Ngaphezu kweeveki ezimbini ezidlulileyo, sabona abantu baseIowa bebhengeza ukuba ixesha lethu lotshintsho lufikile. Kodwa kukho abo babewuthandabuza umnqweno weli lizwe wento entsha - abathi u-Iowa wayengumsindisi ongaphindwa.
Ewe, ngokuhlwanje, abagxeki abakholelwa ukuba into eqale kwikhephu lase-Iowa yayiyinkohliso nje babaliswa ibali elahlukileyo ngabantu abalungileyo baseMzantsi Carolina.
Emva kwemincintiswano emikhulu kwikona nganye yeli lizwe, sinezona voti zininzi, abathunywa abaninzi, kunye nomanyano olwahlukeneyo lwabantu baseMelika esikubone kwixesha elide, elide.
Bancinci kwaye badala; abazizityebi nabangamahlwempu. Zimnyama namhlophe; ILatino kunye neAsia. BangabaDemokhrasi abavela kwi-Des Moines kunye ne-Independents kwi-Concord; Abantu baseRiphabhlikhi abavela emaphandleni eNevada kunye nabantu abancinci kweli lizwe abangazange babe nesizathu sokuthatha inxaxheba kude kube ngoku. Kwaye kwiintsuku ezilithoba, phantse isiqingatha sesizwe siza kuba nethuba lokuzimanya nathi besithi sidiniwe kukushishina njengesiqhelo eWashington, silambele utshintsho, kwaye sikulungele ukukholwa kwakhona.
Kodwa ukuba kukho nantoni na esikhunjuzwa ngayo ukusukela eIowa, kukuba uhlobo lotshintsho esilufunayo aluyi kuza lula. Ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokuba sinabagqatswa abafanelekileyo ebaleni - abo sikhuphisana nabo ngokungenalusini, befanelwe yimbeko. Kwaye njengokuba kunokuphikisana nje ngeli phulo, kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba olu lukhuphiswano lokunyulwa kweDemokhrasi, kwaye sonke sinesabelo somnqweno wokuhlala siphelisa imigaqo-nkqubo eyintlekele yolawulo lwangoku.
Kodwa kukho umahluko wokwenyani phakathi kwabagqatswa. Sijonge ngaphezulu kokutshintsha nje kweqela kwi-White House. Sijonge ukutshintsha ngokusisiseko imeko e-Washington - imeko eqhubeka nangaphaya kwalo naliphi na iqela. Kwaye ngoku, loo meko ilwa nayo yonke into enayo; ngeendlela ezifanayo ezindala ezahlula nokusiphazamisa ekusombululeni iingxaki abajamelana nazo abantu, nokuba ingaba ezo ngxaki lukhathalelo lwempilo abanako ukulufumana okanye ubambiso abanokuluhlawula.
Ke oku akuyi kuba lula. Musa ukwenza impazamo malunga nento esijongene nayo.
Siphikisana nenkolelo yokuba kulungile ukuba ii-lobbyists zilawule urhulumente wethu-ukuba ziyinxalenye yenkqubo eWashington. Kodwa siyazi ukuba iimpembelelo ezingafunekiyo zabaphembeleli ziyinxalenye yengxaki, kwaye olu lonyulo lithuba lethu lokuba sithi asizukubayeka beme endleleni yethu kwakhona.
Sichasene nokucinga okuqhelekileyo okuthetha ukuba amandla akho okukhokela njengo-Mongameli uvela kubomi obude eWashington okanye kufutshane ne-White House. Kodwa siyazi ukuba ubunkokheli bokwenene bumalunga nokunyaniseka, kunye nomgwebo, kunye nokukwazi ukuhlanganisa abantu baseMelika kuzo zonke iindlela zobomi malunga nenjongo efanayo- injongo ephezulu.
Sijongene namashumi eminyaka obundlobongela obukrakra obangela ukuba abezopolitiko babonakalise abachasi babo endaweni yokuhlangana benze ikholeji efikelelekayo okanye yokucoca amandla; luhlobo lokwahlukana apho ungavumelekanga nokuthi iRiphabhlikhi yayinombono-nokuba awuzange uvumelane nawo. Olo hlobo lwepolitiki alulunganga kwiqela lethu, alilunganga kwilizwe lethu, kwaye eli lithuba lethu lokuba siliphelise kube kanye.
