TEDxToronto 2010
Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy
Dave Meslin: Vastumürk ükskõiksusele
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Kohalik poliitika - koolid, detailplaneeringud, volikogu valimised - mõjutab meid meie elukohas. Kuid miks suurem osa meist ei sekku? On see ükskõiksus? Dave Meslin ei nõustu sellega. Ta toob esile seitse takistust, mis hoiavad meid oma kogukonnas kaasa rääkimast, isegi kui me väga hoolime.
Dave Meslin - Artist and organizer
Dave Meslin is a "professional rabble-rouser." Based in Toronto, he works to make local issues engaging and even fun to get involved in. Full bio
Dave Meslin is a "professional rabble-rouser." Based in Toronto, he works to make local issues engaging and even fun to get involved in. Full bio
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How often do we hear
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Kui sageli me kuuleme,
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that people just don't care?
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et inimesed ei hooli?
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How many times have you been told
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Kui sageli olete kuulnud,
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that real, substantial change isn't possible
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et olulised muutused pole võimalikud,
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because most people are too selfish,
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sest inimesed on liiga enesekesksed,
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too stupid or too lazy
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liiga rumalad või liiga laisad,
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to try to make a difference in their community?
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et muuta oma kogukonda?
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I propose to you today that apathy as we think we know it
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Ma väidan, et seda, mida me ükskõiksuseks peame,
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doesn't actually exist,
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ei ole tegelikult olemas
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but rather, that people do care,
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ja et inimesed tõesti hoolivad,
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but that we live in a world
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aga me elame maailmas,
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that actively discourages engagement
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mis tõrjub osalust
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by constantly putting obstacles and barriers in our way.
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seades meie teele mitmeid takistusi.
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And I'll give you some examples of what I mean.
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Toon selle kohta mõned näited.
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Let's start with city hall.
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Alustame omavalitsusest.
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You ever see one of these before?
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Olete seda näinud?
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This is a newspaper ad.
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See on ajalehekuulutus.
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It's a notice of a zoning application change for a new office building
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Teatis uue büroohoone detailplaneeringu muutmise taotluse kohta,
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so the neighborhood knows what's happening.
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et inimesed teaksid, mis nende naabruses toimub.
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As you can see, it's impossible to read.
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Nagu näete, on seda võimatu lugeda.
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You need to get halfway down
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Te peate pool kuulutust läbi lugema,
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to even find out which address they're talking about,
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et saada teada, mis aadressist jutt käib,
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and then farther down, in tiny 10-point font,
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ja veelgi kaugemal on imeväikeses kirjas öeldud,
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to find out how to actually get involved.
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kuidas arvamust avaldada.
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Imagine if the private sector advertised in the same way --
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Kujutage ette, kui ärisektor reklaamiks end samamoodi -
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if Nike wanted to sell a pair of shoes
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kui Nike sooviks müüa paari jalanõusid
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and put an ad in the paper like that.
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ja paneks ajalehte sellise kuulutuse ...
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(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
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Now that would never happen.
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Seda ei juhtuks ju kunagi.
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You'll never see an ad like that
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Te ei näe kunagi sellist reklaami,
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because Nike actually wants you to buy their shoes.
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sest Nike soovib, et te neid jalanõusid tõepoolest ostaksite.
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Whereas the city of Toronto
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Aga Toronto linn ilmselgelt
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clearly doesn't want you involved with the planning process,
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ei soovi, et te planeerimises osaleksite,
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otherwise their ads would look something like this --
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vastasel juhul näeksid nende kuulutused välja sellised -
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with all the information basically laid out clearly.
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kus kogu informatsioon on selgelt välja toodud.
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As long as the city's putting out notices like this
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Niikaua, kuni omavalitsus avaldab selliseid kuulutusi,
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to try to get people engaged,
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et püüda inimesi kaasata,
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then of course people aren't going to be engaged.
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ei tule sellest loomulikult midagi välja.
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But that's not apathy;
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Aga see pole ükskõiksus,
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that's intentional exclusion.
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vaid teadlik välistamine.
