Masiyeke ukuLwa ukuTshipha: Abafazi ayingawo amaxhoba aphambili eMfazwe

Uninzi lwezandi ezilumkileyo ziphinde zavakala kulo lonke unyulo luka-2016 lukamongameli-njengebango likaHilary Clinton lokuba abasetyhini bahlala bengamaxhoba aphambili emfazwe. Nangona, oku akuzange kuchazwe ngexesha lephulo, kodwa ngo-1998 kwiNgqungquthela yamaLadies okuQala oBundlobongela baseKhaya e-El Salvador. Sele ipasisiwe njengesigqibo liBhunga lezoKhuseleko le-UN, kwaye ndakhunjuzwa ngengxelo kwiveki ephelileyo, ngoSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe lwaBaseTyhini, xa iNkulumbuso yase-Australia engenamajoni, uMalcolm Turnbull, wabona kufanelekile ukuba aqhubeke nale ngxelo, evakalisa abafazi Ngokungaqhelekanga amaxhoba emfazwe. Qho ndisiva oku, umbuzo omnye ngoko nangoko ugijima engqondweni yam:

Ingaba uyadlala ngam kakhulu?

Ngoku, ngokuqinisekileyo ndingumntu wokugqibela ukucaphuka kwizinto abantu-ngakumbi ezopolitiko-abazithethayo, kodwa oku kwandenza ndanomsindo. Amaxesha amaninzi, siva izinto ezihlekisayo, ezihlekisayo. Oku kudlula kwelo nqanaba. Yeyona nto imbi kakhulu yokugxeka, yokugxeka, kuba nokuba sithetha ngenkulungwane yama-20 kuphela, kuthoba ixabiso lokuzincama kwezigidi zamadoda ngenjongo yokufumana amanqaku ezopolitiko kunye nesihlwele sabasetyhini. Kwaye inyani yokuba akukho namnye kumajelo eendaba aphambili awaphakamayo ethetha into ehlekisayo kukuchasana nomsebenzi.

Alithandabuzeki elokuba abasetyhini bayasokola ngexesha lemfazwe, kodwa ukubabiza ngokuba ngamaxhoba aphambili-okanye bathi bahlupheke ngokungafaniyo-ayisiyombono yahlukileyo. Bubuxoki. Kwimbambano ezinkulu zale nkulungwane yama-20, uninzi lwabasetyhini lwalusekhaya luxolile kwaye luxolile, ngelixa amadoda ayesemgceni. Abasetyhini ngokuqinisekileyo babedinga ukuzithatha, bazenzele ubomi kwaye babakhathalele abantwana babo, kodwa yayingamadoda abulawa. Ke apha unayo enye inzame yokunciphisa ukubandezeleka kwamadoda, ngelixa ubeka abafazi phezulu kulawulo oluphezulu lwengcinezelo.

Oku ayisiyiyo nje inyani yokuba amadoda asweleke kwizigidi kwiimfazwe zenkulungwane yama-20, nokuba. Babephantsi kweemeko ezothusayo zedabi-iintlobo zokufa umntu angazinqweneli kutshaba lwakhe olubi. Indlela amadoda abenza ngayo amadini ngabaphathi babo amashumi amawaka ngexesha ibenza ukuba babe kukutya kweenkanoni kwiimbambano ezininzi. Kwaye kukho izinto zobuqu, ezona nitty gritty zenxalenye zemfazwe ongaziboniyo ezindabeni okanye uve malunga neklasi yembali kuba iyothusa kakhulu kwaye iyigrafiki. Phulaphula uDan Carlin ogqwesileyo Imbali yeHardcore ipodcast, kwaye uya kuva amabali emfazwe angayenziyo kwiincwadi zezifundo:

Amadoda asweleke egxibha igesi yeklorin kwiWWI.

Amadoda awela kwimingxunya yeqokobhe, akakwazanga ukuphuma kuba udaka lwalunzulu kakhulu kwaye lucekeceke, kwaye babongoza amaqabane abo ukuba abadubule ngaphambi kokuba barhaxwe yimvula eyayikhula ngokukhawuleza.

Amadoda ahluthwe ze ngexesha lobusika baseRussia kwaye axhonywa phantsi, ashiyeka ukuba afele endleleni. Amajoni awafumanayo azibuza ukuba kutheni kukho umkhenkce endleleni, kuphela ukubona ubuso obufileyo bubajongile.

Amadoda awayesilwa ediniwe ziiartillery ezingapheliyo zeWWI kangangokuba abakwazanga ukuqhubeka badutyulwa ngenxa yobugwala.

Amadoda, njengotatomkhulu wam, abanjwe njengee-POWs kwiindawo ezinje ngeChangi, owathi-ukuba babenethamsanqa-baphuma njengamathambo.

Amadoda aseRussia, athunyelwa ngaphambili ngamaza ngaphandle kwemipu, eyalelwa ukuba athathe izixhobo kwabafileyo.

