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Farida Nabourema: Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
Farida Naburema (Farida Nabourema): Da li je vaša zemlja u opasnosti da postane diktatura? Evo kako to da saznate
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Farida Naburema je posvetila svoj život borbi protiv vojnog režima u Togou, najstarijoj afričkoj autokratiji. Usput je naučila dve istine: nijedna zemlja nije predodređena da bude potlačena, i nijedna zemlja nije imuna na diktaturu. Međutim, kako da znate da postoji rizik pre nego što se to desi? U uzbudljivom govoru, Naburema predstavlja četiri ključna znaka diktature, zajedno sa tajnom prkosa onih koji žive u opresivnom sistemu.
Farida Nabourema - Activist, writer
Farida Nabourema is a key voice in Togo’s pro-democracy movement. Full bio
Farida Nabourema is a key voice in Togo’s pro-democracy movement. Full bio
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A few weeks ago,
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Pre nekoliko nedelja,
00:14
somebody tweeted during the midterm
elections in the United States
elections in the United States
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neko je napisao na Tviteru
tokom srednjoročnih izbora u SAD
tokom srednjoročnih izbora u SAD
00:19
that Election Day
should be made a holiday.
should be made a holiday.
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da bi dan izbora trebalo da bude praznik.
00:22
And I retweeted, saying,
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Ja sam odgovorila, napisavši:
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"Well, you're welcome to come
to my country and vote.
to my country and vote.
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„Dobrodošli ste da dođete
u moju zemlju da glasate.
u moju zemlju da glasate.
00:26
You'll get the whole week off
to allow the military to count it."
to allow the military to count it."
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Dobićete čitavu nedelju kako bi vojska
stigla da prebroji glasove.“
stigla da prebroji glasove.“
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I come from Togo, by the way.
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Uzgred, ja sam iz Togoa.
00:32
It is a beautiful country
located in West Africa.
located in West Africa.
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To je predivna zemlja u Zapadnoj Africi.
00:35
There are some cool,
interesting facts about my country.
interesting facts about my country.
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Postoje neke kul, zanimljive
činjenice o mojoj zemlji.
činjenice o mojoj zemlji.
00:39
Togo has been ruled
by the same family for 51 years,
by the same family for 51 years,
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Togom vlada ista porodica 51 godinu,
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making us the oldest autocracy in Africa.
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što nas čini najstarijom
autokratijom u Africi.
autokratijom u Africi.
00:46
That's a record.
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To je rekord.
00:47
We have a second-coolest record:
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Imamo još jedan kul rekord:
00:48
we have been ranked three times
as the unhappiest country on earth.
as the unhappiest country on earth.
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tri puta smo bili proglašeni
za najnesrećniju zemlju na planeti.
za najnesrećniju zemlju na planeti.
00:53
You are all invited.
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Svi ste pozvani.
00:54
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:56
So just to let you know,
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Samo da vam kažem,
00:57
it's not very cool
to live under an autocracy.
to live under an autocracy.
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nije preterano kul živeti u autokratiji.
01:01
But the interesting thing is that I have
met, throughout the course of my activism,
met, throughout the course of my activism,
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Ali zanimljivo je što sam upoznala,
kroz svoj aktivizam,
kroz svoj aktivizam,
jako mnogo ljudi iz različitih zemalja,
01:05
so many people from different countries,
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i kad im ispričam o Togou,
njihova reakcija je uvek:
njihova reakcija je uvek:
01:07
and when I tell them about Togo,
their reaction is always,
their reaction is always,
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01:10
"How can you guys allow the same people
to terrorize you for 51 years?
to terrorize you for 51 years?
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„Kako možete dozvoliti
da vas isti ljudi terorišu 51 godinu?
da vas isti ljudi terorišu 51 godinu?
01:14
You know, like, you Togolese,
you must be very patient."
you must be very patient."
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Mislim, vi Togoanci
mora da ste veoma strpljivi.“
mora da ste veoma strpljivi.“
01:16
That's their diplomatic way
of saying "stupid."
of saying "stupid."
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To je njihov diplomatski način
da kažu „glupi“.
da kažu „glupi“.
