Amerika’n\u0131n en sayg\u0131 duyulan Kurucu Babalar\u0131ndan biri olan Thomas Jefferson, k\u00f6le sahibi olmas\u0131 nedeniyle olduk\u00e7a tart\u0131\u015fmal\u0131 bir isimdir. Henry Wiencek’in “Monticello’nun Efendisi” adl\u0131 makalesi, Jefferson’un k\u00f6lelikle olan karma\u015f\u0131k ili\u015fkisine yeni bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k tutuyor.<\/p>\n\n
Wiencek, Jefferson’un k\u00f6le pazar\u0131n\u0131 benimsemesinin sadece zaman\u0131n\u0131n normlar\u0131n\u0131 yans\u0131tmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, ayn\u0131 zamanda ya\u015fam\u0131 ve miras\u0131 \u00fczerinde etkili olan aktif bir se\u00e7im oldu\u011funu savunuyor. Jefferson’un ikiy\u00fczl\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, \u00f6zellikle Ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131k Bildirgesi’ndeki \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck ve e\u015fitlik hakk\u0131ndaki g\u00fczel s\u00f6zleriyle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda daha da \u00e7arp\u0131c\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n
\u00c7evrimi\u00e7i yorumcu Rita Stevens, Jefferson’un idealleri ve eylemleri aras\u0131ndaki tezatla y\u00fczle\u015fti\u011finde duyulan hayal k\u0131r\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 dile getiriyor. “\u015eimdi a\u00e7g\u00f6zl\u00fc, kibirli, kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f bir insan kullan\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum” diye yaz\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n
Albie Davis, Jefferson’un g\u00f6rkemli plantasyonu Monticello’nun bir icat harikas\u0131 m\u0131 yoksa doymak bilmez hakl\u0131l\u0131k duygusunun bir sembol\u00fc m\u00fc oldu\u011funu sorguluyor. Dale M. Wiley, k\u00f6leli\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131 Jefferson’dan daha ilerici olarak tasvir edilen George Washington’un bile \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden sonra bir\u00e7ok k\u00f6lesinin \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn ertelendi\u011fine dikkat \u00e7ekiyor.<\/p>\n\n
Wiencek’in makalesi, kahramanl\u0131k k\u00fclt\u00fcn\u00fcn tehlikeleri konusunda bir uyar\u0131 niteli\u011fi ta\u015f\u0131yor. Wiley, “Bir miti \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fctme \u00e7abas\u0131nda Wiencek istemeden ba\u015fka bir mit yaratm\u0131\u015f olabilir” diye uyar\u0131yor. Tarihi fig\u00fcrleri idealle\u015ftirme e\u011filiminin bizi onlar\u0131n kusurlar\u0131n\u0131 ve tutars\u0131zl\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6z ard\u0131 etmeye itebilece\u011fini savunuyor.<\/p>\n\n
Ronald Van Deusen’in “Tutuklanan Ki\u015filik” ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 makalesi, bar\u0131\u015f ve adalet m\u00fccadelesine hayat\u0131n\u0131 adam\u0131\u015f modern bir kahraman olan Daniel Ellsberg’i tan\u0131t\u0131yor. Ellsberg’in 2011 y\u0131l\u0131nda Beyaz Saray’da \u015fiddet i\u00e7ermeyen sivil itaatsizlik nedeniyle tutuklanmas\u0131, ki\u015fisel bir bedel \u00f6deme pahas\u0131na bile adaletsizli\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131 ses \u00e7\u0131karma \u00f6nemini hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n
Ellsberg’in aktivizmi, Vietnam Sava\u015f\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda bir muhbir olarak ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 deneyimlerden kaynaklanmaktad\u0131r. 1971’de Pentagon Belgeleri’ni yay\u0131nlamas\u0131, h\u00fck\u00fcmetin sava\u015fla ilgili aldatmacalar\u0131n\u0131 ortaya \u00e7\u0131karmaya yard\u0131mc\u0131 oldu ve b\u00fcy\u00fcyen sava\u015f kar\u015f\u0131t\u0131 harekete katk\u0131da bulundu.<\/p>\n\n
Ellsberg’in hikayesi, s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda bile bireylerin fark yaratma g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn bir kan\u0131t\u0131d\u0131r. Miras\u0131 cesaret, b\u00fct\u00fcnl\u00fck ve sars\u0131lmaz bir bar\u0131\u015f ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fczerine kuruludur.<\/p>\n\n
Wiencek ve Van Deusen’in makaleleri, kahramanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n do\u011fas\u0131, Amerikan tarihinde k\u00f6leli\u011fin rol\u00fc ve adaletsizli\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131 ses \u00e7\u0131karma \u00f6nemi hakk\u0131nda \u00f6nemli sorular ortaya koymaktad\u0131r. Ayr\u0131ca insan do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131n karma\u015f\u0131k ve \u00e7o\u011fu zaman \u00e7eli\u015fkili yap\u0131s\u0131 hakk\u0131nda de\u011ferli bilgiler sunmaktad\u0131rlar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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