Ngiseyingane ngangidlala imidlalo yempi (abafana bezinkomo bebulala amaNdiya). Mina nabangane bami sasivame ukudubulana ngezibhamu zamathoyizi kunjalo. Endaweni yangakithi eseningizimu yeBronx, amalungu eqembu amadala ayenezibhamu zangempela futhi ngezinye izikhathi adubulana. Njengakumamuvi! Opopayi engangibathanda ngiseyingane babegcwele ubudlova njengoba kwakunjalo namafilimu empi iHollywood eyakhishwa ukuze yenze inkulumo-ze yempi yangempela ngokumelene neJalimane neJapane.
Ngenkathi u-James Holmes ehlisa i-12 futhi elimaza abantu abacishe babe ngu-60 endaweni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini e-Colorado, ngezwa udlame olusha lungena emzimbeni wami njengokungathi umbhucungi ungigcobe ngobutha obuwuketshezi ngaphambi kokuqala ukubhucunga. Ulaka lwangena ezimbotsheni zami, lwangena ebuchosheni bami futhi lwavala amaseli enhliziyo yami. Ngenkathi abezindaba bebika isibalo sezigameko ezidutshuliwe, izinhlobo zezikhali zombulali, kanye nesimo sendlu kaHolmes evalelekile, uMongameli u-Obama kanye nowayefuna uRomney bakhulume amazwi aluhlaza mayelana nesidingo somkhuleko, kanye nenduduzo kwabahlukunyeziwe. imindeni. Akukhulunywanga ngokulawulwa kwezibhamu noma isiko lodlame elichaza iMelika. Inkululeko ibonakala ilingana nokuba nezibhamu kweNational Rifle Association kanye namalungu ayo amaningi.
Udlame, lwaseMelika olungaphezu kukaphayi wama-apula ne-baseball, seluphenduke udaba olukhulu emphakathini kanye nenkinga enkulu yezempilo yomphakathi. Cishe nsuku zonke othile udubula omunye efile ezindaweni eziningi zamadolobha amakhulu. Imindeni iyahlupheka, amaphoyisa athi ayaphenya kanti amaphephandaba neziteshi ze-TV zithola izindaba ezihamba phambili. Mina, njengamashumi ezigidi, ngibona izindaba zegazi ze-TV futhi ngiwela kalula emgodini othakazelisayo wemiphumela nemiphumela yobudlova. Kepha abezindaba abahlaziyi noma ababheki izindikimba eziwumsuka ku-Aurora noma izenzo ezinyantisayo ezifanayo. Kunalokho, bawasebenzisela ukuthengisa izinhlelo zezindaba, amaphephandaba, nokuthola abakhangisi.
Impela abezindaba basicwilisa ngesiko lodlame. Emafilimini aseHollywood nawe-TV, ukufa ngobudlova kuye kwaba ukuphela kwendlela yesijeziso esanele. Izigilamkhuba zama-movie zineziphetho ezimbi - ubulungiswa befilimu. Udlame njengesingathekiso samasiko silifanela kahle izwe osekungamashumi eminyaka liphila nempi engapheli, lisekelwa abanikazi bomnotho wezempi.
Isibhicongo sase-Aurora senzeke ngemva kokubulawa kwabantu abaningi esikoleni esiphakeme sase-Columbine, eVirginia Tech, e-Fort Hood, nasesitolo esikhulu eTucson, e-Arizona; kanye nokudutshulwa kwakamuva e-Chicago naseTuscaloosa. Njengoba lona kuwunyaka wokhetho asizange sizwe izikhalazo ezisabalele zokuthi kube nomthetho onciphisa ukuthengiswa kwezibhamu, futhi asizwanga nokugxekwa okufanele kwezinqubomgomo eziyingozi ze-NRA. Esikhundleni salokho, umphakathi waseMelika usugcwele isibalo mayelana nodlame lwezibhamu kusukela eqinisweni lokuthi bangaphezu kuka-84 abantu ababulawa nsuku zonke ngezibhamu kuya esibalweni esishaqisayo sokuthi bangaphezu kuka-30,000 abantu ababulawa izibhamu minyaka yonke ezweni lethu. Qhathanisa ukusebenzisa kwethu izibhamu ukubulala abantu nelaseNgilandi. Ngo-2010, i-US yabhekana nokubulawa kwabantu abangu-8,775 ngezibhamu uma kuqhathaniswa nabangu-58 eBrithani. Izikhali ezibulala abantu abaningi seziphenduke ingcebo ethandekayo yezigidi zabantu baseMelika abashiya ipolitiki esobala yokuzicabangela bona phambi kwanoma iyiphi inkomba yokuthi usombusazwe angahambisa ukuze alawule ubunikazi bezibhamu. I-NRA manje ibambe uKhongolose kanye noMongameli ekubambeni kwayo kwezemfundo njengoba iqoqa amadola embonini yezibhamu futhi ithengisa i-pablum yayo edabukisayo njengevangeli lobuKristu (uJesu wayeyoba nenqolobane enkulu emzini wakhe) ukuze umphakathi waseMelika udle. Kodwa udlame eMelika ludlula ukulawulwa kwezibhamu.
