Eric Liu: There's no such thing as not voting
Eric Liu: Oy vermemek diye bir şey yoktur
Eric Liu is founder of Citizen University, which teaches the art of powerful citizenship, and the executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship & American Identity Program. Full bio
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some of these things.
and you wouldn't be entirely wrong.
ve tamamen haksız da sayılmazsınız.
is rigged in many ways.
birçok yönden şikeli.
of federal tax breaks
yarısından fazlası
five percent of Americans?
yüzde beşine akacak?
across the political spectrum,
presidential election.
up and down the ballot
seçim sandıklarına bakabilir
I still believe voting matters.
önemli olduğunu düşünüyorum.
getirebileceğimize inanıyorum.
about how we can do that, and why.
hakkında konuşmak istiyorum.
in American history when voting was fun,
eğlenceli olduğu zamanlar vardı,
a grim duty to show up at the polls.
görevden daha fazlasıyken.
"most of American history."
to the Civil Rights Era,
and raucous culture of voting.
kaba bir seçim kültürü vardı.
fasting and feasting and toasting,
ziyafetler, içkiler,
immigrants and urban political machines
ve kentsel siyasi oluşumlar
canlı kalmasını sağladı.
successive wave of new voters.
dalgasıyla büyüdü.
when new African-American voters,
yeni Afro-Amerikalı seçmenler,
with their newfound right to vote.
özgürlüklerini kutladılar.
kadın seçme hakkını savunanlar
of theatricality to their fight,
as they claimed the franchise.
oy hakkı talep ettiler.
the promise of equal citizenship
yerine getirilmesini istedi ve
knew that voting matters,
önemini biliyordu.
and the performance of power
olduğunu da biliyorlardı.
since Selma and the Voting Rights Act,
bu yana yarım yüzyıl geçti
internet tarafından öldürüldü.
citizens into spectators.
dönüştürdü.
political memes on social media,
paylaşmak güzel ama
calls "being alone together."
"hep birlikte yalnız olmak" diyor.
that is about being together together,
bir seçim kültürüdür,
"eat your vegetables" or "do you duty,"
"görevini yap" yerine,
across the country right now,
to revive a face-to-face set of ways
seçim propagandası yapılabilecek
and their causes are mocked
alay edilip övüldüğü
and handmade posters and murals;
duvar resimleriyle dolu sokaklar;
competing performers rep their candidates.
grup konserlerindeki dalaşı.
a little bit 18th century to you,
18. yüzyıldan kalma gelebilir
any more 18th century
are voting like this.
bu şekilde oy veriyor.
communal affairs.
toplumsal meselelerdir.
is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
karnaval atmosferinde geçer.
there is a spectacle,
here in America, who has time for this?
diye sorabilirsiniz.
watches five hours of television a day.
beş saat televizyon izliyor.
herhangi bir vatandaş,
olarak değil,
called "The Joy of Voting."
bir proje başlattık.
artists and activists,
eğitimcileri, politikacıları,
neighbors, everyday citizens
oy verme kültürünü
of voting in a local way.
bir araya getirdik.
gece partileri anlamına geliyor
all-night parties with hot DJs
is to show that you're registered to vote.
kayıtlı seçmen olduğunuzu göstermek.
mahalle mahalle dolaşan
in the bed of a flatbed truck
to neighborhood.
all throughout colonial old town.
oy verme temalı çöpçü avı oyunu.
mixtapes and live graffiti art
in their beauty and their diversity,
fevkaladeler
genç bir sanatçıyı
for a new series of "I voted" stickers.
serisi yapması için görevlendirdik.
this artwork for these stickers,
koyulduğunda
his sense of intimidation about politics.
kurtulmaya başladı.
about the upcoming primary election,
not just passing out stickers,
and encouraging people to vote,
oy vermeye teşvik ediyor
the election with passersby.
hakkında konuşuyordu.
called the Wandering Aesthetics
adındaki bir tiyatro şirketi
these pickup truck plays.
an open call to the public
halka açık çağrı yaparak
monologues, dialogues, poems,
that could be read aloud
İspanyol kökenli
için işler değişiyor.
isn't just about joy.
sadece sevinç meselesi değil.
organizasyonumuzun işi değil.