01:19
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:21
And when you live in a free country,
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Kada neko živi u slobodnoj zemlji,
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there's this tendency of assuming
that those who are oppressed
that those who are oppressed
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često pretpostavlja
da oni koji su ugnjetavani
da oni koji su ugnjetavani
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tolerate their oppression
or are comfortable with it,
or are comfortable with it,
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tolerišu svoje ugnjetavanje
ili im ono ne smeta.
ili im ono ne smeta.
01:31
and democracy is projected
as a progressive form of governance
as a progressive form of governance
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Demokratija se predstavlja
kao progresivan oblik vladavine
kao progresivan oblik vladavine
01:35
in such a way that those people
who don't live under democratic countries
who don't live under democratic countries
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tako da su ljudi koji ne žive
u demokratskim zemljama
u demokratskim zemljama
01:39
are seen as people who are not
intellectually or maybe morally
intellectually or maybe morally
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viđeni kao ljudi koji intelektualno,
a možda i moralno,
a možda i moralno,
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as advanced as others.
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nisu podjednako napredni kao drugi.
01:46
But it's not the case.
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Ali to nije tako.
01:47
The reason why people have that perception
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Razlog za takvo viđenje stvari
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has to do with the way stories
are covered about dictatorships.
are covered about dictatorships.
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leži u načinu na koji su pokrivene
priče o diktaturama.
priče o diktaturama.
01:53
In the course of my activism,
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Tokom svog aktivizma,
01:55
I have had to interview
with so many news outlets out there,
with so many news outlets out there,
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imala sam intervjue
sa velikim brojem medijskih kuća,
sa velikim brojem medijskih kuća,
01:59
and usually it would always start with,
"What got you started?
"What got you started?
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i uglavnom bi počinjali pitanjima:
„Šta te je pokrenulo?
„Šta te je pokrenulo?
02:02
What inspired you?"
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Šta te je inspirisalo?“
02:04
And I reply, "I wasn't inspired.
I was triggered."
I was triggered."
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Odgovarala sam: „Nisam bila
inspirisana. Bila sam naterana.“
inspirisana. Bila sam naterana.“
02:08
And it goes on.
"Well, what triggered you?"
"Well, what triggered you?"
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Pa se nastavlja: „Dobro,
a šta te je nateralo?“
a šta te je nateralo?“
02:11
And I go on about how my father
was arrested when I was 13, and tortured,
was arrested when I was 13, and tortured,
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I ja onda pričam kako je moj otac
bio uhapšen kad sam imala 13 godina,
bio uhapšen kad sam imala 13 godina,
kako su ga mučili, celu tu priču...
02:16
all the history ... I don't want
to get into details now,
to get into details now,
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Da ne ulazim sad u detalje,
jer ćete svi zaspati.
jer ćete svi zaspati.
02:19
because you'll start sleeping.
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02:20
But the thing is, at the end of the day,
what interests them the most is:
what interests them the most is:
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Stvar je u tome, na kraju krajeva,
da ih najviše zanima to
da ih najviše zanima to
02:24
How was he tortured?
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kako su ga mučili,
02:25
For how many days? How many people died?
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koliko dana, koliko ljudi je ubijeno.
02:27
They are interested
in the abuse, in the killing,
in the abuse, in the killing,
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Interesuju ih zlostavljanja, ubistva,
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because they believe that
will gain attention and sympathy.
will gain attention and sympathy.
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jer veruju da će to privući
pažnju i sažaljenje.
pažnju i sažaljenje.
02:36
But in reality, it serves
the purpose of the dictator.
the purpose of the dictator.
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Ali zapravo, to ide na ruku diktatoru.
02:39
It helps them advertise their cruelty.
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Pomaže im da propagiraju svoju okrutnost.
02:43
In 2011, I cofounded a movement
I call "Faure Must Go,"
I call "Faure Must Go,"
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Godine 2011. sam učestvovala u stvaranju
pokreta koji zovem „For mora da ode“,
pokreta koji zovem „For mora da ode“,
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because Faure is
the first name of our president.
the first name of our president.