Udlame luchaza isiko laseMelika. Vula opopayi bezingane noma yimuphi umdlalo โwedramaโ futhi sibona futhi sizwe izithombe nemisindo yobudlova kwabanye. Inqubomgomo yezangaphandle yase-US ikhuthaza udlame njengesixazululo sezinkinga. Ibhomu Kosovo, Libya. Hlasela Iraq noma manje Syria. Ibhomu Iran. Amafilimu aseHollywood, ibhola lezinyawo elikhokhelwayo ne-hockey, imidlalo yevidiyo yonke iminyanisa ukuboniswa kodlame ukuze ihehe izethameli kuhlelo lwazo oluyinhloko lokuzilolonga. Ukubusa okunonya kwamadoda sekuphenduke ubumnandi โezokuzijabulisaโ zaseMelika. Imithombo yezindaba idayisa udlame njengoba ulimi lodlame lulolonga izinkulumo zezombusazwe. EHollywood ifilimu alibangise etiyetha ngaphandle kokulwa nomsindo wesibhakela esishaya ubuso, inhlamvu edabula umzimba noma imoto ephusha enye imoto emgwaqeni. Uhlelo lwethu lwamajele olukhula njalo, nabazala balo bezimboni, luhambisana nokulwa kwebutho lamaphoyisa endawo. UMongameli uhola โikomiti lokubulala phesheyaโ elithatha isinqumo sokuthi yibaphi abantu โabazobulawaโ namuhla. Njengoba sihlasela futhi sithatha amanye amazwe njengenjwayelo sesijwayele impi yaphakade, futhi abantu abasha bethu bayazazi izibhamu futhi bazisebenzise ngokumelene nabanye baseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Abasebenzi Sgt. URobert Bales wehlise ama-Afghani angaba ngu-15, sicabanga ukuthi ngenxa yokuhlukumezeka kwakhe empini. Kulula ukubiza ingcindezi yempi njengesisusa sokubulawa kwabantu abaningi kunokuthola ukuthi kungani njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa umuntu eqala ukudubula abanye emgwaqeni, enxanxatheleni yezitolo noma etiyetha.
Udlame lombuso lumbozwa ukuba semthethweni. Sibulala abantu ukuze sivikeleke sisebenzisa imidlalo yevidiyo e-Pakistan, Yemen naseSomalia njengoba siqhubeka nokwenza intando yethu enobudlova phesheya. Enkathini yempi engapheli, nokubulawa okuhlosiwe, ukuhlaselwa kwenkululeko eyisisekelo kanye nokusetshenziswa kwama-drones ukuvikela ukuphepha kwethu siphinde sibe nesililo sezwe njalo lapho "i-loony" ibulala izakhamuzi "ezingenacala" - ngokungafani nalabo abafela phesheya njengomonakalo wesibambiso. . Izibalo eziphezulu zemizimba yase-US zibonakala zenzeka njengezibalo ezihambisanayo nezenzo zobudlova eziqalwe phesheya. Amasosha aseMelika abulala izakhamizi zase-Afghan. I-US "Bulala amaqembu" ahamba emaphandleni futhi singase sizibuze ukuthi kungani amanye ala masiko okubulala angase abuyele ekhaya. Isabelomali sethu sezempi sibophela izwe empini kanye nomnotho wezempi.
Ubugebengu obunodlame busolwa kubantu abambalwa. Sifunda nsuku zonke ngeziboshwa (iningi lamadoda amnyama) zithola isigwebo sentambo. Kodwa akwenzeki lutho kubantu abakha izikhali ezizenzakalelayo, ngaphandle kokuthi bathole umvuzo ngokwenza umsebenzi omuhle. Abaphathi bawo, izingcweti zezamasiko, badala udlame ukuze bathole inzuzo. Banikeza ugqozi lwesiko lesimanje lase-US.
Manje masithandaze, kodwa gcina ingalo yakho eseceleni ilungile endaweni yetiyetha lapho ungayidinga khona ngokuzayo lapho othile edla isiko lethu elinobudlova futhi anqume ukudlala indima ye-Joker ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kuka-Batman noma eyisa udlame lwamakhathuni emigwaqweni.
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