UJu Suis Ferguson?

Njengoba uThomas Paine wosuku lwanamuhla, uJon Stewart asho kahle, "unyaka we-2014 wawungewona unyaka omuhle kubantu." U-2014 wabona i-Ebola icekela phansi abantu eNtshonalanga Afrika futhi yaya eMelika naseYurophu; umashiqela ophethe kabi, ozwela ngokweqile uzama ukumisa ibhayisikobho yaseHollywood ukuba ingabonakali; nababaleki eSouth Sudan babaleka ngezinkulungwane ebudloveni obugubuzele izwe elincane kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Kulo nyaka odlule, umhlaba ubukele ngenkathi i-ISIL isabisa isifunda sonke - isimo esivele saqina ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule; I-Russia yahlasela ngokungemthetho isizwe esizimele; namaphoyisa abulala abantu abansundu abangahlomile emigwaqweni nasemapaki emadolobheni aseMelika, ezindleleni zethu naseWalmart.

Imibhikisho eyadalwa ukubulawa kwamaphoyisa e-U.S. Yavula futhi isilonda esingakaze saphola. Abaningi basala bebhekene nokwazi ukuthi umphakathi "wangemva kobuhlanga" ababecabanga ukuthi bahlala kuwo uyindlu yamakhadi entekenteke, iphupho elinenkululeko. Kwabanye, amaqiniso abo ansuku zonke okubhekana neziphathimandla namandla kuleli lizwe abekwa kumabonakude nakuma-computer monitors. Okunye futhi okwazanyazanyiswa emakholweni abo yimpi yamaphoyisa ezweni lonke kanye nokuphathwa kwamandla abulalayo ezakhamuzini zaseMelika. Kwabanye futhi, imizwa yabo ngamalungu ezinye “izinhlanga” kwabonakala kufanelekile: abantu abamnyama babeyizigebengu ezazifuna izizathu zokwephula umthetho, kuyilapho abelungu babengabacwaseli bezinhlanga ababengakhathali ngenhlalakahle yabantu umbala.

Umhlaba ubukele njengoba izakhamizi zaseFerguson naphesheya kwe-US zingena ezitaladini ziphikisana nalokho ezikubona njengokubulawa kwabantu baseMelika okungekho emthethweni, kodwa zahlekwa usulu yilabo ababebiza izindaba, zahlaselwa ngamaphoyisa ayefana namabutho ezempi ngaphezulu kunabagcini bokuthula bomphakathi. Ngenkathi abanye abaholi bezamile ukuletha amaqembu ahlukahlukene futhi banxuse bonke abantu baseMelika ukuthi babhekane namademoni ethu sonke futhi babhekane nokungalingani okuhlelekile okukhona emasikweni ethu; ukungezwani, i-vitriol, nezinxushunxushu sezilawule usuku kuze kube manje. Ukubulawa kwezakhamizi ezimnyama ikakhulu ngamaphoyisa amhlophe kakhulu, ukushuba kwamaphoyisa nabasekeli babo emibhikishweni, nokuzimisela kwezinhlangothi zombili ukwenza udlame sekuholele ekutheni abaningi babuze ukuthi ngabe, “... ngenxa okuthile okuzalwe ngokwemvelo yethu? ”

NgoJanuwari 7, 2015, amamayela angu-4,300 ukusuka eFerguson, eMissouri, ubuntu nempucuko kwathatha elinye igalelo. Lapho amaphekula ehlasela amahhovisi kaCharlie Hebdo, ebulala abantu abayishumi nambili, sabhekana nenhlekelele yabantu, saphoqeleka ukuthi sihlole ukuthi kungani abanye bezimisele ukubulala amasiko, izinkolelo, noma umbala wesikhumba. Phezulu, kungahle kubonakale sengathi ukuhlaselwa kukaCharlie Hebdo kanye namandla abulalayo asetshenziswa ngamaphoyisa eU.S. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izikhulu ezithinteka ekudutshulweni nasekuqothulweni zazigcina umthetho njengoba zibone kufanele okwamanje, futhi abukho ubufakazi obuncane noma abukho nhlobo bokuthi zazibhekise kubantu abababulala. Amaphekula abhekise kubasebenzi bakaCharlie Hebdo ngenxa yamakhathuni okuvuvukala kanye nokuphawula, okuqondiswe kumprofethi ongumSulumane uMohammad ushicilelwe. Amaphoyisa amabili, umsebenzi wesondlo, kanye nesivakashi ababulawa ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa bangumonakalo wesibambiso.