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jer For je ime našeg predsednika.
02:50
Togo is a French-speaking
country, by the way,
country, by the way,
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Uzgred, u Togou se govori francuski,
02:52
but I chose English because
I had my issues with France as well.
I had my issues with France as well.
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ali sam izabrala engleski, jer sam imala
problema i sa Francuskom.
problema i sa Francuskom.
02:56
But then --
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Ali onda...
02:57
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:00
But then, when I started Faure Must Go,
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Ali onda, kada sam pokrenula
„For mora da ode“,
„For mora da ode“,
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I made a video, and I came on camera,
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snimila sam video,
i pred kamerom sam rekla:
i pred kamerom sam rekla:
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and I said, "Well, Faure Gnassingbé,
I give you 60 days to resign as president,
I give you 60 days to resign as president,
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„Dakle, Fore Gnasingbe, dajem ti 60 dana
da odstupiš sa mesta predsednika,
da odstupiš sa mesta predsednika,
jer ako to ne uradiš, mi, mladi Togoa,
ćemo se organizovati i srušiti te,
ćemo se organizovati i srušiti te,
03:09
because if you don't,
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03:10
we the youth in Togo will organize
and we will bring you down,
and we will bring you down,
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03:13
because you have killed
over 500 of our countrymen
over 500 of our countrymen
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jer si ubio preko 500 naših sunarodnika
da bi došao na vlast nakon smrti oca.
03:16
to seize power when your father died.
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03:18
We have not chosen you.
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Mi te nismo izabrali.
03:20
You are an imposter,
and we will remove you."
and we will remove you."
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Ti si uljez i mi ćemo te ukloniti.“
03:22
But I was the only known face
of the movement.
of the movement.
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Ali, ja sam bila jedino
poznato lice pokreta.
poznato lice pokreta.
03:24
Why? Because I was the only stupid one.
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Zašto? Jer sam jedina bila glupa.
03:27
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:29
And the backlashes followed.
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Sledila je odmazda.
03:31
My family started receiving threats.
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Mojoj porodici su počele da stižu pretnje.
03:33
My siblings called me one morning.
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Moja braća su me jednog dana pozvala.
03:36
They said, "You know what?
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Rekoše mi: „Znaš šta?
03:37
When they come here to kill you,
we don't want to die with you,
we don't want to die with you,
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Kada dođu ovde da te ubiju, mi ne želimo
da umremo sa tobom. Iseli se.“
da umremo sa tobom. Iseli se.“
03:40
so move out."
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03:41
So yes, I moved out.
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Da, iselila sam se.
03:43
And I'm so angry at them,
so I haven't talked to them in five years.
so I haven't talked to them in five years.
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Toliko sam ljuta na njih,
da ne razgovaram sa njima već pet godina.
da ne razgovaram sa njima već pet godina.
03:47
Anyway, moving forward ...
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U svakom slučaju, idemo dalje...
03:50
For the past nine years,
I have been working with countries
I have been working with countries
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U proteklih devet godina
radila sam sa zemljama
radila sam sa zemljama
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to raise awareness of Togo,
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na podizanju svesti o Togou,
03:58
to help the people of Togo
overcome their fear
overcome their fear
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kako bih pomogla narodu Togoa
da pobedi strah;
da pobedi strah;
04:00
so they, too, can come and say
they want change.
they want change.
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da i oni mogu da izađu i kažu
da žele promenu.
da žele promenu.
04:04
I have received a lot of persecution
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Sledilo je dosta progona,
04:07
that I cannot disclose,
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o čemu ne mogu da pričam,
04:09
a lot of threats, a lot of abuse,
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mnogo pretnji, mnogo zlostavljanja,
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psychologically.
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psihološkog.
04:13
But I don't like talking about them,
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Ali, ja ne volim o tome da pričam,
04:14
because I know that my job
as an activist is to mobilize,
as an activist is to mobilize,
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jer znam da je moj posao
kao aktiviste da pokrenem,
kao aktiviste da pokrenem,
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is to organize,
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da organizujem,
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is to help every single Togolese citizen
understand that, as citizens,
understand that, as citizens,
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da pomognem svakom građaninu Togoa
da razume da, kao građani,
da razume da, kao građani,
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we hold the power,
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mi imamo moć,
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we are the boss and we decide.
