Kuyo yonke iMahluko oMkhulu: Intatheli, ibhayisekile kunye neemayile ezingama-900 Ukumamela kwiDolophu encinci yaseMerika

UNate Hegyi, intatheli yasemaphandleni Intaba yeNtshona yeNtaba Bureau, Ukuqalisa uhambo lweebhayisekile ezingama-900 ukunqumla ukwahlula ilizwekazi ngo-Agasti nangoSeptemba, ukwenza udliwanondlebe kunye nokumamela abantu abaza phambili kunyulo luka-2020. Unokwazi ukubona uNate kuhlaziyo lwakhe olungezantsi, okanye kwi Imidiya yokuncokola, I ibhlog ekwi-intanethi kwaye oku “Uphi Ngoku?” imephu. 

Nge-27 ka-Agasti: UMissoula waya eHamilton, iikhilomitha ezingama-50

Isaziso esifunekayo kanye apha: Ezi ziindlela zam zokuqala zokujonga. Cinga oku njengepokotho lentatheli. Umzobo wamazwi kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezizayo, ukuhamba ngeebhayisikile i-900 yeekhilomitha kwiindawo ezine kunye needolophu ezincinci.

Into yokuqala endiyifumanisayo ukuqala kwam uhambo lweebhayisikile ezingama-900 ukusuka eMissoula, eMontana ukuya eGreeley, eColorado livumba: ingca etyheli eyomileyo ngexesha lasehlotyeni elifudumeleyo elidityaniswe nomsi womlilo ovela eCalifornia naseIdaho. Nabani na ovela eNtshona uyakuvuma oko. Baza kulamkela ivumba leoyile evuthayo kunye nedizili evela kwiivenkile zokuthwala iFreeway 93, iholo ephambili yohlula iBitterroot Valley yaseMontana kubini.

Ndikumgama omalunga neekhilomitha ezili-15 ukusuka endlwini yam eMissoula, isixeko sesibini ngobukhulu kwidolophu enkulu kunye nesixeko esineenkqubela phambili. IBitterroot ngumzala wayo okhuselekileyo, wasemaphandleni. Le ntlambo ibotshwe ziintaba ezinamachaphaza asentshona kunye neenyawo ezinamachaphaza asempuma, indlu ukuya kwiifama ezincinci zokuzonwabisa, ezimbalwa zeefama zendalo kunye nohlobo olungaqhelekanga lokuhamba endikubonileyo kuhambo lwam ngeendawo ezithile zamazwe aseLatin America Neentlambo kulo lonke elaseNtshona. Kubangelwa kukunqongophala kwemida. Imingxunya yegravel ihlala ilandelayo kubavelisi bendlu yelog, ecaleni-ecaleni ngepropathi-yohlobo lweefama ezizele ziinkukhu kunye neenkukhu. Yinkululeko. Nangona kunjalo oku kongeza ezinye iinkolelo.

Isiqwenga somhlaba esandisiweyo ecaleni kukahola wendlela sinemoto ejijekileyo, oogandaganda kunye nebhasi yangaphambili ejikelezwe ziiflegi ezisibhozo ekunene, ukuthanda izwe. Kukho ukhozi olukhwaza ibinzana elithi "iMelika" kunye nenye iflegi enkulu echazwe njengomxube phakathi kweNkwenkwezi kunye neMigca kunye nomqondiso wokuhamba. Ndihamba ngohola wendlela ye-gravel ndisiya kwipropathi kwaye ndibona umntu ozibandakanya kwimidlalo yangaphambili, ebomvu ebomvu yemoto esebenzayo kude. Ndiyayeka kulayini wepropathi nangona kunjalo ke ndiyaqikelela isicwangciso sam.

Ndicinga ngembumbulu ebetha phezulu entlokweni yam ngokukhawuleza nje ukuba ndinqumle indlela. Kulungile, ndiyazi ukuba ndiyaphazamisa apha nangona kunjalo ndiyathandabuza kwaye ndibuye kude kube njalo. IMelika ngo-2020 yimbiza ebilayo kwaye andizukuyisusa isiciko. Ngapha koko, ndibonakala ngathi ndiyintwana yohlobo lwegranola: ndiphethe ibhlukhwe yebhayisekile ye-spandex kwaye ndirhuqa itreyila emthubi. Kwangoko kuhambo, ilori “Amalahle aqengqelweyo” kuba indinikile, ndibetha umsi omnyama ebusweni bam kuba ubencwina ngaphambili. Umhleli wam undixelela ukuba ndithenge iflegi yaseMelika kwaye ndiyibeke kwibhayisikile kwakhona.

Ke ndithinta umsila, ndijikeleze umjikelezo ndiphinde ndibuyele kuhola wendlela, ndiziva ndiligwala. Ngaba lo luvavanyo lobuntatheli obonqenayo, usebenzisa ibhayisekile nge "krismson yasendle phaya ngaphesheya," njenge pal evela eArkansas ngoku kutsha nje, ingcinga eyingozi ngokwenene?