Yize ngingeke ngilinganise amaphoyisa, iningi labo elisebenzela imiphakathi yabo ngenhlonipho, ngenhlonipho, nangesibindi, namaphekula, izisekelo zezenzo zabo zabelana ngokuxhumana, ezingcwatshwe ngokujulile emlandweni wethu wokuziphendukela kwemvelo. Zombili zigxile esimweni somuntu.

“Imvelo” yigama elibiziwe, futhi kukhona labo ngokulinganisa ngokungeyikho abalinganisa “imvelo” noma “okwemvelo” nokungenakugwemeka, okunqunywe kusengaphambili, noma okungenasici. Lapho mina, nabanye abaningi sisebenzisa igama elithi “okwemvelo” noma sikhuluma “ngobunjalo” bohlobo oluthile lwesilwane, sisuke sibhekise ezinhlotsheni ezijwayelekile ezikhula futhi ezibonwayo kubantu basendle, noma emvelweni. Ukwelulela leyo mibandela kubantu, singarekhoda futhi sitadishe izici ezihlala zikhula futhi zibhekwe kumasiko esintu, ngakho-ke ziyizinhlobo ezijwayelekile. Isici esiyingxenye yesimo somuntu asinakugwenywa, sinqunywe kusengaphambili, noma asoleki. Isici esiyingxenye yemvelo yomuntu sijwayelekile ezinhlotsheni zethu futhi singabonakala kumasiko amaningi. Ngokubamba iqhaza ngabalweli bokholo, abaguqula incazelo yamagama esayensi ukuqhubekisela phambili ama-ajenda abo, sivumela abangebona ososayensi ukuthi bahlele ingxoxo, futhi sigcina singayinaki imininingwane ebalulekile - idatha emayelana nemvelo yethu njengenhlobo yezilwane.

Abantu ngokwemvelo bakha ngokwamaqembu, futhi baphatha abantu bangaphandle ngokusola, ukungathembi nobutha. Singokwemvelo yethu, abokufika. Emaqenjini nacenophobia yingakho amasosha ezimisele ukufelana nokubulala abanye abantu, nokuthi kungani udlame lungaqubuka kalula nje ngesikhathi semidlalo. Ukuze usebenzise umusho osetshenziswe ngokweqile, emaqenjini nacenophobia “bayingxenye ye-DNA yethu.” Akudingeki ukuthi sifundiswe ukwakha ngamaqembu, noma ukwenza ngolaka kwabangaphandle.

Sidinga ukufundiswa kuphela ukuthi yimaphi amaqembu okufanele sijoyine, nokuthi ngubani okungewona owakhe.

Ukubulawa kwabantu abavela eqenjini elilodwa ngabesilisa bakwamanye amaqembu, ikakhulukazi uma kunokungalingani kwamandla kanye nokusongelwa okubonakalayo kuyingxenye yesimo somuntu. Isika isikhathi, amasiko, nezimo futhi, ngeshwa, iyingxenye yomlando wethu, kanye nesikhathi sethu njengohlobo. Kulomongo izinhlekelele zaseFrance naseMelika azimangazi; empeleni, ziyabikezelwa, futhi zishukunyiswa yizimpendulo ezifanayo zokuziphatha okuyisisekelo.

Izinsizwa ziqhutshwa ukujoyina, futhi zamukelwe ngamaqembu, imvamisa zisengozini enkulu yomuntu siqu. Le drive ingumphumela wengcindezi yokuziphendukela kwemvelo kubantu nakubantu be-hominin, ngaphezu kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ukuthi abesilisa bakhe ubuhlobo. Lezo mfelandawonye zenzeka phakathi kwabantu, futhi zisiza emncintiswaneni ngaphakathi kweqembu, kepha kunelinye izinga lokuhlangana elidingekayo kumaqembu ukuze alwe ngokuhlanganyela. Abesilisa abangabantu, njengamahlengethwa asebhodleleni nabazala bethu bezimfene, bakha “ileveli yesibili” noma “ubudlelwano obuhle” okuholela ekutheni abesilisa abangaphezu kwabathathu abavela eqenjini bahlanganiswe nabo bonke abesilisa abavela eqenjini elingaphandle.