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mi smo šef i mi odlučujemo.
04:28
And the punishment that the dictators
are using to intimidate them
are using to intimidate them
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I da kazne koje diktatori
koriste da ih zaplaše
koriste da ih zaplaše
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must not prevent us
from getting what we want.
from getting what we want.
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ne smeju da nas spreče
da dobijemo ono što želimo.
da dobijemo ono što želimo.
04:37
That is why I said it is very important
to cover the stories of activists
to cover the stories of activists
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Zato sam rekla da je veoma važno
da se pokrivaju priče aktivista
da se pokrivaju priče aktivista
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in the way that it helps mobilize people,
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tako da to pomogne u pokretanju ljudi,
04:45
not in the way that it helps
deter their action
deter their action
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a ne tako da sprečavaju njihovo delovanje
04:48
and force even more their subjugation
to the oppressive system.
to the oppressive system.
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i prisiljavaju još više
na potčinjavanje opresivnom sistemu.
na potčinjavanje opresivnom sistemu.
04:54
During these years
that I've been an activist,
that I've been an activist,
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Tokom ovih godina koliko sam aktivista,
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there are days that I felt like quitting
because I couldn't take it.
because I couldn't take it.
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bilo je dana kada sam želela da odustanem
jer nisam mogla da izdržim.
jer nisam mogla da izdržim.
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Well then, what kept me going?
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Pa, šta me je onda teralo dalje?
05:01
The one thing that kept me going:
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Jedna stvar me je terala dalje:
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I remember the story of my grandfather,
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setim se priče o mom dedi,
05:05
and how he used to walk
465 miles from his village to the city,
465 miles from his village to the city,
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o tome kako je hodao 750 km
od svog sela do grada
od svog sela do grada
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just to protest for independence.
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samo da bi prostestovao za nezavisnost.
05:13
Then I remember
the sacrifice of my father,
the sacrifice of my father,
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Onda se setim žrtve moga oca,
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who was tortured so many times
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koji je toliko puta mučen
05:17
for daring to protest against the regime.
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jer se usudio da protestuje protiv režima.
05:21
Back in the '70s,
they would write pamphlets
they would write pamphlets
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Tokom '70-ih pisali bi pamflete
05:24
to raise awareness on the dictatorship,
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kako bi podigli svest o diktaturi,
05:27
and because they couldn't
afford to make copies,
afford to make copies,
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ali pošto nisu mogli da priušte
da naprave kopije,
da naprave kopije,
05:29
they would reproduce
the same pamphlet 500 times each
the same pamphlet 500 times each
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oni bi prepisali
jedan isti pamflet 500 puta
jedan isti pamflet 500 puta
05:33
and distribute them.
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i podelili ih.
05:34
It got to a point where the military
knew their handwriting,
knew their handwriting,
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Došlo je na kraju do toga
da je vojska znala njihov rukopis,
da je vojska znala njihov rukopis,
05:37
so as soon as they stumbled upon one,
they'd go and get them.
they'd go and get them.
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pa čim bi naišli na jedan,
otišli bi i pohapsili ih.
otišli bi i pohapsili ih.
05:40
But I look at that and I'm like,
you know, today you have a blog.
you know, today you have a blog.
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Razmišljam o tome, znate,
danas postoji blog.
danas postoji blog.
05:44
I don't have to copy
the same thing 500 times.
the same thing 500 times.
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Ne moram da prepisujem
jednu istu stvar 500 puta.
jednu istu stvar 500 puta.
05:48
I blog and thousands of people read it.
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Napišem na blogu
i hiljade ljudi to pročita.
i hiljade ljudi to pročita.
05:50
By the way, in Togo, they like
calling me the WhatsApp girl,
calling me the WhatsApp girl,
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Uzgred, u Togou vole
da me zovu Vatsap devojka,
da me zovu Vatsap devojka,
05:53
because I am always on WhatsApp
attacking the government.
attacking the government.
