Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge: How our friendship survives our opposing politics
كهیتلین كواترۆمانی و لهورێن ئهرلێج: .چۆن هاوڕێیهتیمان لە پێچەوانەی بۆچوونی سیاسیمان ڕزگاری بوو
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of 2016 felt different.
.٢٠١٦جیاواز بوو
with our family and friends
خێزان و هاوڕێكانمان
previously experienced.
were reasonable and intelligent
بهرپسیار و زیرهكن
"How could you think that?
چۆن دهبێت وهها بیربكهیتهوه؟
in the summer of 2011,
.لە هاوینی ٢٠١١ یەکمان ناسی
پێکیەوەی دەبەستیەوە
our very energetic boys busy.
.سهرقاڵ بكهین
we had almost everything in common.
.هاوبەشمان هەیە
to our love of sushi,
a deep love of this country
قوڵمان ههیه بۆ ئهم ووڵاته
to be politically active.
.تا لە ڕوی سیاسییەوە چالاکبین
two disappointing things about Caitlin.
.کەیتڵین، بێهیوابووم
any joint camping trips in our future.
.نابێت له داهاتوو
she's politically active all right --
but I love politics.
.بهڵام سیاسهتم خۆش دهوێت
just about every day,
،له بابهتی محافیزكاری دەگرم
conservative political campaigns.
.چهند كامپێنێكی موحافیزكارهكان
and on a congressional campaign.
.و كامپینی كۆنگرێس
were getting to know each other,
of that 2012 presidential campaign,
،سهرۆكایهتی 2016 بوو
political conversations
in jokes and pranks.
Lauran's computer screen saver
لهورێنم دهگۆڕی
campaign magnet on the back of my car.
له پشتهوهی ئۆتۆمبیلهكهم دهدا
those conversations grew more serious
ئهو گفتوگۆیانه جدی تر بوون
a core of our friendship.
any topic be off limits for discussion,
.گفتوگۆ لەسەر ههموو شت
outside of our friendship comfort zone.
.ناوچهی ئارامی هاورێیهتییەکەمانەوە
are a zero-sum game.
a weakness in someone's argument.
له بهرامبهرهكهماندا دهدۆزینهوه
or opinion that's expressed
.بۆچوونێك وهرگرین
to our own values and beliefs.
.له پێناو نرخ و بههای خۆمان
we think about these conversations?
دهربارهی ئاخاوتنهكانمان؟
we flip the script.
دهستنوسهكه دهگۆڕین
دهگۆڕێ
from a place of judgment,
in the other person's experiences,
،ئهزمونی كهسانی تر بكهین
.دەکەیت لهوران
of true dialogue is hard,
about politics.
،سۆزمان ههیه بۆیان
get in the way of truly hearing
بكهین بهراستی
we're in right now,
،ئێستای سیاسهتدا
an extreme result
to walk away from their relationships.
.لهپهیوهندیهكانیان دوربکەونەوە
a poll earlier this year
ڕاپرسییەکی بڵاوکردەوە
reported that the 2016 election
ههڵبژاردنی 2016
a personal relationship,
،پهیوهندیه كهسیهكانیان
Neuroscience tells us
نیۆرۆساینس پێمان دهڵێت
their way to their beliefs
بیروباوهڕیان دهكهن
.زیاتر له ژیریان
to talk about these issues.
.زۆر قورسه
two regular friends
that government should play in our lives.
.حكومهت لهسهر ژیانمان
not to talk about politics
باسی سیاسهت نهكهین
.باسی بکەین
and it's a part of who we are.
.له بوونمان
to avoid political debate
.مشتومڕ لەسەر سیاسهت نهكهین
کە ناومان ناوە
.دوولایەنە
and all of the craziness that has followed
گێژاوهی بهدووی خۆیدا هێنای
to practice this skill.
:تا كار بهم لێزانینەمان بكهین
and the Women's March.
.دەستپێبەین لە بەنایەر
which one of us participated.
.كێ له ئێمه بهشداری كردووه
that entire day,
،بێزار و وهرهس بووم
didn't represent me,
،نوێنهرایهتی منی نەدەکرد
as this demonstration of sisterhood
كه ئهم خۆپیشاندانه بۆخوشكایهتی
was the timing of the event,
after the presidential inauguration.
.دهست بهكاربوونی سهرۆك بوو
giving the new administration
بهرێوهبهرایهتی نوێ
،باش یان خراپ
to demonstrate against it.
.پێویستی خۆپێشاندان بكهن دژی
I would agree with Caitlin.