AmaJapan kwi-Iwo Jima, ashiye yedwa ngaphandle kwenkxaso yokubamba iiAllies kangangoko anakho. Babelindelwe bubunkokheli babo ukuba basweleke kwindoda yokugqibela.

Amadoda azama ukurhoxa kwimigca engaphambili yeqela leengxabano, ebambelele ngaphakathi ngaphakathi okuphume esiswini.

Imfazwe yaseVerdun ngexesha le-WWI yabona abantu abangama-750,000 ababuleweyo ngeentsuku ezingama-299. Lowo ngumndilili wamadoda angama-70,000 ngenyanga — onke aphantsi kwezona meko zoyikekayo. Kwakunokwenzeka ukuba ikufutshane kakhulu esakhe safikela esihogweni emhlabeni. Imfazwe yaseStalingrad kwi-WWII yabona ngaphezulu kwesigidi nesiqingatha sengozi. Ngethuba lephulo laseMpuma, amajoni omkhosi waseJamani ayengaxhotyiswanga ngempahla zasebusika, kuba umthetho omkhulu wawungafuni ukuba bakholelwe ukuba uza kuba ngumlo othabathayo, notsaliweyo. Balwa phakathi kobusika baseRussia-enye yezona ndawo zibanda kakhulu eMhlabeni- ngeeyunifomu zasehlotyeni.

Kwaye oku akuthethi nto malunga namadoda amaninzi ahamba nawo xa ebuyela ekhaya evela emfazweni. Mangaphi amagqala awonzakeleyo aseleyo ukuba abole phantsi kweemeko ezimbi kwizibhedlele ze-VA? Wazalelwa ngomhla wesine kaJulayi sisifinyezo nje senkxwaleko abaninzi abaye banyamezela. Umbutho kunye norhulumente uxelela amadoda ukuba kufuneka abe ngamagorha-kodwa xa efika ekhaya, enzakele kwaye aphukile, aphathwa kakubi kunenja ezilahlekileyo. Inqanaba eliphezulu lokuzibulala kwamalungu omkhosi exesha elimangalisayo ngokubhekisele, kwaye ekugqibeleni lifumene ukwamkelwa okuthile kwimidiya yoluntu.

Kukho nenyani yokuba uninzi lwamadoda alunqweneli ukuya emfazweni. Ukutyhubela inkulungwane yama-20 kunye nembali ngokubanzi, ngelixa abafana abatsha bangena emkhosini bezama ukuzonwabisa kunye namagorha, uninzi lwabhaliswa ngokuchasene nentando yabo. Xa iNgilani yaphelelwa ngamajoni ngexesha le-WWI, kwaqaliswa umkhankaso weentsiba ezimhlophe, apho amadoda angazange abhalise ahlazeka ngokwenza njalo ngabafazi ababeka iintsiba ezimhlophe kwiidyasi zabo esidlangalaleni. Abasetyhini bathabathe eli phulo ngentumekelelo kangangokuba nkqu nabafana abakwishumi elivisayo abakwishumi elivisayo namajoni awayegodukile ekhefini evela emgceni wangaphambili bazifumana benikwe iintsiba. Owona mzekelo ubukrakra kuxa omnye waziswayo kuSolwandle uGeorge Samson owayesendleleni enxibe iimpahla zikarhulumente esiya kulwamkelo lukawonke-wonke ngembeko yakhe. USamson wanikwa iVictoria Cross-elona wonga liphezulu eNgilane-ngobukroti kweli phulo laseGallipoli.

Amadoda amaninzi aye emfazweni kuba evakalelwa kukuba ngumsebenzi wabo. Kuba umhlaba okanye indlela yabo yobomi yayisemngciphekweni, iintsapho zabo kwakufuneka zikhuselwe, kwaye kuba babengamadoda-kwaye yile nto ayenzayo amadoda. Ke ukuva ukuba abezopolitiko abatyhafisayo bayayithoba imemori kunye nokuzincama kwabo kwaye bakwenze malunga nokulwa kwabasetyhini? Akuzukisi kwaye akuxoleleki. Ubuncinane xa uHillary Clinton wakwenza oko, wayenguMongameli wokuqala. Ukuba iNkulumbuso yase-Australia iyitsho-ngakumbi xa ingxelo yethu yesizwe imalunga nokuzincama kwamajoni ethu kwimbambano zenkulungwane yama-20- ibonisa ukuba wonwabe ngakumbi kwimigaqo yorhwebo yokunyusa ukuvota kwezimvo.

Nawuphi na omnye usopolitiki oziva ngathi uyathengisa ukuzincama kwamajoni abo ukuzama ukuzenza ithandwa ngabantu basetyhini abashiyekileyo: musa nje.

UPete Ross uphinde wakha ubuchwephesha bengqondo kunye nefilosofi yelizwe leshishini, imisebenzi kunye nobomi bemihla ngemihla. Ungamlandela kwi-Twitter @prometheandrive.