Sekuyisikhathi eside ngingumgqugquzeli woguquko eCanada. Ngibhale izingcezu eziningi zamabhulogi ukuzama ukukhuthaza abantu baseCanada futhi ngibambelele enkolelweni yami yokuthi iCanada inamandla okuphinda ibe amandla ahamba phambili emhlabeni, ukukhuthaza inkululeko nokuchuma kwabantu emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngezehlakalo zakamuva, le nkolelo isiqalile ukushabalala. Isinqumo sami esinamandla sethemba sesiqalile ukubola ngenxa yokungcola engikubonile hhayi nje kwezombusazwe, kodwa nakwezenhlalo. Ngonyaka odlule kuphela sibone izenzo eziningi ezinyanyekayo zezikhulu zethu zezombusazwe. UHarper - uNdunankulu wethu oseduze nobushiqela - weqe imingcele yegunya lakhe lezepolitiki izikhathi eziningi kakhulu.
Isici esaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke semizwa edumile yase-Canada kube ukuphuma kwayo ku-Kyoto Protocol. Lokhu bekungekona nje ukwehlulwa kubo bonke abebelwa nokuthuthukiswa kwezihlabathi ze-tar, kodwa nanoma yimuphi umuntu waseCanada owake wakholelwa ukuthi singabaholi emhlabeni. Cha, esikhundleni salokho sasho ngesibindi ukuthi asilutho ngaphandle konodoli, sithengisa imiphefumulo yethu ezinkampanini zamazwe ngamazwe ngokulahlekelwa impilo yethu kanye nemvelo yethu.
Kulolu hlelo, siphinde safakazela ukuthi asilutho ngaphandle komakhelwane bethu abaseningizimu - ngaphandle uma inkosi yethu, i-United States of America, ingena emizamweni, nathi ngeke.
Manje, sesibheke ezingxoxweni ne-Israel kanye ne-US ukuze singene kwenye futhi ingxabano eyinhlekelele, kulokhu ngokumelene ne-Iran. Amasosha ethu alwe ezimpini ezimbili ezibhebhezelwa yi-US; I-Afghanistan ne-Iraq. Sebebulele babulawa. Bachithe igazi futhi babe yingxenye yezenzo ezimbi ezingenakugwenywa ezivela ku-catalyst eyimpi. Kodwa-ke, sizimisele ukulandela i-imperialist United States kwenye impi echitha igazi, futhi ngani?
I-Iran ayinazo izikhali zokucekela phansi abantu abaningi. Izwe kuphela elinezikhali zenuzi esifundeni yilona kanye izwe esicheme nalo. Kodwa, noma kunjalo, silandela umpetha wethu ngobumpumputhe kwenye impi futhi - impi enemithelela ejule kakhulu; impi engase idlondlobale ibe enye ingxabano enkulu yomhlaba wonke uma iRussia neChina zihlangene ne-Iran (njengoba zibonakala zenza njengamanje).
Lezi zindaba ezimbili zizodwa kufanele zanele emibhikishweni emikhulu, akunjalo? Kodwa linda, kukhona okwengeziwe.
Lapha eCanada, inqubo yethu 'yentando yeningi' iyabuzwa. Hhayi nje ngenxa yezinkinga ezikhona zokuba nohlelo lokuvota olungalingani, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi 'uHulumeni waseHarper' wasebenzisa lolu hlelo lokuvota ngokuzithandela. Iqembu le-Conservative Party liqashe inkampani ukuthi ibize abavoti ababhalisile. Lokhu kukodwa akujwayelekile, kodwa inkinga wukuthi inkampani ibihlose ukuthola ukuthi empeleni umvoti ubehlela ukuvotela bani.
Uma bebehlela ukuvotela ama-conservatives, bebezocindezelwa ukuthi bavote - uma kungenjalo, abantu abaningi bebezonikezwa ulwazi olungamanga lapho bedinga ukuvota khona (okubhekiselwa kukho 'ukushintshwa kwezindawo'). Lokhu kwachitha amavoti aphikisayo, njengoba abavoti bebezogcina besendaweni yokuvota lapho bebengabhalisiwe khona. Izinkulungwane zabavoti zabizwa ezweni lonke - umzamo ohlelwe kakhulu wokuvimbela 'intando yeningi' ezweni lethu kusukela ekusungulweni kwayo.