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jer sam stalno na Vatsapu
gde napadam vlast.
gde napadam vlast.
05:56
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:57
So it's much easier.
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Tako da je mnogo lakše.
05:58
When I'm angry at the government,
I just make an angry note,
I just make an angry note,
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Kada sam ljuta na vlast,
ja samo napišem ljutitu poruku,
ja samo napišem ljutitu poruku,
06:02
and I send it out
and thousands of people share it.
and thousands of people share it.
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pošaljem je, i hiljade ljudi to podeli.
06:05
I'm rarely this composed.
I'm always angry, by the way.
I'm always angry, by the way.
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Ja sam retko ovako staložena.
Inače sam uvek ljuta.
Inače sam uvek ljuta.
06:08
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
06:11
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
06:20
So I was talking about the necessity
to showcase our stories,
to showcase our stories,
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Pričala sam o potrebi
da se prikažu naše priče,
da se prikažu naše priče,
06:24
because when I think about
the sacrifices that were made for us,
the sacrifices that were made for us,
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jer kad sam razmišljala o žrtvama
koje su podnete zbog nas,
koje su podnete zbog nas,
06:28
it helped me keep going.
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to je ono što me je guralo napred.
06:29
One of the very first actions
of our Faure Must Go movement
of our Faure Must Go movement
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Jedna od prvih akcija
našeg pokreta „For mora da ode“
našeg pokreta „For mora da ode“
06:32
was to come up with a petition,
asking citizens to sign
asking citizens to sign
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bila je da osmislimo peticiju
i tražimo od građana da potpišu,
i tražimo od građana da potpišu,
06:35
so that we can demand new elections,
as the constitution allows.
as the constitution allows.
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kako bismo mogli da tražimo nove izbore,
kako i dozvoljava ustav.
kako i dozvoljava ustav.
06:40
People were scared to put their names
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Ljudi su se plašili da se potpišu
06:41
because, they said,
they don't want to get in trouble.
they don't want to get in trouble.
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jer, rekoše, ne žele da upadnu u nevolju.
06:44
Even in the diaspora, people were scared.
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Čak i u dijaspori su se ljudi plašili.
06:46
They were like, "We have family at home."
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Govorili su: „Imamo porodicu kod kuće.“
Ali bila je jedna žena od 60-ak godina.
06:48
But there was this woman
who was in her 60s.
who was in her 60s.
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When she heard about it,
she took the petition,
she took the petition,
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Kad je čula za peticiju, uzela ju je,
06:54
and she went home,
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otišla kući,
06:56
and by herself she collected
over 1,000 [signatures].
over 1,000 [signatures].
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i sama skupila preko 1000 potpisa.
07:00
That inspired me so much, and I was like,
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To me je toliko inspirisalo,
da sam pomislila,
da sam pomislila,
07:02
if a 60-year-old that has
nothing more to gain in this regime
nothing more to gain in this regime
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ako šezdesetogodišnjakinja koja ništa više
nema da dobije od ovog režima
nema da dobije od ovog režima
07:07
can do this for us, the young ones,
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može to da učini za nas, za mlade,
07:09
then why should I quit?
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zašto bih onda ja odustala?
07:10
It is the stories of resistance,
the stories of defiance,
the stories of defiance,
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Priče o otporu, priče o prkosu,
07:14
the stories of resilience,
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priče o istrajnosti,
07:16
that inspire people to get involved,
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one inspirišu ljude da se uključe,
07:18
not the stories of abuse
and killings and hurt,
and killings and hurt,
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a ne priče o zlostavljanju,
ubijanju i boli,
ubijanju i boli,
07:22
because as humans, it's only natural
for us to be scared.
for us to be scared.
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jer nam je, kao ljudima,
u prirodi da se plašimo.
u prirodi da se plašimo.
07:26
I would like to share with you
a few characteristics of dictatorships
a few characteristics of dictatorships
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Htela bih da podelim sa vama
nekoliko karakteristika diktature
nekoliko karakteristika diktature
07:29
so that you can assess your own country
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kako biste mogli da procenite
sopstvenu zemlju
sopstvenu zemlju
07:32
and see if you are also
at risk of joining us.
at risk of joining us.