Amadoda ahlasele indlunkulu kaCharlie Hebdo, akhonjwa njengamalungu eqembu elithile, i-Al Qaeda, futhi babona wonke umuntu njengomuntu wangaphandle. Babona abasebenzi bakaCharlie Hebdo njengezitha, baphoqwa abaholi beqembu labo ukuba babathathele izinyathelo, futhi banikezwa uqeqesho namandla okucisha umlilo ukuze benze ukungalingani kwamandla okuphawulekayo. Kubikwa ukuthi oshayasibhamu bebephethe izibhamu ezinjenge-AK-47, izibhamu zangaphansi komshini, izibhamu zeTokarev, iRocket rock grenade, nesibhamu. Imivuzo engaba khona yezenzo zabo kungaba ukwamukelwa okugcwele eqenjini, njengamaqhawe, kanye nabafel 'ukholo. Ngaphandle kwemivuzo yasemhlabeni, abenzi bokubi batshelwa ukuthi balindele lokho abakutholayo bonke abafel 'ukholo abangamaSulumane, izintombi ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili ezibalindile epharadesi lapho sebeshonile.

Abahlaseli batshelwa ukuthi bakuliphi iqembu, ababengewona amalungu alelo qembu, base bethumela inhloso yabo ukuba benze izinto ngendlela engenangqondo yokwesaba "omunye" lowo.

Amaphoyisa abandakanyeka ekuhlaselweni okubulalayo e-U.S. Wonke ayengamalungu eqembu elisehluke kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule. Ngenkathi i-S.W.A.T. amaqembu nezinye izingxenye ezikhethekile zobuhlakani sezikhona amashumi eminyaka eminyangweni emikhulu yamaphoyisa asedolobheni, isidingo samaphoyisa anamandla kakhulu sabanjwa eMelika ngoFebhuwari 28, 1997 eNyakatho Hollywood, eCalifornia. Abashayeli ababili bezehlakalo zokubanjwa inkunzi kwebhange ngezithuba zabo-9: 15 ekuseni bahlangatshezwa ngabenzi bobubi ababili begqoke izivikelo zomzimba ezigcwele, bephethe izibhamu zohlobo lwempi kanye nezibhamu eziseceleni. Amaphoyisa okuqala endaweni yesehlakalo, kanye nokulondolozwa kwawo ngokushesha ngaphandle kwethemba kudubuleke isikhathi eside okwadlula imizuzu engamashumi amane okwaholela ekulimaleni kwabantu abayisithupha namaphoyisa ayi-10, bobabili abenzi bokubi babulawa, nokwadala ushintsho lokuzamazama komhlaba emphakathini ukuhlonyiswa kwamaphoyisa eMelika.

Enye yemikhiqizo engeyinhle yokulwa kwamaphoyisa ezweni lakithi kube wukuhlukaniswa kwabo njengeqembu elihlukile. Izikhulu ezibulale lezo zakhamizi zazizibona zingamalungu “esiko lamaphoyisa” futhi zihlukile emphakathini jikelele. Lesi simo sengqondo sisabalele emaphoyiseni, kuwo wonke amazinga, futhi sivame ukukhuthazwa ezingeni eliyisisekelo. Ukuhlanganiswa kwama-cadet ku-oda "lobuzalwane", kanye nomphumela "wehawu oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka" kusebenza kahle kakhulu. Eqinisweni, ngamaqembu angamaqembu kuphela abonwe ezikhungweni zamasosha aphikisana namaqembu angaphakathi kwamaphoyisa. Esakubona ngesimo semibhikisho yonkana i-United States ku-Fall and Winter ka-2014 kwaba ukwakheka kweqembu lezakhamizi ezazithukuthele, zizizwa zisongelwa iqembu elenza amaphoyisa kulo lonke elaseMelika.

Abaningi bangaphikisana nokuthi iqembu elihlukile elenza umbutho wamaphoyisa ezweni lethu lonke liyadingeka. Amaphoyisa abeka impilo yawo emgqeni nsuku zonke, futhi kufanele athembane ezingeni elingabonakali kweminye imisebenzi eminingi. Ubuzalwane bamaphoyisa buhlinzeka, baqinisa futhi bavikele amalungu abo, futhi ezimweni eziningi bayawagcina, nathi sonke siphephile. Eqinisweni, ukuhlukanisa amaphoyisa njengesiqeshana esikhethekile emphakathini akudingi ukuthi kube nomphumela wengxabano, nokufa kwabantu. Iningi lamaphoyisa liyakwazi ukuzibonakalisa njengamalungu esiko lamaphoyisa kanye nemiphakathi emikhulu esebenzela yona, futhi ayilona usongo emphakathini jikelele.

