Umthombo: Counterpunch
Umqedazwe we-Covid-19 uzodala ukuthi isibalo sabantu abangenamakhaya nemindeni engenamakhaya sikhuphuke kakhulu. Lokhu akusona isibikezelo esingaka njengesiqiniseko. Njengoba uxhaso lukahulumeni olunikezwa abantu ukuze basize ekukhokheleni irenti nezindlu zokuhlala ekupheleni, futhi njengoba izinzuzo zokungasebenzi zincishisiwe, inani labantu abadala nezingane emigwaqweni lizokhula kakhulu. Kungani lokhu?
Impendulo iwukuthi abambalwa nabacebe kakhulu, ama-oligarchs kanye nama-plutocrats, abakwazanga ukunikeza abantu abangenamakhaya e-US. Lapho imali igeleza kwabangenamakhaya, phakathi neminyaka ngingumbhali wezibonelelo zendawo yokuhlala abangenamakhaya kanye nevolontiya kuleyo ndawo yokukhosela, kwakukhona imali yeZindlu kanye Nokuthuthukiswa Kwezindawo Zasemadolobheni yabangenamakhaya kanye nemali yesibonelelo sikahulumeni etholakala ezinhlanganweni ezizimele. Uthando nabangenamakhaya lwaphela njengokuzikhandla, ukuchitha imali ezimpini, nokwehliswa kwentela kwabacebile kwaba intukuthelo. Ukungabi nakhaya kwakubhekwa njengenkathazo. Izinzuzo zebhizinisi zenyuswe zaba ngcono ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Ukuhaha kwaba ukulunga.
Njengoba umnotho uphelelwa yizimboni, umphakathi wafaka izindimbane zabantu emigwaqweni nasemajele ngenxa yokugcinwa kwempahla kanye nokuxhashazwa okwengeziwe. Inhlangano enciphile yezinyunyana yenza isibabazi kukho konke.
Kunochungechunge olungabonwa kulo YouTube esibizwa Abantu Abangabonakali futhi ngicabanga ukuthi elinye lamasegimenti alo ahamba phambili asakazwa ngo-2018. Kungenzeka ukuthi ngikhangwe kulesi siqephu ngoba basithwebule e-Ithaca, eNew York, indawo engiyithandayo. I-Ithaca iyidolobha lasekolishi enyakatho neNew York, okuyikhaya le-Cornell University kanye ne-Ithaca College. I-Ithaca, njengamadolobha amaningi asekolishi kulo lonke elase-US, ihlaselwe kakhulu yilolu bhubhane ngoba lezi zikole ziqashe abantu abaningi endaweni. Akukhona ukweqa ukholo ukwazi ngokwemvelo ukuthi inani labantu abangenamakhaya lizokhula ezindaweni ezifana ne-Ithaca. Ngesikhathi ngivakashele e-Ithaca okokugcina, ngazithela endaweni yokudla esontweni futhi kunolayini omude owawukleliswe ngaphandle komnyango walo ulindele ukuthi uvuleke. Lokhu kwakuyisikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba ubhubhane luhlasele.
Ingxenye ye Abantu Abangabonakali okukhulunywe ngenhla uhamba endaweni engathuthukisiwe yamasimu e-Ithaca futhi izingxoxo nezigcawu zabantu abangenamakhaya nezindawo zokukhosela ezingenamakhaya zinamandla. Ngeke kwenzeke ukubuka le vidiyo ngaphandle kokusabela okudabukisayo ngokomzwelo nangokobuhlakani.
Qhathanisa izigcawu nabantu abakuleyo vidiyo nale vidiyo emfushane engiyishuthe emgwaqeni waseBerkshires entshonalanga neMassachusetts emasontweni ambalwa edlule. Ngangingenazo izinto zekhamera ngaleso sikhathi, ngakho-ke ividiyo iyantengantenga (Ichibi kanye Nobhubhane). Zama ukuhlala unomgomo ngenkathi ubuka le vidiyo. Qhathanisa engikubonisayo kule vidiyo nezigcawu zabantu abangenamakhaya e-Ithaca.
Iphuzu liwukuthi ukungabi namakhaya kubangelwa isimiso sezomnotho nezenhlalo esiyingozi lapho kunezinombolo ezincane zabanqobi abakhulu kanye nenqwaba yabantu abangenazo izindlela zokuphila kunoma yiliphi izinga lokunethezeka. Ukuhlala endaweni enethezekile yokukhuliswa kuyilungelo lomuntu eliyisisekelo. Labo abasesigabeni esimaphakathi bangase bazizwe benomunyu ngabantu abangenamakhaya, kodwa abantu abaningi bayaqonda ukuthi ibhizinisi njengenjwayelo yezinhlelo zezenhlalo nezomnotho ezidala ukungabi namakhaya futhi linikeze abaningi amandla okwamukela izinkulumo zabo ezimbi kakhulu. Akuyona ingozi ukuthi isigaba senhlalo salabo abangenazo nhlobo izindlela sehliselwe emasimini, emigwaqweni, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izindawo zokukhosela eziyingozi neziminyene. Bambalwa kakhulu abantu abakhetha ukuphila bengenamakhaya, kodwa iningi labo liqhutshwa ukuphelelwa umsebenzi, ubudlova basekhaya, nokugula ngengqondo. Abanye balahlwe yimindeni yabo kanti abanye bawela ohlakeni lokusebenzisa izidakamizwa, isimo esinenqwaba yezimbangela zaso. Imbangela enkulu yokungabi nakhaya ukuthi kunenani elilinganiselwe lezindlu ezingabizi kakhulu kanye nezindawo eziqashisayo ezithengekayo njengoba amanani ezindlu elokhu ekhuphuka njalo ngenxa yezizathu eziningi ezihlanganisa amaqhinga okutshalwa kwezindlu nezindawo ezithengiswayo. Ukuthenga indlu yokuqala endaweni engihlala kuyo kuyibhizinisi cishe elingenakucatshangwa elinamandla okudayisa izindlu okushayela intengo yezindlu nezindawo eziqashisayo ngophahla, kuyilapho imisebenzi ehlinzeka ngemali engenayo eyanele yokuthengwa kwendlu cishe ingekho.
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