.ههمان بۆچوونی كایتهلینم ههیه
does deserve the benefit of the doubt.
.شایانی گومانلێکردنە
to show my concern
دڵسۆزی خۆم نیشان بدهم
with women and other groups
لهگهڵ ژن و گروپهكاتی ترههیهتی
.لهو دهنگه گشتگیره
to the new president
بۆ سهرۆكه نوێیهكه
during the election.
.كاتی ههڵبژاردن
kind of aggravated,
،توڕهبوون دهكهم
pop up in my social media feed.
.دهبینم به بابهتی نوێوه
and holding signs
دروشمی ههڵگرتووه
and not in a good way,
،منی بردە ئاستێکی دیکەوە
.مانای چییه
why Lauran would choose
that the boys made for themselves.
.كوڕهكان نییه
your boys in any way,
،بهكار ناهێنیت
.چێكی خۆم بكهم
هەڵبژێرم بۆ هەڵهاتن
not to say anything to her,
in my frustration,
،هێور بێتهوه
.پرسیاری لێبكهم
about her motivations.
talking about the March
.بهشدار بووین
as to why the event was being organized,
،بۆ ئیڤێنتهكه ڕێكدهخرا
very interesting family conversations.
.خێزانیی سەرەنجڕاکێشەەوە
we have the right and the privilege
ئەم وڵاتە کرد
something we don't agree with,
،هاوڕانین لهگهڵی
why he thought it was so important
گرنگی ئەوە لە کوێدایە
.ئافرهتان بكهن
we marched as a family
وهكو خێزانێك ڕێپێوانمان كرد
my parents' legacy.
.سپاردهی دایك وباوكمان
of some of our most vulnerable citizens,
،هاولاتیانی بێ دهسهڵات بوو
down to me and my brother,
.من و براكهم جێهێشت
.بكهین بۆ كوڕهكانمان
،لهگهڵ لهورێن
why she felt it was so important to march,
،له گرنگی ڕێپێوانهكه لای ئهو
گریمانهكنم ههڵه بوون
دهیانویست ڕێپێوان بكهن
the issues as a family.
.قسەیان لەسەر کردبوو
لهسهر ئهم نمونهیه
about this example
،بژاردهكانی دیکە بكهینهوه
in an undercurrent of disrespect
بێرێزی لێدهكهوتهوه
it allowed us to use dialogue
دیالۆگمان بهكارهێنا
my mind about how I felt about the March,
،بیرکردنەوەی من بۆ ڕێپێوانهكه
around why she brought her boys with her.
،گۆڕا لهسهر بردنی كوڕهكانی
that dialogue allowed us to understand
دیالۆگ وایكرد له یهكتر بگهین
about the Women's March
ڕێپێوانی ئافرهتان
our ability to engage in dialogue
دروست كردووه له بهردهم دیالۆگدا
from talking about women
هیچ پیاوێك قسه لهسهر ژن بكات
during the campaign.
.كاتی كهمپینهكه دەیکرد
these two things in my mind.
.جێگایان بێتهوه له مێشكم
the things that were said?
the only one here that thought
بهم جۆره بیر بكهمهوه
for the presidential election last year.
نهبوو بۆ ههڵبژاردنی ساڵی پار
didn't make it out of the primary,
،دهكرد ناسراو نهبوو
I had a decision to make.
.پێویست بوو بڕیار بدهم
there were some terrible things
زۆر شتی ناخۆش ههبوون
to just abstain
و نهچم بۆ دهنگدان
even considered doing before.
.لێ نهكردووەتهوه بیكهم
I did vote for Donald Trump,
for party over person,
how important that presidential pick is
سهرۆكایهتی چهنده گرنگه
it was a decision I really wrestled with,
،ململانێنم دهكرد لهگهڵ ئهم بڕیاره
I was struck by a few things.
.به چهند شتێك كاریگهر بووم
to my own confirmation bias.
.چهسپاندنی لایهنگیری خۆم
the same attributes,
،لهسهر دهنگدهرانی ترهمپ
I started to ask questions.
.وای لێكردم پرسیار بكهم
really concerned about?
what was really going on?
چی ڕوودهدات؟
about ourselves and our country
خۆمان و وڵاتهكهمان
a deep disappointment in this election,
،بهش دهكهین لهم ههڵبژاردنه
about our two-party political system.