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Public space.
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Avalik ruum.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
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The manner in which we mistreat our public spaces
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See, kuidas me avalikku ruumi kuritarvitame,
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is a huge obstacle
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on tohutu takistus
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towards any type of progressive political change
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mistahes progressiivse poliitilise muutuse teel.
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because we've essentially put a price tag on freedom of expression.
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Sisuliselt oleme pannud sõnavabadusele hinnasildi.
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Whoever has the most money gets the loudest voice,
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See, kellel on rohkem raha, saab kõvemat häält teha,
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dominating the visual and mental environment.
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domineerides nii visuaalses kui ka vaimses keskkonnas.
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The problem with this model
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Antud mudeli puhul on probleemiks see,
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is that there are some amazing messages that need to be said
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et on äärmiselt vajalikke sõnumeid
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that aren't profitable to say.
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mida ei ole tulus välja öelda.
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So you're never going to see them on a billboard.
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Seetõttu ei näe me neid kunagi reklaamtahvlitel.
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The media plays an important role
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Meedia mängib olulist rolli selles,
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in developing our relationship with political change,
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kuidas areneb meie suhe poliitilistesse muutustesse,
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mainly by ignoring politics
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peamiselt eirates poliitikat
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and focusing on celebrities and scandals,
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ning keskendudes kuulsustele ja skandaalidele.
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but even when they do talk about important political issues,
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Ja isegi kui räägitakse poliitiliselt olulistest teemadest,
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they do it in a way that I feel discourages engagement.
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tehakse seda ikkagi osalust pärssival viisil.
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And I'll give you an example: the Now magazine from last week --
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See on ajakirja Now eelmise nädala number -
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progressive, downtown weekly in Toronto.
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progressiivne nädalaleht Torontost.
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This is the cover story.
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Siin on kaanelugu.
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It's an article about a theater performance,
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See on artikkel ühest teatrietendusest.
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and it starts with basic information about where it is,
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See algab infoga, kus etendus toimub,
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in case you actually want to go and see it after you've read the article --
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juhul kui te soovite seda pärast artikli lugemist näha -
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where, the time, the website.
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koht, aeg, kodulehekülg.
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Same with this -- it's a movie review,
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Sarnased näited - filmitutvustus,
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an art review,
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kunstikriitika,
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a book review -- where the reading is in case you want to go.
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raamatuarvustus - kus toimub avalik lugemine, kui soovite osaleda.
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A restaurant -- you might not want to just read about it,
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Restoran - ehk soovite lisaks lugemisele
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maybe you want to go to the restaurant.
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ka restorani külastada.
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So they tell you where it is, what the prices are,
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Niisiis tuuakse ära asukoht, hinnad,
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the address, the phone number, etc.
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aadress, telefoninumber jne.
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Then you get to their political articles.
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Nüüd vaadakem poliitilisi artikleid.
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Here's a great article about an important election race that's happening.
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See on põhjalik lugu olulisest valimisvõitlusest.
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It talks about the candidates -- written very well --
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Räägitakse kandidaatidest - see on hästi kirjutatud -
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but no information, no follow-up,
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aga pole toodud mingit lisainformatsiooni,
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no websites for the campaigns,
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kampaaniate kodulehti,
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no information about when the debates are, where the campaign offices are.
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debattide toimumiskohti, parteikontorite aadresse.
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Here's another good article
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Siin on teine hea artikkel
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about a new campaign opposing privatization of transit
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uuest transiidi erastamise vastasest kampaaniast
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without any contact information for the campaign.
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ilma ühegi vihjeta kampaania kontaktinfole.
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The message seems to be
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Järeldus näib olevat see,
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that the readers are most likely to want to eat,
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nagu lugejad meelsamini sööksid,
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maybe read a book, maybe see a movie, but not be engaged in their community.
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loeksid raamatut või vaataksid filmi, aga mitte ei räägiks oma kogukonnas kaasa.
