eziyishumi. Ngaleso sikhathi, inani lentengo yokudla okuyisisekelo laphindeka kabili. Ngangikhona ukuletha usizo oluphuthumayo kubabaleki bendlala eSomalia engumakhelwane, kodwa ngisho nabantu abasezingeni eliphakathi bayazabalaza ukuthenga ukudla.
Omunye wesifazane engahlangana naye waphawula ukuthi ukwenyuka kwamanani okudla kwaba ukuqubuka kwezinkinga zezomnotho ezabangelwa e-US—lapho abahwebi bezezimali besuka emakethe yezindlu entengantengayo baya ekuqageleni emakethe yokudla yomhlaba wonke. Lolu hlobo lokuqagela luqale ngemuva kokwesulwa kokulawulwa yimithetho ye-neoliberal emhlabeni jikelele. Kuphinde kube ngenye yezimbangela zendlala ekhona njengamanje oPhondweni lwe-Afrika.
Ukuphatha izidingo eziyisisekelo njengempahla edayiswayo esikhundleni samalungelo abantu yiphethini evunywe izikhungo ezinkulu zezezimali zamazwe ngamazwe njengeBhange Lomhlaba kanye ne-International Monetary Fund, kanye nohulumeni abacebile. Sekungamashumi eminyaka, bephusha lezi zinqubomgomo kohulumeni be-Global South njengemibandela yokuthola imali mboleko yentuthuko. Siwubonile umthelela wezinqubomgomo ezibeka ukugcinwa kwangasese, ukuhoxiswa nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kukahulumeni ezinsizeni zezenhlalakahle emiphakathini esisebenza kuyo: ukukhuphuka okukhulu kobumpofu nokungalingani.
Kwezinye zezindawo lapho i-neoliberalism iqale yabekwa khona, abantu baphumelele ukuketula leyo migomo. Kunengcebo yamamodeli namasu, ababambisene nothisha, abangaphendukela kukho ababhikishi ku-Wall Street. Kunabasebenzi bezimoto eBuenos Aires abasebenzisa amafekthri abo ukuze bazenzele owabo umkhiqizo. Kunezishoshovu ze-AIDS eNingizimu Afrika ezabhekana namandla ezinkampani ukuze zifune ilungelo lezempilo nokwelashwa. Futhi kunabantu baseMpumalanga Ephakathi abafake izimpilo zabo engozini kulo nyaka ukuze babonise ukuthi intando yeningi isho okungaphezu kokhetho lwenqubo.
Abezindaba abajwayelekile bashaye ngempama wonke amalebula ezishoshovu ku-Wall Street, kusukela kwabakhanda ngamatshe abangazi lutho kuya kuma-nihilists abhubhisayo. Bathe imibhikisho ayinazo izimfuno zangempela. Abakushayi indiva ukuxhumana okubophezela ababhikishi base-Occupy Wall Street emikhankasweni yobulungisa kwezomnotho emhlabeni wonke kanye nasezimfuno ezibambekayo eziye zabekwa phambili, kaningi, yizinhlangano ezifana ne-MADRE kanye nozakwethu.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela ezisebenzayo esikhundleni sezinqubomgomo ze-neoliberal. Kungenzeka ukulawula ukuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe, ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwethu lwezezimali lomhlaba wonke futhi kuthuthukiswe izinqubomgomo zezomnotho ezizuzisa—kunokuba zilimaze—abantu emhlabeni wonke. Siyazi ukuthi kungenzeka, ngoba abesifazane emhlabeni wonke sebewashilo futhi benza ngalezi zinto ezingenzeka.
Balwela ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi izinqubomgomo zezomnotho ziyaxoxisana ngezinqubo zentando yeningi ezivumela ukubamba iqhaza okuphumelelayo komphakathi. Bafuna ukuthi izinsiza ezigcina impilo ezifana nokudla, amanzi nemithi zithathwe njengamalungelo hhayi njengempahla. Bacela ohulumeni ukuthi bafeze izibopho zabo zokuhlinzeka ngezidingongqangi ezifana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo, izindlu kanye nemfundo futhi bafune abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe ukuthi bafake isandla ekuthuthukisweni komnotho.
Ngenxa yabesifazane abasemazingeni aphansi abanayo kuthuthukiswe lezi zidingo nokunye, ngenkathi sibhekene nemithwalo embi kakhulu yobumpofu, sesiyazi kakade ukuthi uhlelo lwezomnotho olulinganayo lungabukeka kanjani. Sibonile ukuthi yini engenzeka uma imiphakathi ihlangana ukuze ibhekane namandla ezinkampani nokudala ezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ekungenzeleli kanye nobulungiswa bezomnotho.
Ababhikishi ku-Wall Street bayazi ukuthi bafunani. Yinto efanayo efunwa yiwo wonke ama-99% omhlaba – ithuba lokuzakhela wona, imindeni yawo kanye nemiphakathi yawo impilo enhle.
U-Yifat Susskind unguMqondisi Omkhulu we-MADRE.
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