Siphikisana nembono yokuba kwamkelekile ukuthetha nantoni na kwaye senze nantoni na ukuphumelela unyulo. Siyazi ukuba yile nto kanye ephosakeleyo kwipolitiki yethu; Yiyo le nto abantu bengasakholelwa kwinto ethethwa ziinkokeli zabo kwakhona; Kungenxa yoko le nto bephuma ngaphandle. Kwaye olu nyulo lithuba lethu lokunika abantu baseMelika isizathu sokukholelwa kwakhona.
Kwaye esikubonileyo kwezi veki zidlulileyo kukuba sikwachasana nemikhosi ekungekho mpazamo kuyo nayiphi na iphulo elinye, kodwa sondla imikhwa ethintela ukuba singabinakho ukuba sisizwe. Zipolitiki ezisebenzisa inkolo njenge-wedge, kunye nokuthanda izwe njenge-bludgeon. Ipolitiki esixelela ukuba kufuneka sicinge, senze, kwaye sivote ngaphakathi kwemida yeendidi ekuthiwa ziyasichaza. Ukucinga ukuba abantu abancinci abanamdla. Ukucinga ukuba iiRiphabhlikhi azizukuwela. Ukucinga ukuba izityebi azikhathaleli amahlwempu, kwaye amahlwempu akavoti. Ukucinga ukuba abantu base-Afrika baseMelika abanakho ukuxhasa umgqatswa omhlophe; abamhlophe abakwazi ukuxhasa umgqatswa wase-Afrika-waseMelika; abamnyama kunye neLatinos abanakuza kunye.
Kodwa silapha ngokuhlwanje ukusho ukuba ayisiyiyo le Melika sikholwa kuyo. Khange ndihambe kweli lizwe kulo nyaka uphelileyo kwaye ndibone umZantsi Carolina omhlophe okanye uMzantsi Carolina omnyama. Ndabona iSouth Carolina. Ndabona ukuwohloka kwezikolo eziba ikamva labantwana abamnyama nabantwana abamhlophe. Ndabona amatye okusila kunye namakhaya athengiswayo ayengawabantu baseMelika kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi, kwaye amadoda nabafazi bayo yonke imibala kunye nenkolo abasebenza kunye, balwe kunye, kwaye bopha kunye phantsi kweflegi enye yekratshi. Ndabona ukuba yintoni iMelika, kwaye ndiyakholelwa kwinto enokuthi ibe leli lizwe.
Lilo elo ilizwe endilibonayo. Lilo elo ilizwe olibonayo. Kodwa ngoku kuxhomekeke kuthi ukunceda isizwe sonke samkele lo mbono. Ngenxa yokuba ekugqibeleni, asikho nje ngokuchasene nemikhwa eyomeleleyo neyonakalisayo yaseWashington, sikwasilwa nokuthandabuza kwethu, uloyiko lwethu, kunye nokugxeka kwethu. Inguqu esiyifunayo ihlala ifuna umzabalazo omkhulu kunye nokuzincama. Kwaye ke eli lidabi elisezintliziyweni nasezingqondweni zethu malunga nokuba sifuna ilizwe elinjani kwaye kunzima kangakanani ukusisebenzela.
Ke mandikukhumbuze ngobu busuku ukuba utshintsho aluyi kuba lula. Olo tshintsho luza kuthatha ixesha. Kuya kubakho ukubuyela umva, kwaye ubuxoki buqala, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha siyakwenza iimpazamo. Kodwa nangona kubonakala ngathi kunzima, asinakuphelelwa lithemba. Kungenxa yokuba kukho abantu kulo lonke eli lizwe abasibalayo; abangakwaziyo ukuhlawula eminye iminyaka emine ngaphandle kokhathalelo lwempilo okanye izikolo ezilungileyo okanye umvuzo ophucukileyo kuba iinkokheli zethu bezingakwazi ukudibana zikwenze.
Awo ngamabali kunye namazwi esiqhubeka nawo ukusuka eSouth Carolina.
Umama ongenakufumana iMedicaid yokugubungela zonke iimfuno zomntwana wakhe ogulayo - ufuna ukuba sidlulise isicwangciso sokhathalelo lwempilo esinciphisa iindleko kwaye esenza ukuba ukhathalelo lwempilo lufumaneke kwaye lufikeleleke kuwo wonke umntu waseMelika.
Utitshala osebenza kolunye utshintsho eDunkin Donuts ukuphuma kwesikolo nje ukuze aphile - ufuna ukuba sihlaziye inkqubo yethu yemfundo ukuze ahlawulwe ngcono, kunye nenkxaso ethe kratya, kwaye abafundi bakhe bafumane izibonelelo abazifunayo ukufezekisa amaphupha abo.