Kodwa-ke, izikhulu ezithintekayo kulawa macala azikhombisanga izakhamizi ebezihlanganyela nazo, futhi imiphumela ibulalayo. Izikhulu, esikhundleni salokho, zabona lezi zakhamizi njengamalungu elinye iqembu, futhi njengezinsongo ezihlukile. Iqiniso lokuthi izikhulu nezakhamizi zazivela ezinhlangeni ezahlukahlukene, futhi izakhamizi zazivela emaqenjini ezinhlanga ayevame ukuhlotshaniswa nobugebengu kwabezindaba, emphakathini, naphakathi kweminyango yamaphoyisa kubalulekile, futhi kuyisiqephu esikhulu sendida. Emehlweni ezikhulu zabesilisa ezithintekayo, abesilisa ababebhekene nabo babevela eqenjini elingaphandle futhi baba yingozi engabulala izikhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, la maphoyisa ayehlome ngezikhali noqeqesho olunikeza ukungalingani kwamandla. Ngokudabukisayo, lawo maphoyisa aphendule ngezindlela ezijule kakhulu kunezifungo zabo zokuvikela nokusebenzela, futhi nokuqeqeshwa kwabo kwezemfundo kungaba njalo. Baziphathisa okwenziwa ngabesilisa bezinhlobo zethu, nokhokho bethu bebelokhu bezenzela amakhulu ezinkulungwane, uma kungenjalo izigidi zeminyaka.

Amaphoyisa abandakanyeka kulokhu kuxhumana okubulalayo ayazi ukuthi akuliphi iqembu, ayengelona lelo qembu, futhi aphendula ngezindlela ezingenangqondo nezesabekayo "zelinye".

Izinhlekelele ezenzeka eParis, nasemigwaqweni yase-U.S ziveza kithi into eyingozi yemvelo yomuntu okufanele siyiqonde ukuyilawula. Abesilisa abangabantu badalelwa ukuthi bakheke ngamaqembu, futhi benze ngolaka kwabesilisa abangaphandle kwalawo maqembu. Kwezinye izimo, lapho ukungalingani kwamandla kukhona, lokho kuhlangana okunolaka kungaphenduka kube yingozi. Ukungalinaki leli qiniso lemvelo yomuntu ukulahla imiphakathi yethu ukubuka amaphethini aziphinda kaninginingi. Uma sifuna ukwenza izinqubomgomo ezinomthelela ekuziphatheni, futhi okuholela ezimeni ezithuthukisiwe zeningi lezakhamizi zethu, kufanele sazise futhi siyiqonde imvelo yethu, noma ngabe kuyenyanya imizwa yethu. Kufanele sibhekane nohlangothi olumnyama ngokwethu, uma sifuna ukuqhubekela phambili njengomphakathi.

Enkulumweni yakhe Yombuso, uMongameli u-Obama washaya intambo yesokudla ngesikhathi ethi, “Kungenzeka sithathe ngokwehlukile imicimbi yaseFerguson naseNew York. Kepha impela singamqonda ubaba owesaba ukuthi indodana yakhe ayikwazi ukuhamba ibheke ekhaya ngaphandle kokuhlukunyezwa. Impela siyamqonda unkosikazi ongeke aphumule kuze kube iphoyisa alishadele lingena ngomnyango wangaphambili ekugcineni komsebenzi wakhe. ” Kufanele sidlulele ngalé kokubanjwa ngamasiko okungenasisekelo kokuba "izigebengu", "amaphoyisa", noma ngisho "ama-jihadists" noma "abakhohlisi." Kufanele sifundise izakhamizi zethu kanye nabaholi bethu ukuqonda ukuthi siyingxenye enkulu “yeqembu” elibizwa ngeHomo sapiens, nokuthi sihlanganyela kakhulu kakhulu kunalokho okusinikelayo. Abantu bayohlala bakhe amaqembu amancane emaqenjini, futhi asisoze sahlangana sonke ukubamba izandla emhlabeni wonke noma ukucula i-kumbaya. Inselelo yethu ukwehlisa umehluko phakathi kwalabo abaseqenjini, sithole ukufana lapho sinakho, futhi sinciphise izingxabano ngokusebenzisa ukuqonda kwethu ubuntu bomuntu, singakunaki.