Uhlelo lwakamuva lochungechunge lwencwadi ye-New Internationalist ethi 'No-Nonsense', umhlahlandlela omfushane wenkolo we-Symon Hill uyisingeniso esifundekayo sesihloko esivame ukuba nempikiswano nengahlanekezeli.
U-Hill, umKristu wamaQuaker ongumdidiyeli we-Ekklesia thinktank futhi owayengumkhulumeli wezindaba we-Campaign Against the Arms Trade, uthi โKuso sonke isibonelo sokuxhumana phakathi kwenkolo nengcindezelo, kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kwenkolo nenkululekoโ. Ukuze afanekise okwakuqala uhlanganisa nesicaphuno esishaqisayo esivela kuMbhishobhi waseLondon ngo-1914: โBulalani amaJalimane. Babulale, hhayi ngenjongo yokubulala, kodwa ukusindisa umhlaba. bulalani abahle nababi, nibulale abasha kanye nabadala, nibulale abenzele umusa abalimeleyo bethu.โ
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