Umthombo: Counterpunch
Siyakuzwa kuwo wonke amaphephandaba esiNgisi, kokubili okujwayelekile nokuqhubekayo: "Inkinga ye-Covid-19 iholele iSpain ekwenzeni imitholampilo yayo yangasese ibe ngaphansi kobuzwe!" Kungaba kuhle ukube bekuyiqiniso. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba ohulumeni bethanda ukusho ukuthi "sisempini" ne-coronavirus, akufanele yini impi ihilele okungaphezu nje kokuvalela abantu ezindlini zabo, kuyilapho bebacela ukuthi bagqoke imaski yobuso futhi bageze izandla? Ngemuva kwakho konke, izimpi zivame ukubandakanya ukulawula umnotho - imboni yangasese ehlanganisiwe - ukuze kunqobe izitha, mhlawumbe ngisho namagciwane.
NgoMashi 15 walo nyaka, ungqongqoshe wezempilo waseSpain uSalvador Illa umemezele ukuthi izikhungo zezempilo ezizimele kanye nezinsiza zabo zizosetshenziswa ohulumeni bezifunda ezizimele. Qaphela ukuthi akuzange kubhekiselwe ekudlulisweni kwempahla. Kunalokho lezi zinsiza bekumele (okungenzeka) ziphathwe ohulumeni bezifunda isikhathi esinomkhawulo. Izwe laseSpain linezifunda ezizimele eziyi-17, kanti umthelela we-Covid-19 ungahluka kakhulu phakathi kwazo, njengoba kungaba neqhaza lezikhungo ezizimele. Njengoba kwenzeka, izikhungo ezizimele zibambe iqhaza elibalulekile eMadrid naseCatalunya, izifunda ezizimele ezihlaselwe kakhulu yilolu bhubhane.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi uhlelo lwezempilo lomphakathi kulo lonke izwe laseSpain belulahlekelwa yimali kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule. Imithi yomkhakha ozimele ibilokhu ikhula, futhi ezempilo zomphakathi ziya ngokuya zikhipha izinqubo nezivivinyo eziningi. Lokhu, vele, kuyindlela eyimfihlo yokwenza izinto ezizimele. Njengoba sizobona, izinsolo zokuthi imitholampilo ezimele ifakwe ngaphansi kukahulumeni, ngenxa yemali eningi eyitholayo, ihambisana nale ndlela yokukhishwa kwemisebenzi noma ukudluliswa kwezimali ezikhwameni zikahulumeni ziyiswe ezandleni zangasese.
Isibonelo, eCatalunya izikhungo ezizimele zithole ama-euro angama-43,400 kuso sonke isiguli se-COVID esidlule kuma-ICU aso. Lokhu kubikwa ukuthi kushiye i-ASPE, inhlangano yangasese yezokwelapha, okuqukethwe. E-Navarra, imbuyiselo yayisondele kuma-euro angama-24,000 esigulini ngasinye esichithe izinsuku ezingama-21 e-ICU. Ezweni laseBasque, kube nengxabano phakathi kwemithi yangasese nohulumeni okuthiwa ufuna “ukubakhokhela kancane”. Kunolwazi oluncane ngeMadrid. Noma kunjalo, i-ASPE ithe ekuqaleni kwaleli hlobo ukuthi, kulo lonke izwe laseSpain, isimangalo sayo esiphezulu sizoba ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-246, futhi ngokuqondakalayo ibheka iCatalunya njengelungiselelo eliyisibonelo.
Njengoba isibalo esingenhla silingana nama-euro aphakathi kuka-10,000 no-20,000 ngesiguli ngasinye esilaliswe esibhedlela se-COVID emkhakheni ozimele, siyabona ukuthi ukubamba iqhaza kwangasese kubukeka njengebhizinisi njengenjwayelo esimeni lapho ukwenziwa kwangasese kanye nokukhishwa kwezinkampani ezizimele kuyinjwayelo. Manje kungani abantu bethanda ukuphinda ukuthi iSpain “yenze imitholampilo yayo yangasese” ibe ngaphansi kobuzwe? Yiqiniso, ngakwesobunxele, kungenye yezindlela zokwenza ukuphikiswa. Uma uhlala ezweni eliphethwe osopolitiki abasabela ngokweqile njengo-Boris Johnson noma uDonald Trump, ungabeka indlela eyisibonelo kahulumeni waseSpain njengendlela yokugxeka impendulo enganele yezwe lakho.
Kunengqondo ethile kulokhu. Kodwa-ke, ngesikhathi lapho ubhubhane selugqugquzele izimpendulo zobuzwe ezinombono omfushane yonke indawo (futhi ikakhulukazi ukunganakwa kwesibopho samazwe acebile eGlobal North kwabampofu beGlobal South) kuyinkinga kakhulu ukuthi kwesokunxele siwele ezweni. ugibe olufanayo, ngokushaya indiva isimo sangempela esifundazweni saseSpain. Uguquko oluthe xaxa kanye nolwamazwe ngamazwe kungaba ukuqaphela ukuthi umqondo wokwenza izinto ezizimele kanye nokujaha ukwenza inzuzo ngezinkinga zomphakathi kugcwele nasezweni laseSpain.
Iphethini yokuthi amazwe onxiwankulu asabela kanjani kule nkinga - okungukuthi, ngokubeka inzuzo yangasese phezu kwenhlalakahle eyabiwe kanye nokugcizelela ngokweqile umthwalo wemfanelo womuntu ngamunye kuyilapho egwema izilawuli zemisebenzi yokwenza inzuzo eyimithombo eyinhloko yokutheleleka - isebenza nalapha. Njengezici eziningi zenkinga yamanje, inselele yangempela kulesi simo akukona ukubheka incazelo ethile efihliwe, kodwa kunalokho ukubona lokho okuphambi kwamehlo ethu.
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