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i videli da li ste u opasnosti
da nam se pridružite.
da nam se pridružite.
07:35
(Laughter and cheers)
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(Smeh i ovacije)
07:37
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
07:43
Number one thing to look at:
concentration of power.
concentration of power.
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Prva stvar koju treba gledati
je koncentracija moći.
je koncentracija moći.
07:45
Is the power in your country concentrated
in the hands of a few, an elite?
in the hands of a few, an elite?
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Da li je moć u vašoj zemlji skoncentrisana
u rukama malobrojnih, elite?
u rukama malobrojnih, elite?
07:49
It can be a political elite,
ideological elite.
ideological elite.
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To može biti politička, ideološka elita.
07:51
And you have a strongman,
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I uvek imate moćnika,
07:53
because we always have one guy
who is presented as the messiah
who is presented as the messiah
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jer uvek imamo jednog lika
koji se predstavlja kao mesija
koji se predstavlja kao mesija
07:57
who will save us from the world.
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koji će da nas spase od sveta.
07:59
The second point is propaganda.
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Druga tačka je propaganda.
08:01
Dictators feed on propaganda.
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Diktatori žive od propagande.
08:03
They like giving the impression
that they are the saviors,
that they are the saviors,
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Oni vole da odaju utisak spasioca
08:06
and without them,
the country will fall apart.
the country will fall apart.
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i da bi bez njih zemlja propala.
08:08
And they are always fighting
some foreign forces, you know?
some foreign forces, you know?
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I oni se uvek bore
protiv nekih stranih sila, znate?
protiv nekih stranih sila, znate?
08:11
The Christians, the Jewish, the Muslims,
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Hrišćani, jevreji, muslimani,
08:13
the voodoo priests are coming for you.
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vudu sveštenici dolaze po vas.
08:16
The Communists, when they get here,
we'll all be broke.
we'll all be broke.
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Kada komunisti dođu,
svi ćemo bankrotirati.
svi ćemo bankrotirati.
Takve stvari.
08:18
These kinds of things.
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A naš predsednik se, konkretno,
bori protiv gusara.
bori protiv gusara.
08:20
And our president, in particular,
he fights pirates.
he fights pirates.
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(Smeh)
08:23
(Laughter)
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08:24
I am very serious.
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Veoma sam ozbiljna.
08:26
Last year, he bought a boat that's
13 million dollars to fight pirates,
13 million dollars to fight pirates,
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Prošle godine je kupio brod za borbu
protiv gusara za 13 miliona dolara,
protiv gusara za 13 miliona dolara,
08:29
and 60 percent of our people are starving.
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dok 60 posto našeg naroda gladuje.
08:32
So they are always protecting us
from some foreign forces.
from some foreign forces.
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Tako da nas oni uvek čuvaju
od nekih stranih sila.
od nekih stranih sila.
08:35
And this leads to point three:
militarization.
militarization.
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A to vodi do treće tačke: militarizacija.
08:37
Dictators survive by instigating fear,
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Diktatori preživljavaju
tako što podstiču strah
tako što podstiču strah
08:40
and they use the military
to suppress dissident voices,
to suppress dissident voices,
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i koriste vojsku da uguše
disidentske glasove,
disidentske glasove,
08:43
even though they try
to give the impression
to give the impression
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iako pokušavaju da odaju utisak
da je vojska tu da štiti narod.
08:45
that the military
is to protect the nation.
is to protect the nation.
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08:47
And they suppress institutions
and destroy them
and destroy them
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Oni guše institucije i uništavaju ih
08:50
so that they don't have to be
held accountable.
held accountable.
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da ne bi mogli da budu pozvani
na odgovornost.
na odgovornost.
08:53
So do you have a heavily
militarized country?
militarized country?
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I, imate li veoma militarizovanu državu?
08:55
And this leads to point four,
what I call human cruelty.
what I call human cruelty.