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And you might think this is a small thing,
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Te võite mõelda, et see on väike asi,
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but I think it's important because it sets a tone
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kuid minu meelest määrab see suhtumise
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and it reinforces the dangerous idea
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ja toetab ohtlikku ideed,
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that politics is a spectator sport.
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justkui poliitika oleks tugitoolisport.
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Heroes: How do we view leadership?
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Kangelased. Milline on meie nägemus juhiks olemisest?
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Look at these 10 movies. What do they have in common?
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Võtame need kümme filmi. Mis neil ühist on?
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Anyone?
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Kes oskab öelda?
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They all have heroes who were chosen.
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Neis kõigis on kangelaseks väljavalitu.
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Someone came up to them and said, "You're the chosen one.
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Keegi on neile öelnud: "Sind on välja valitud.
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There's a prophesy. You have to save the world."
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See on ettekuulutus. Sa pead maailma päästma."
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And then someone goes off and saves the world because they've been told to,
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Ja siis ta läheb ja päästab maailma, sest talle on nii öeldud,
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with a few people tagging along.
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koos mõne vähem tähtsa abilisega.
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This helps me understand
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Minu meelest see seletab,
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why a lot of people have trouble seeing themselves as leaders
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miks paljudel on raske näha end juhtidena.
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because it sends all the wrong messages about what leadership is about.
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See saadab vale signaali liidriks olemise kohta.
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A heroic effort is a collective effort,
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Kangelastegu on kollektiivne pingutus,
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number one.
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seda esiteks.
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Number two, it's imperfect; it's not very glamorous,
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Teiseks on see ebatäiuslik, see pole glamuurne
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and it doesn't suddenly start and suddenly end.
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ja see ei alga järsku ega lõpe sama kiiresti.
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It's an ongoing process your whole life.
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See on elukestev protsess.
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But most importantly, it's voluntary.
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Aga kõige olulisem on, et see on vabatahtlik.
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It's voluntary.
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See on vabatahtlik.
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As long as we're teaching our kids
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Niikaua kuni me õpetame oma lastele,
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that heroism starts when someone scratches a mark on your forehead,
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et kangelaslikkus on see, kui keegi kratsib su laubale märgi,
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or someone tells you that you're part of a prophecy,
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või kui keegi ütleb, et sa oled osa ettekuulutusest,
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they're missing the most important characteristic of leadership,
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ei pööra me tähelepanu asjaolule,
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which is that it comes from within.
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et juhiks olemine saab alguse meie seest.
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It's about following your own dreams --
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See on sinu enda unistuste järgimine -
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uninvited, uninvited --
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ilma, et keegi oleks kutsunud sind seda tegema -
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and then working with others to make those dreams come true.
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ja seejärel nende elluviimine koostöös teiste inimestega.
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Political parties: oh boy.
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Poliitilised parted - oh jah.
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Political parties could and should be
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Need võiksid olla ja peaksid olema
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one of the basic entry points
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peamised hüppelauad,
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for people to get engaged in politics.
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et kaasata inimesi poliitikasse.
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Instead, they've become, sadly,
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Selle asemel on neist kahjuks saanud organisatsioonid,
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uninspiring and uncreative organizations
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mis pole ei inspireerivad ega loomingulised,
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that rely so heavily on market research
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mis tuginevad nii tugevalt turuanalüüsile,
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and polling and focus groups
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küsitlustele ja fookusgruppidele,
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that they end up all saying the same thing,
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et nad ütlevad lõpuks kõik ühte ja sedasama,
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pretty much regurgitating back to us what we already want to hear
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paisates meile tagasi loosungeid, mida me kuulda tahame,
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at the expense of putting forward bold and creative ideas.
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ja tuues ohvriks julged ja loovad ideed.
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And people can smell that, and it feeds cynicism.
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Inimesed tajuvad seda ning nende küünilisus kasvab.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
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Charitable status:
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Heategevuslikud grupid
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Groups who have charitable status in Canada aren't allowed to do advocacy.
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ei tohi Kanadas avalikes küsimustes oma meelsust väljendada.