.سیستهمی دوو حیزبه سیاسیه
about this conversation
دهربارهی ئهم ئاخاوتنهمان
between the two of us,
له نێوان ههردووکماندا
the elephant in the room
كێشهیهكی گهوره
مهبهستم ڕهگهزدۆزیه
to get past the difficult,
كاری دهوێ بۆ ئهوهی ئهو سهرسهختیانه
سۆزداریهكانی
like the Women's March
وهكو ڕێپێوانی ئافرهتان
for a candidate that you can't stand.
.به كاندیدێكی نهشیاو
be focused on right now,
،دهبێت گرنگی پێبدهین
that we care about the most.
.گرنگن له لامان
that we need to bottle this behavior.
بەم هەوڵسوکەوتە نییە
for our children as well.
.لەگەڵ منداڵەکانیشمان بکەین
.ئهم ههڵبژاردنهوه
to the news in the morning,
،له بهیانیاندا
with their friends at school.
.هاوڕێكانیان له قوتابخانه
so much polarizing misinformation,
،ناراستی جهمسهرگیریان وههردهگرت
of a Trump presidency.
.سهرۆكایهتی ترهمپ
I was taking my sons to school,
،كوڕهكانم دهبرده قوتابخانه
completely out of the blue,
له ناکات گوتی
who voted for Trump, right?"
دهنگی به ترهمپ دابێت، وانییه؟
.قوڵم ههڵكێشا
look on his face, and he said ...
-----و گووتی
"Why would they vote for him?"
بۆچی ئهوان دهنگیان به ئهو دا؟
how I answered this question.
.وهڵامی ئهو پرسیارهم داوه
our own family values
بههاكانی خێزانهكهم بگرم
.بۆ هاوڕێكانم
for this country."
.ڕاسته بۆ ئهم وڵاته
the whole sentence out,
،ڕستهكهم تهواو بكهم
he was going to play at recess.
.یاری دهكرد له كاتی پشوهكهی
through our bipartisan friendship
له ڕێگای هاوڕێیهتییه دولایهنهكهمان
ڕاستگۆیانه زانینخواز بین
even when we disagree.
.تهنانهت ئهوكاتنهی كۆكیش نین
and our preconceived ideas,
،بۆچونی لایهنگیرانه
to limitless learning.
.بۆ فێربوون كردهوه
for our relationship,
or winning a conversation about politics.
.له گفتووگۆیهك لهسهر سیاسهت
to have a conversation.
.گفتوگۆ بكهن
of your political party
لهدهرهوهی حزبهكهت
.بیركردنهوهكانت بێتهوه
avoid a political conversation.
.سیاسی لێ بهدووردهگری
ئامانجهكه ئهوه نییه ببهیتهوه
was going to be our new president,
،سهرۆكه نوێیهكهمان
weeks or months of awkwardness
ههفتهیهك و مانگێكی ناخۆش
rooted in friendship.
.داکوتابوو
that we would make it through this.
.بهم ڕێگایهمان دا برد
to engage in meaningful conversations
بۆ ئهوهی گفتوگۆی مانادار بكهین
،وهك نهتهوهیهك
forward as a nation,
to elevate our national discourse.
.بۆ بهرزكردنهوی وتاری نهتهوهیی
are going to require all of us
پێویستی به ههموان ههیه
and more meaningful way ...
----قوڵتر و مانادارتر
دیالۆگ بنیاتبنێین
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Caitlin Quattromani - Marketing leaderWhy you should listen
Caitlin Quattromani is a Colorado native and mom to two elementary school-age boys. She graduated from the University of Denver with an international business degree and has been fortunate to travel the world as a marketing and product leader, including living abroad with her family in Luxembourg. Her professional experience includes working for Amazon and DISH, and she currently leads multicultural marketing for Comcast's West Division office in the Denver area. Quattromani is also a co-founder of Elevate Partners, focused on bringing the power of dialogue to individuals, teams and organizations. She regularly volunteers with Hire Heroes USA, helping active duty military, veterans and their families transition into civilian employment.
Caitlin Quattromani | Speaker | TED.com
Lauran Arledge - Talent development leader
Why you should listen
Lauran Arledge started her career as high school social studies teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina. Over the past 15 years, she has worked in public health violence prevention, community organizing, coaching and organizational development. She currently holds a leadership position in talent development for a Denver-based technology company. In November 2017 she will launch Bold Font Coaching and Consulting which aims to bridge the gap between our personal and professional lives by living from a place of choice, courage, and authenticity. She is also a co-founder of Elevate Partners, focused on bringing the power of dialogue to individuals, teams and organizations.
Lauran Arledge | Speaker | TED.com