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To vodi do četvrte tačke, koju ja zovem
okrutnost prema ljudima.
okrutnost prema ljudima.
08:59
You know when we talk about animals,
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Znate kako, kada pričamo o životinjama,
kažemo okrutnost prema životinjama,
kada ih maltretiraju,
kada ih maltretiraju,
09:01
we say animal cruelty
when animals are abused,
when animals are abused,
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09:04
because there's no charter
acknowledged by the UN
acknowledged by the UN
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jer ne postoji povelja koju priznaju UN
09:07
saying animal rights charter.
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koja se zove povelja prava životinja.
09:09
Point one: all animals are created equal.
So you don't have that.
So you don't have that.
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Prva tačka: sve životinje
su stvorene jednake. To nemate.
su stvorene jednake. To nemate.
09:13
So whenever animals are abused,
we say animal cruelty.
we say animal cruelty.
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Kad god njih maltretiraju, to zovemo
okrutnost prema životinjama.
okrutnost prema životinjama.
09:16
But when it comes to humans,
we say human rights abuses,
we say human rights abuses,
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Ali kada su u pitanju ljudi,
kažemo povreda ljudskih prava,
kažemo povreda ljudskih prava,
09:19
because we assume
that all humans have rights.
that all humans have rights.
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jer pretpostavljamo
da svi ljudi imaju prava.
da svi ljudi imaju prava.
09:22
But some of us are actually still fighting
for our right to have rights.
for our right to have rights.
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Ali, neki od nas se još uvek bore
za pravo da imaju prava.
za pravo da imaju prava.
09:26
So in that condition, I don't talk about
human rights abuse or violation.
human rights abuse or violation.
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U takvim uslovima ne govorim o povredi
ili kršenju ljudskih prava.
ili kršenju ljudskih prava.
09:30
When you live in a country
and you have an issue with the president
and you have an issue with the president
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Kada živiš u zemlji
i imaš problema sa predsednikom,
i imaš problema sa predsednikom,
i najgore što može da ti se desi
je da ti zabrani pristup predsedništvu,
je da ti zabrani pristup predsedništvu,
09:33
and the worst thing that can happen
is he bans you from the presidency,
is he bans you from the presidency,
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imaš sreće.
09:37
you are lucky.
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Kada dođeš u moju zemlju
i imaš problem sa predsednikom,
i imaš problem sa predsednikom,
09:38
When you come to my country
and have an issue with the president,
and have an issue with the president,
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prosto bežiš, nestaneš,
iščezneš iz svemira,
iščezneš iz svemira,
09:41
you just run, disappear;
you vanish from the universe,
you vanish from the universe,
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jer će te oni naći i u Turskoj.
09:43
because they can still find you in Turkey.
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I tako ljudi poput mene
više ne mogu da žive u Togou.
više ne mogu da žive u Togou.
09:45
So people like myself,
we don't get to live in Togo anymore.
we don't get to live in Togo anymore.
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I ljudi poput mene,
09:48
And people like myself,
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mi ne možemo da živimo
na istom mestu duže od mesec dana
na istom mestu duže od mesec dana
09:49
we don't get to live in the same place
for more than a month,
for more than a month,
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jer ne želimo da nam uđu u trag.
09:52
because we don't want to be traced.
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Način na koji muče ljude,
09:54
The way they abuse people,
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vrsta okrutnosti koja prolazi
nekažnjeno pod diktaturom
nekažnjeno pod diktaturom
09:55
the type of cruelty that happens
in all impunity under dictatorships
in all impunity under dictatorships
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09:59
are beyond human imagination.
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je izvan ljudskog poimanja.
10:02
The stories of some
of the activists that were killed,
of the activists that were killed,
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Priče o nekim od aktivista
koji su ubijeni,
koji su ubijeni,
10:05
their bodies dumped in the sea,
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čija su tela bačena u more,
10:07
that were tortured
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koji su bili mučeni
10:09
to the point where they lost
their hearing or their sight --
their hearing or their sight --
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toliko da su izgubili sluh ili vid -
10:12
those stories still haunt me.
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te priče me i dalje progone.