Njengamanje, imithetho eminingi nezinqumo zenziwe ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi impikiswano yomphakathi ngaphambili - ewuphikisa ngokuphelele umqondo wentando yeningi emele. Eminye imithetho ephokophele esigeleni sethu (ikakhulukazi esongwayo) yile elandelayo:
ยง Umthethosivivinywa C-10: Lo mthethosivivinywa wobugebengu bebhasi lonke uzokwenza izigwebo ezincane eziyisibopho zibe inkambiso ezweni lethu. Lokhu sekwamukelwe kabanzi njengokungagcini nje ngokumosha imali yabakhokhi bentela (uma sibheka ukuthi kuzodingeka sakhe 'amajele aphezulu' ukuze kuhlaliswe zonke 'izigebengu'), kodwa futhi njengomkhuba ongaphumelelanga. Akukaze kuholele ekwehleni kwezinga lobugebengu. Iqinisekisa kuphela ukuthi izigebengu ezincane ziyaboshwa eduze nalezo eziyingozi, okukhuthaza ubugebengu obengeziwe. Umthethosivivinywa uze wagxekwa ngumbusi we-Texan - obelokhu etshela uhulumeni wethu ukuthi izindlela zokuvimbela kanye nokwelashwa kwalezo 'zigebengu' zisebenza kangcono kakhulu ekwehliseni ubugebengu, kanye nokonga imali.
ยง Bill C-30: Lena inguqulo yaseCanada ye-SOPA/PIPA โ ene-twist eyengeziwe. Kuzonikeza amaphoyisa ethu ilungelo negunya lokuqapha ama-imeyili ethu, umlando wewebhu, kanye nemisebenzi yangasese ngaphandle kwezimvume. Kuzovumela amaphoyisa ukuthi aqaphe amakheli ethu e-IP futhi alandelele noma yimuphi umsebenzi emuva ezindaweni zethu.
ยง I-NDAA: Umthetho Wokugunyazwa Kwezokuvikela Kazwelonke: Lokhu, abantu abaningi bazokwazi, kukhona e-United States. Okwenziwa yi-NDAA ukuvumela amasosha ukuthi abophe unomphela izakhamizi zaseMelika ezithathwa 'njengamaphekula' noma izinsongo ohlelweni. Kodwa linda, ukuhlanganiswa kwakamuva 'kokuphepha' phakathi kwe-Canada ne-US manje kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthi i-US ikhokhise noma yimuphi waseCanada (ikakhulukazi okubonakala endabeni ka-Mark Emery). Leli qiniso manje seligcizelelwe umthetho othi 'Beyond the Borders: Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness'.
Le mithetho emithathu kungenzeka iphasile (i-NDAA), noma kungenzeka iphasiswe ezinyangeni ezizayo (Imithethosivivinywa C-10 kanye ne-C-30). Inkululeko yethu iyasuswa kancane kancane ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi noma yimiphi imizamo yesikhathi esizayo yokuvukela izolwelwa ngezinyathelo ezinzima hhayi kuhulumeni wethu kuphela, kodwa nakuhulumeni wase-US.
Njengokungathi lokho akwanele, okwamanje silindele ukwethulwa kwesabelomali sethu sikahulumeni Wesifundazwe kanye noweSifunda kulo nyaka wezimali. Okuningi kwalokhu kufihlwa kubantu kuze kube izabelomali ziyafakwa (futhi njengoba iningi lohulumeni bendawo yonke, mancane amathuba okuthi zingaphasiswa). Lezi zabelomali ziletha izinyathelo zokunciphisa izindleko ezizozamazamisa isisekelo senhlalo yezwe lethu. Abaningi balindele izigidigidi zamaRandi ukuthi zithathwe ekunakekelweni kwethu kwezempilo, Impesheni yethu Yabadala, umshwalense we-EI kanye nezinye izinetha zokuvikeleka komphakathi esizijwayele.
Konke lokhu kuxoxiwe ngakho njengendlela 'yokulinganisa isabelomali'. Kodwa lokhu akunjalo ngempela. Ukwengeza inhlamba ekulimaleni, uhulumeni wethu Wombuso uzosebenzisa amakhulu ezigidigidi zamaRandi ezindizeni zempi, imikhumbi yempi, amajele amakhulu ezweni lonke ngisho nedomu lengilazi elifakwe kabusha esakhiweni sethu sasePhalamende. Kuso sonke lesi sikhathi, osomnotho ezweni lonke baxwayisa ngokuwohloka komnotho okwesibili okuzayo.
Umnotho wethu uyantengantenga. Abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi sizoba yizwe lokuqala eNtshonalanga nenkabazwe ukubuyela esimweni somnotho. Ayikho imisebenzi edaliwe, nakuba 'uHulumeni waseHarper' wethula 'Uhlelo Lokusebenza LwaseCanada', empeleni olungenzanga lutho ngaphandle kokuchitha izigidigidi zamaRandi kumaphrojekthi wengqalasizinda emisha engazange idale ushintsho oluhlala njalo, nanoma yimiphi imisebenzi ehlala njalo. Uma kucutshungulwa ukukhula kwenani labantu, umnotho wethu awukhuli - impela uyaphela.