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This is a huge problem and a huge obstacle to change
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See on suur probleem ja väga suureks takistuseks muutustele,
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because it means that some of the most passionate and informed voices
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sest osa kõige kirglikumatest ja teadlikumatest häältest
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are completely silenced, especially during election time.
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on sunnitud vaikima, eriti valimiste ajal.
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Which leads us to the last one,
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Mis toob meid viimase punkti juurde -
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which is our elections.
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meie valimised.
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As you may have noticed, our elections in Canada are a complete joke.
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Ehk olete märganud, et valimised on Kanadas täielik naljanumber.
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We use out-of-date systems
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Me kasutame ajast ja arust süsteeme,
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that are unfair and create random results.
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mis on ebaausad ja juhuslike tulemustega.
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Canada's currently led by a party
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Kanada eesotsas on partei,
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that most Canadians didn't actually want.
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mida enamik kanadalasi pole valinud.
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How can we honestly and genuinely encourage more people to vote
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Kuidas me saame ausalt ja siiralt julgustada inimesi hääletama,
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when votes don't count in Canada?
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kui nende hääl Kanadas ei loe?
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You add all this up together
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Kõike seda arvestades pole ime,
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and of course people are apathetic.
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et rahvas on ükskõikne.
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It's like trying to run into a brick wall.
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See on nagu vastu müüri jooksmine.
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Now I'm not trying to be negative
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Ma ei soovi olla negatiivne,
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by throwing all these obstacles out and explaining what's in our way.
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rääkides vaid takistustest, mis meie teel on.
06:05
Quite the opposite: I actually think people are amazing and smart
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Vastupidi: ma arvan, et inimesed on head ja targad
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and that they do care.
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ja nad tõesti hoolivad.
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But that, as I said, we live in this environment
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Aga me elame keskkonnas, kus kõik need
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where all these obstacles are being put in our way.
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takistused on meie teele pandud.
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As long as we believe that people, our own neighbors,
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Niikaua, kuni me usume, et inimesed, meie naabrid,
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are selfish, stupid or lazy,
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on enesekesksed, rumalad või laisad,
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then there's no hope.
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pole mingit lootust.
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But we can change all those things I mentioned.
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Aga me võime seda kõike muuta.
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We can open up city hall.
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Me võime linnavalitsuse avada,
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We can reform our electoral systems.
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valimissüsteemi muuta.
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We can democratize our public spaces.
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Võime avalikku ruumi demokratiseerida.
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My main message is,
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Minu põhisõnum on:
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if we can redefine apathy,
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kui me suudame mõtestada ükskõiksust
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not as some kind of internal syndrome,
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mitte kui sisemist nähtust,
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but as a complex web of cultural barriers
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vaid kui keerulist kultuuriliste tõkete võrgustikku,
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that reinforces disengagement,
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mis pärsib osalust,
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and if we can clearly define, we can clearly identify,
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ja kui me oskame selgelt tuvastada,
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what those obstacles are,
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mis need takistused on,
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and then if we can work together collectively to dismantle those obstacles,
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ja kui me suudame koos töötada takistuste ületamiseks,
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then anything is possible.
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on kõik võimalik.
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Thank you.
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Suur tänu.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaus)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dave Meslin - Artist and organizerDave Meslin is a "professional rabble-rouser." Based in Toronto, he works to make local issues engaging and even fun to get involved in.
Why you should listen
Multi-partisan and fiercely optimistic, Dave Meslin embraces ideas and projects that cut across traditional boundaries between grassroots politics, electoral politics and the arts community. In his work, in Toronto and globally, he attempts to weave elements of these communities together. (His business card reads "Dave Meslin: community choreographer," which feels about right.)
Some of his projects include 2006's City Idol contest, which put a sexy new face on council elections; co-editing Local Motion, a book about civic projects in Toronto; and Dandyhorse and Spacing magazines. And he's part of the Toronto folk/indie collective Hidden Cameras, using their worldwide touring to research voting practices in the cities where they play. He recently founded the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (RaBIT).
He blogs at Mez Dispenser, or find him on Facebook and Twitter, where he's @Meslin.Dave Meslin | Speaker | TED.com