Ezi nkxalabo ziyanyamalala, nangona kunjalo, xa ndingena kwisixeko saseVictor. Kubonakala ngathi itshintshiwe ukusuka kuseto lwasentshona Hollywood. Indlela engenanto, izakhiwo ze-boxy kunye nevenkile yesihlalo indawo endidibana kuyo noTyebileyo, ongumnini wevenkile. Uyavuma udliwanondlebe ukuba andisisebenzisi isihloko sakhe sokugqibela.

Ubutyebi bubonakala ngathi yinkwenkwe yenkomo eye yasebenza njengenkwenkwe yenkomo- kwiminyaka engama-70 eyadlulayo enamadevu amakhulu, angwevu kunye nomnqwazi omkhulu omhlophe. Sihlala phantsi ebhentshini ngaphandle kwivenkile yakhe kwaye undixelela ukuba ungumnini wesibini wesitolo sevenkile. Utata wakhe wasebenza kwindawo efanayo e-Bakersfield, eCalifornia.

"Iya kungena egazini lakho kwaye kuyabanzima ukuphuma," utshilo.

Isityebi sithi sifudukele kwiBitterroot emva kokufuya iinkomo e-jap e-Oregon. Uyayithanda iNtshona kodwa ke uthi itshintshile imithwalo ukusukela esemncinci.

Qho xa ndandihlala ndimncinci sasilala ngaphandle eyadini yokungena kwaye kwakungavalwa ukuba sitsho emnyango. Wonke umntu uvele njengommelwane wakho. Khange kubekho zintshaba kwaye zonke izinto bezikhuselekile, utshilo.

Nangona kunjalo kwezi ntsuku, ubona uninzi lweentshaba-ngakumbi kwi-2020.

“Ndixhalabele ulutsha nabazukulwana bam. Nabanye abantu abalingana nawe, ”utsho endinqwala ngentloko. "Uza kubona izinto ezininzi ezinobungozi kungekudala."

Ukholelwa ekubeni iiDemokhrasi kunye nenkululeko encinci bazama ukwandisa ubusoshiyali e-US. Unikina intloko "urhoxise isiko" kwaye ukholelwa ukuba kukwaphula umthetho kumalungelo okuguqulwa kokuqala kwintetho yasimahla. Ubona ithambeka elimtyibilizi lokupheliswa kokulungiswa kwesibini esifanelekileyo sokuphatha izixhobo. Ukuba iyenzeka loo nto, uthi, "sikhathazekile."

Ubutyebi buquka uhlobo lwezopolitiko endikhe ndazibona ziluhlobo oluninzi xa ndinika ingxelo yoluntu lwasemaphandleni kuyo yonke loo ndawo. Kujolise kakhulu kumanqaku endalo kunye nokujolise ngakumbi kwinqanaba lesizwe. Isityebi sizakufumana ulwazi kwiFox Information kwaye sikholelwa ekubeni isizwe sahluleke ngokungaqhelekanga kwezopolitiko-ngakumbi phakathi kwabahlali basemaphandleni nabakhonkrithi.

Uthetha ngezandla kwizitrato ezingenanto zaseVictor.

“Simanyene. Uyabona ukuba akukho bantu baninzi apha. Sihlala sikhathalelana. Izixeko ezikhulu, ndicinga ukuba, ngaba i-canine itya i-canine. Basebenza ngokungakhathali, sele uyazi? ”

Ibaleka inkumbulo yam ngesicatshulwa endisivileyo ngelixa ndinika ingxelo kwi-jap Montana yr ngaphambili. Emva kokuba ndicebise umfuyi endandihlala eSalt Lake Metropolis, wandilumkisa ukuba ndifuna ukumka kwangoko kunokuba ndizokufumana "umntu odla abantu".

Le polarization iphakanyisiweyo kukuqala kwam ukuthatha uhambo ngeli xesha-nangona kunjalo andicingi ukuba kuvinjelwe kwisixeko ngokuchasene nempikiswano yasemaphandleni. Ithatha inxaxheba ngaphakathi ngaphakathi kwiBitterroot kakuhle. Njengeendawo ezininzi kulo lonke elaseNtshona, kubonakala ngathi kungena kwabahlali abasandula ukuvela kwezinye iindawo zelizwe kwaye kufutshane noMissoula. Phantse ngokuchaseneyo ne-conservatism yesiqhelo yentlambo, umzekelo, oomatshini bokuthengisa intsangu ngoku banendlela ephambili kuhola wolawulo wesona sixeko sikhulu, iHamilton. Isalathiso sangaphandle sithi "Unyango lwe-Heirloom. Igqala lelakho. ” Ngaphakathi ndidibana noTayln Lang, igqala lomkhosi wase-US ovula ivenkile yakhe kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo. Ine-West ephelelwe lixesha, i-apothecary vibe. Uyilo.