people of all different backgrounds
farklı geçmişleri olan insanlar
this kind of passionate, joyful activity
neşe yaratmak için
in urban and rural communities,
her siyasi kökenden
all citizenship is local.
tüm yurttaşlıklar yereldir.
just a presidential election,
and then we collapse, exhausted.
ve sonra yorgun düşeriz.
and other people in our community
of collective voice and imagination,
deneyimi yaratmakla ilgili olursa
that this stuff matters.
olduğunu hatırlamaya başlarız.
that this is the stuff of self-government.
hatırlamaya başlarız.
a self-fulfilling act of belief.
inancın hayata geçmiş hâlidir.
that makes any society thrive.
karşılıklı faydalarının ruhunu besler.
creative leap of faith.
inanç sıçramasının bir parçası oluruz.
the very power that we wish we had.
üretmemize yardımcı olur.
that democracy and theater
in ancient Athens.
tesadüf değil.
out of the enclosure of her private self.
kendi dünyasından çıkarır.
public experiences of shared ritual.
halk ritüeli deneyimi yaratıyor.
hayali olduğunu
that all of our bonds in the end
hatırlatarak
the meaning of imagination,
düşündüğümüzde,
teknik uzmanlık meselesi olmayan
of technical expertise.
or having the know-how.
bilgi sahibi olma meselesi değil.
to this question, "Why bother?"
sorusuna bir cevap vereyim
and a bit more pointed.
ve biraz daha isabetli olabilir.
no such thing as not voting.
her şeye oy vermektir.
may detest and oppose.
kılığına bürünebilir.
passive resistance,
are counter to your own,
to take advantage of your absence.
gücü bilfiil teslim etmektir.
yaratan kişilerin
created the Tea Party
çok karmaşık olduğuna
you know, politics is too messy,
bu ülkenin nerede olacağını
of our votes adding up to anything.
imkânı yok.
silence themselves.
they changed American politics.
Amerikan siyasetini değiştirdiler.
of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders takipçilerinin
the political status quo
ve daha önce mümkün olan
of the previously possible
ortadan kaldırmaya
there's a lot of talk of revolution
devrim konuşmaları yapılıyor.
to disrupt everyday democracy.
aksatmak için gereken bir devrim.
gives us a playbook for revolution.
devrim için gerekenleri veriyor.
düşük gelirli seçmenler,
katılım gösterdi.
turnout was 36 percent,
somewhere around 20 percent.
of this country change dramatically,
dramatik bir şekilde değişir
becomes radically more responsive
radikal olarak tüm insanlara
to mobilize 100 percent?
ne gerekli?
against efforts afoot
ülkenin dört bir yanında
a positive culture of voting
ait olmak, parçası olmak
sense of powerlessness.
güçsüzlük hissine karşı bir devrim.
gerçekleştirelim
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eric Liu - Civics educatorEric Liu is founder of Citizen University, which teaches the art of powerful citizenship, and the executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship & American Identity Program.
Why you should listen
Eric Liu is an author, educator and civic entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Citizen University, which promotes and teaches the art of great citizenship through a portfolio of national programs, and the executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program.
Liu's books include the national bestsellers The Gardens of Democracy, and The True Patriot, co-authored with Nick Hanauer. His most recent book is A Chinaman's Chance, published in July, 2014. His first book, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker, was a New York Times Notable Book featured in the PBS documentary "Matters of Race." His other books include Guiding Lights: How to Mentor – and Find Life's Purpose, the Official Book of National Mentoring Month; and Imagination First, co-authored with Scott Noppe-Brandon of the Lincoln Center Institute, which explores ways to unlock imagination in education, politics, business and the arts.
Liu served as a White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and later as the President's deputy domestic policy adviser. After the White House, he was an executive at the digital media company RealNetworks. In 2002 he was named one of the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders of Tomorrow, and in 2010 he was awarded the Bill Grace Leadership Legacy Award by the Center for Ethical Leadership.
Liu lives in Seattle, where he teaches civic leadership at the University of Washington and hosts Citizen University TV, a television program about civic power. In addition to speaking regularly at venues across the country, he also serves on numerous nonprofit and civic boards. He is the co-founder of the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility. A board member of the Corporation for National and Community Service, he is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School.
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