Okokugcina, umnotho wethu usekelwe ngokuphelele ekukhishweni kwemithombo yemvelo - ethathwa njengemakethe eguquguqukayo kakhulu ngoba incike ngokuphelele ekuhlanganisweni komnotho womhlaba kanye nezintengo ezisekelwe ezimakethe zalezi zimpahla. Ukuqagela ngempahla kanye nokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni wonke kungabangela lezi ntengo zehle noma nini, kukhubaze umnotho wethu. Ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu, ukuthembela kwethu kwezomnotho e-US kungase kube yimbangela yokuwohloka kwethu komnotho kungase kuphenduke ukudangala.
Kodwa nakuba konke lokho sekwenzekile - kanye nalo lonke ulwazi olukhona mayelana nokucekelwa phansi kwesizwe sethu, umnotho wethu, uhlelo lwethu lwezenhlalakahle kanye nemvelo yethu - abantu abazange basukume. Kunalokho, bakhathele njengakuqala. Okubi nakakhulu, bayazazi izinkinga, bayazibona izinkinga, futhi khetha ngingenzi lutho ngakho.
Ukungasebenzi okudumile lapho kubhekene nokungabi nabulungisa kubi kakhulu kunanoma yisiphi isenzo sikahulumeni esidalayo. Kungenxa yokungakwazi kwabantu ukuthi โCHAโ ekucekeleni phansi kwenkululeko yethu okwenza uhulumeni wethu akwazi ukucekela phansi lezo nkululeko kwasekuqaleni. Kungenxa yokungenzi lutho kwabantu abafundile okwenza sisheshe sibone okubi kunayo yonke imihlaba ongayicabanga.
Njengoba u-Edmund Burke ake asho, โKonke okudingekayo ukuze ububi buphumelele kungokwamadoda alungile [nabesifazane], sic] ukungenzi lutho.โ
Ngakho-ke nakuba uhulumeni wethu evumela amabutho angaphandle ukuthi abophe abantu bethu ngesisekelo sesigaba 'sobuphekula' esingacacile nesingachazwanga, kunjalo. us abanecala nganoma yimuphi umuntu ovalelwe unomphela ngaphandle kwecala. Yize uhulumeni wethu ezolwa nelinye izwe, okungase kusilahlekisele ngezigidigidi zamarandi nezimpilo ezingenakuchazeka, kunjalo. us abaye bavumela lokhu kufa ukuthi kwenzeke ngokwenqaba ukuvuka lapho bebhekene nalokhu kuhlanya okusobala.
Nakuba uhulumeni wethu ephasisa imithetho enikeza amaphoyisa amandla angakaze abonwe, kunjalo us owadela amalungelo ethu, inkululeko nokuvikeleka kwethu engazi. Nakuba uhulumeni wethu (esizwa ngenjabulo izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe) usiholela ngobumpumputhe ekucindezelekeni kwesibili, esusa izinhlelo zethu zokuphepha komphakathi kule nqubo,us abaye badela izinhlelo zethu zezenhlalakahle futhi abalandela ngokungaboni 'abaholi' bethu ekubhujisweni komnotho.
Ngiyagula futhi ngikhathele ngabantu abasebenzisa i-scapegoat. Ikona hhayi ukuthuthela kwelinye izwe inkinga. Ikona hhayi i-euro-crisis. Ikona hhayi izigebengu. Futhi nakanjanihhayi Uhulumeni. Uma sibheka inkinga ezweni lethu, kungani ikusasa lethu libukeka limfiliba, kungani imisebenzi ingekho, kungani ama-corporations ethatha izintambo, kungani isihluku samaphoyisa sikhuphuka, kungani imfundo yehla nokuthi kungani uhlelo lwethu lwezempilo lugula, udinga bheka esibukweni kuphela.
Uma sonke sibhekana naleli qiniso elilula, mhlawumbe, nje kungenzeka, singanqanda ukuwohloka kwethu. Uma sonke samukela ukuthi umthwalo uphezu kwabantu kuphela hhayi ukumela amalungelo abo, le ntwasahlobo nehlobo kungase kube umusa wethu osindisayo.
Uma kungenjalo, ikusasa lethu liyoba ncamashi njengoba uNdunankulu uStephen Harper enqume ukuthi: โNgeke uyibone iCanada uma sengiqedile ngayo.โ
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