Umsebenzi waseMaytag okhuphisana nomntwana wakhe okwishumi elivisayo ngomsebenzi weedola ezisixhenxe ngeyure eWal-Mart kuba umzi-mveliso awunikele ngobomi bakhe ukuvala iingcango zakhe-ufuna ukuba siyeke ukunika ikhefu lerhafu kwiinkampani ezithumela imisebenzi yethu phesheya kwaye uqale ukuwafaka ezipokothweni zabantu baseMelika abasebenza ngokufanelekileyo. Kwaye abaninimzi abasokolayo. Kwaye nabantu abadala ekufuneka bethathe umhlala-phantsi ngesidima nentlonipho.
Umfazi owandixelela ukuba akazange akwazi ukuphefumla ukusukela mhla umtshana wakhe esiya e-Iraq, okanye ijoni elingamaziyo umntwana walo kuba kukhenketho lomsebenzi wakhe wesithathu okanye wesine-bafuna ukuba sihlangane kunye nokuphelisa imfazwe eyayingazange igunyaziswe kwaye ingazange ibekho.
Ukhetho kolu nyulo alukho phakathi kwemimandla okanye inkolo okanye isini. Ayithethi malunga nesityebi xa kuthelekiswa nehlwempu; umncinci xa ethelekiswa nomdala; kwaye ayithethi ngomnyama ngokuchasene nomhlophe.
Imalunga nexesha elidlulileyo xa kuthelekiswa nekamva.
Imalunga nokuba ingaba sihlala ngokwamaqela afanayo kunye nokuphazamiseka kunye nomdlalo weqonga ogqitha kwezopolitiko namhlanje, okanye nokuba sifikelela kwezopolitiko ngengqondo eqhelekileyo, kunye nezinto ezintsha-idini ekwabelwana ngalo kunye nokuchuma okwabelwanayo.
Kukho abo baya kuqhubeka besixelela ukuba asinakukwenza oku. Ukuba asinakho oko sikulangazelelayo. Ukuba sithengisa ngamathemba obuxoki.
Kodwa nantsi into endiyaziyo. Ndiyazi ukuba xa abantu besithi asinakoyisa yonke imali enkulu kunye nefuthe
e eWashington, ndicinga ngexhegwazana elandithumela igalelo ngenye imini-imvulophu eyayineodolo ye-3.0.01 kunye nevesi yezibhalo ezingaphakathi. Ke sukusixelela ukuba utshintsho alunakwenzeka.
Xa ndisiva intetho ethandabuzekayo yokuba abamnyama nabamhlophe kunye neLatinos abakwazi ukuhlangana kunye nokusebenza kunye, ndikhunjuzwa ngabazalwana noodade baseLatino endakha ndalungiselela nabo, ndema nabo, ndalwa kunye ecaleni kwemisebenzi nobulungisa Izitalato zaseChicago. Ke musa ukusixelela ukuba utshintsho alunakwenzeka.
Xa ndisiva ukuba asisoze soyise iyantlukwano kubuhlanga kwezopolitiko zethu, ndicinga ngala mfazi waseRiphabhlikhi owayesebenzela uStrom Thurmond, ngoku ozinikele ekufundiseni abantwana abasesixekweni nabaphuma baya ezitalatweni zaseMzantsi Carolina kwaye kunkqonkqozwa emnyango ngeli phulo. Ungandixeleli ukuba asinakutshintsha.
Ewe singatshintsha.
Ewe singasiphilisa esi sizwe.
Ewe singalibamba ikamva lethu.
Kwaye njengokuba silishiya eli lizwe sinomoya omtsha ngasemva kwethu, kwaye sithatha olu hambo kwilizwe lonke esilithandayo ngomyalezo esiwuphetheyo ukusuka kumathafa aseIowa ukuya kwiinduli zaseNew Hampshire; ukusuka entlango yeNevada ukuya kunxweme loMzantsi Carolina; umyalezo omnye esasinawo ngelaxesha sasiphakamile naxa sasiphantsi - ukuba kwabaninzi, sibanye; ukuba xa siphefumla, sinethemba; nalapho sidibana khona nokugxeka, kunye nokuthandabuza, kwaye abo basixelela ukuba asinako, siyakuphendula ngaleyo migaqo ingapheliyo ephefumlela umoya wabantu ngamagama amathathu alula:
Ewe. Thina. Ngaba unako.