10:13
And sometimes, as an activist,
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I ponekad, kao aktivistu,
10:15
I am less concerned about dying
than how it will happen.
than how it will happen.
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manje me brine umiranje
od toga kako će se to dogoditi.
od toga kako će se to dogoditi.
10:19
Sometimes I just sit down
and I imagine all scenarios.
and I imagine all scenarios.
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Ponekad sedim i zamišljam sve scenarije.
10:21
What are they going to do?
Are they going to cut my ears first?
Are they going to cut my ears first?
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Šta li će da rade?
Hoće li prvo da mi odseku uši?
Hoće li prvo da mi odseku uši?
Ili će prvo da mi odseku jezik
jer ih stalno vređam?
jer ih stalno vređam?
10:24
Or are they going to cut my tongue
because I'm always insulting them?
because I'm always insulting them?
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10:28
It sounds cruel, but it is the reality.
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Zvuči okrutno, ali to je realnost.
10:30
We live in a very cruel world.
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Živimo u veoma okrutnom svetu.
10:32
Dictators are cruel monsters,
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Diktatori su okrutna čudovišta,
10:35
and I am not saying it to be nice.
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i to ne kažem da ispadnem fina.
10:39
So yes, that is the final characteristic.
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To je to, to je konačna karakteristika.
10:42
The list goes on,
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Spisak ide dalje,
10:43
but that's the final thing that I want
to share about autocracies,
to share about autocracies,
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ali to je poslednja stvar koju želim
da podelim o autokratijama,
da podelim o autokratijama,
da pogledate svoju zemlju
i vidite da li tamo postoji rizik.
i vidite da li tamo postoji rizik.
10:47
so that you look at your country
and see if there are risks there.
and see if there are risks there.
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Važno je da prepoznate
prednosti slobode koju danas imate
prednosti slobode koju danas imate
10:50
It is important that you acknowledge
the gains of freedom that you have today,
the gains of freedom that you have today,
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jer su neki ljudi morali
da daju svoje živote da biste je imali.
da daju svoje živote da biste je imali.
10:54
because some people had
to give their lives for you to have it.
to give their lives for you to have it.
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Zato je ne uzimajte zdravo za gotovo.
10:57
So don't take this for granted.
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10:59
But then at the same time,
you also need to know
you also need to know
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Ali istovremeno treba da znate
11:01
that no country is actually
destined to be oppressed,
destined to be oppressed,
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da nijednoj zemlji nije predodređeno
da bude potlačena,
da bude potlačena,
11:05
while at the same time,
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a istovremeno,
11:07
no country or no people are immune
to oppression and dictatorship.
to oppression and dictatorship.
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nijedna zemlja i nijedan narod
nije imun na represiju i diktaturu.
nije imun na represiju i diktaturu.
11:11
Thank you.
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Hvala.
11:13
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Farida Nabourema - Activist, writerFarida Nabourema is a key voice in Togo’s pro-democracy movement.
Why you should listen
A political activist and writer, Farida Nabourema has been a fearless advocate for democracy and human rights in Togo since she was a teenager. Through more than 400 articles on her blog and other sites, she denounces corruption and dictatorship and promotes a form of progressive pan-Africanism. In 2014, she published La Pression de l'Oppression (The Pressure of Oppression), in which she discussed the different forms of oppression that people face throughout Africa and highlighted the need for oppressed people to fight back.
Nabourema is also the engagement and collaboration coordinator of Africans Rising, a pan-African movement that fights for justice, peace and dignity through grassroots organizing, civic education and advocacy. She cofounded and is the executive director of the Togolese Civil League, an NGO that promotes democracy through civil resistance. In 2001, at age 20, Nabourema founded the "Faure Must Go" movement, where she supported and organized with Togolese youths to stand against the dictatorial regime of Faure Gnassingbé. "Faure Must Go" has become the slogan for the civil resistance movement in Togo, of which Nabourema is one of the most well-known leaders.
Nabourema was awarded the "Young Advocate of the Year" and the "Female African Youth of the Year" in 2018 by Africa Youth Award for her contribution to raising awareness on the oldest military regime in Africa.
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