"Indawo yaseRavalli yindawo eyiyo, egcina kakhulu," utshilo uLange. “Ke bendifuna ubuhle (bevenkile yam] ukubonisa abantu ukuba intsangu ayizukuba yinto eyoyikisayo. Ayisiyonto inye eza kubuza ulwaphulo-mthetho. Yivenkile yokuthengisa ngokukhawuleza kwaye siyinika abantu abagulayo. Ndidinge umakhulu wakho ozibambeleyo ukuba angene kulo mthengisi kwaye ndizive ndonwabile. ”

U-Lang wakhulela e-Hollywood kodwa ke wayehlala e-Montana kwiminyaka engama-20 edlulileyo. Uthetha ngothando ngeendlela ezinyukayo zeBitterroot kunye neentaba ezintle, nangona kunjalo elwa nomgaqo wokugcina intlambo. Uzamile ukulungelelanisa i-dispensary yakhe ngokuhlala kwi-Hamilton Chamber of Commerce kwaye wanikela kwimibutho yesisa, kodwa uyakholelwa ukuba uninzi lwethu oludweliswe apha ngokusisiseko luchukunyiswa yimithombo yolwazi yolondolozo. Uye wanexhala lokuba ukunganyanzeleki kukarhulumente kunyuka kulo lonke elaseMelika, njengoko kungqinwa luluqhankqalazo oluchasene nokutshixwa, kungakhokelela kwizidubedube zasekuhlaleni.

"Bonke aba bantu kwi-Proper bathi bafuna izixhobo zabo ukulwa norhulumente wobumbano. Nangona kunjalo abaqapheli ukuba ngalo mzuzu bathatha izixhobo ukuya kumagunya am bajika baba ngabavukeli. Bajika baba lutshaba lwesizwe endisithandayo - ukuba ndachitha iminyaka emi-4 yobomi bam kwiMarine Corps, ”utshilo. “Kwaye ndicinga ukuba bacinga ukuba bakwimeko efanelekileyo kwaye bangamaqhawe kweli bali. Abadli ngokuba njalo. ”

Ucinga ukuba bacinga ukuba igqala ngalinye liziva ngendlela efanayo, nangona kunjalo ulumkisa ngelithi “ndizakuba kwelinye icala. Nangona kunjalo andinqweneli ukuba ndiqale ngokuthimba abamelwane bam, ”watsho ngokuzonwabisa.

Ngaphantsi, uMegan Henderson ugcina irejista. Uneminyaka engama-24, ephethe iimaski, kwaye wazalwa wakhulela ngaphakathi kweBitterroot. Uye wavuma ukuba iqondo lobushushu likhuphukile kanye apha ngaphezulu konyaka odlulileyo. Ubhubhane awuncedisi.

"Kukho imilo ngaphakathi kwimivalo, ngokungathi kukho umntu ophethe iimaski, efanelekileyo kwezi zihlandlo, sisivumelwano esikhulu" utshilo. Uthi kuninzi kakhulu ukubiza isihloko. "Umzekelo, umphathi wam u-DJ uhlala kwenye yeebhari ezininzi kwaye njengabantu abasebharini baya kuhamba kakhulu njengebartender kwaye babe ngathi, 'kutheni elapha? Uyayiqonda ukuba unesisa, ulungile? '”

Kuye, i-COVID-19 izise uhlengahlengiso olukhulu ebomini bakhe-kutshanje ubeke umsebenzi wakhe wesibini njengeweyitala emva kwendawo yokutyela asebenza kuyo ivaliwe ngenxa yobhubhane. Nangona kunjalo uyithatha ngokungazenzisiyo intsholongwane kwaye uthi ufuna ezahlukeneyo, iiBitterrooter ezongezelelekileyo ziya kuba njalo.

UHenderson ukhulele kwiRiphabhlikhi nangona kunjalo esithi uza kuvotela uBiden kulo-Novemba

Njengoko ndandihamba, ndizibuza ukuba ingaba zonke iincoko ebendinazo ngeli xesha ziphele njani kwindawo efanayo-ukwahlula-hlula kwezopolitiko kunye nokwahlulahlula inkcubeko ukutyhubela iMelika ngo-2020, eminye yeminyaka edubayo ekukhumbuleni kwamva nje.

Ngokuhlwanje, ndibambekile ngaphakathi kweRavalli County fairgrounds, phantsi kwesibhakabhaka esibonakalayo kunye nesiqingatha senyanga, ndilungiselela iintsuku ezimbini ukuphuma kwenkonzo njengoko ndirhuqayo kwaye ndikhukhumeza iNkosi uJoseph Yiya kwicala laseIdaho.

Ndizophuma enkonzweni iintsuku ezimbalwa ngoku. Ndiza kubuyiselwa endaweni emva kokuba ndibuye kwakhona kwigridi.

-Namhlanje

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