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Eric Liu: There's no such thing as not voting
Eric Liu: Ne-glasovanje ne obstaja
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Mnogi govorijo, kako pomembno je glasovati, da je to naša državljanska dolžnost in odgovornost vsakega odraslega. Eric Liu se s tem strinja, meni pa tudi, da je treba glasovalnim skrinjicam vrniti veselje. Nekdanji pisec političnih govorov razloži, kako s svojo ekipo spodbuja kulturo glasovanja pred volitvami v ZDA leta 2016, ter zaključi z močnim apelom, zakaj bi se vsi, ki imajo volilno pravico, na dan glasovanja morali pojaviti na volišču.
Eric Liu - Civics educator
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
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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Why bother?
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Zakaj bi si delali sitnosti?
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The game is rigged.
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Igra je manipulirana.
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My vote won't count.
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Moj glas ne šteje.
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The choices are terrible.
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Izbira je grozna.
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Voting is for suckers.
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Volitve so za zgube.
00:25
Perhaps you've thought
some of these things.
some of these things.
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Morda tudi vas prešinja kaj takega.
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Perhaps you've even said them.
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Morda ste to celo izrekli.
00:29
And if so, you wouldn't be alone,
and you wouldn't be entirely wrong.
and you wouldn't be entirely wrong.
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Ne bi bili edini
in ne bi se popolnoma motili.
in ne bi se popolnoma motili.
00:33
The game of public policy today
is rigged in many ways.
is rigged in many ways.
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Igra politike je danes
v mnogočem manipulirana.
v mnogočem manipulirana.
00:38
How else would more than half
of federal tax breaks
of federal tax breaks
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Kako bi sicer več kot polovico
davčnih olajšav
davčnih olajšav
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flow up to the wealthiest
five percent of Americans?
five percent of Americans?
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imelo najbogatejših pet
odstotkov Američanov?
odstotkov Američanov?
00:45
And our choices indeed are often terrible.
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In izbira je pogosto res grozna.
00:48
For many people
across the political spectrum,
across the political spectrum,
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Za ljudi vseh političnih nazorov
00:50
Exhibit A is the 2016
presidential election.
presidential election.
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so glavni dokaz predsedniške volitve 2016.
00:54
But in any year, you can look
up and down the ballot
up and down the ballot
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A katerokoli leto pogledate na glasovnico,
00:57
and find plenty to be uninspired about.
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boste našli malo navdiha.
01:01
But in spite of all this,
I still believe voting matters.
I still believe voting matters.
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Vsemu navkljub menim,
da so volitve pomembne.
da so volitve pomembne.
01:05
And crazy as it may sound,
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In naj se sliši še tako noro,
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I believe we can revive the joy of voting.
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verjamem, da lahko vrnemo
veselje do glasovanja.
veselje do glasovanja.
01:09
Today, I want to talk
about how we can do that, and why.
about how we can do that, and why.
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Rad bi vam povedal, kako in zakaj.
01:14
There used to be a time
in American history when voting was fun,
in American history when voting was fun,
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Nekoč so bile volitve v Ameriki zabavne,
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when it was much more than just
a grim duty to show up at the polls.
a grim duty to show up at the polls.
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ni šlo le za turobno dolžnost
priti na volišče.
priti na volišče.
01:22
That time is called
"most of American history."
"most of American history."
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Ta čas se imenuje
"večina ameriške zgodovine".
"večina ameriške zgodovine".
01:24
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:25
From the Revolution
to the Civil Rights Era,
to the Civil Rights Era,
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Od revolucije
do boja za državljanske pravice
do boja za državljanske pravice
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the United States had a vibrant,
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so ZDA imele živo
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robustly participatory
and raucous culture of voting.
and raucous culture of voting.
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močno participatorno
in glasno kulturo glasovanja.
in glasno kulturo glasovanja.
01:35
It was street theater, open-air debates,
fasting and feasting and toasting,
fasting and feasting and toasting,
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Šlo je za ulično gledališče,
razprave na prostem, post in gostijo,
razprave na prostem, post in gostijo,
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parades and bonfires.
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zdravice, parade in krese.
01:41
During the 19th century,
immigrants and urban political machines
immigrants and urban political machines
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V 19. stoletju so priseljenci
in urbani politični stroji
in urbani politični stroji
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helped fuel this culture of voting.
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podžgali kulturo glasovanja.
01:47
That culture grew with each
successive wave of new voters.
successive wave of new voters.
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Ta kultura je z vsakim
novim valom volivcev rasla.
novim valom volivcev rasla.
01:53
During Reconstruction,
when new African-American voters,
when new African-American voters,
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Med obnovo,
ko so novi afroameriški volivci,
ko so novi afroameriški volivci,
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new African-American citizens,
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novi afroameriški državljani
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began to exercise their power,
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začeli izvajati svoje pravice,
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they celebrated in jubilee parades
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so praznovali s paradami,
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that connected emancipation
with their newfound right to vote.
with their newfound right to vote.
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ki so emancipacijo povezovale
z novo pravico do glasovanja.
z novo pravico do glasovanja.
02:06
A few decades later, the suffragettes
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Nekaj desetletij kasneje so sufražetke
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brought a spirit
of theatricality to their fight,
of theatricality to their fight,
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v svoj boj dodale duh teatralnosti,
02:12
marching together in white dresses
as they claimed the franchise.
as they claimed the franchise.
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ko so v belih oblekah marširale
z zahtevami po volilni pravici.
z zahtevami po volilni pravici.
02:16
And the Civil Rights Movement,
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Gibanje za državljanske pravice,
ki je zahtevalo izpolnitev obljube
po enakopravnem državljanstvu,
po enakopravnem državljanstvu,
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which sought to redeem
the promise of equal citizenship
the promise of equal citizenship
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02:21
that had been betrayed by Jim Crow,
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ki jo je bil prevaral Jim Crow,
02:23
put voting right at the center.
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je volitve postavilo v središče.
02:26
From Freedom Summer to the march in Selma,
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Od poletja svobode do pohoda v Selmi
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that generation of activists
knew that voting matters,
knew that voting matters,
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je ta generacija aktivistov
vedela, da so volitve pomembne
vedela, da so volitve pomembne
02:32
and they knew that spectacle
and the performance of power
and the performance of power
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in da je spektakel ter prikaz moči
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is key to actually claiming power.
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ključen za pridobitev moči.
02:38
But it's been over a half century
since Selma and the Voting Rights Act,
since Selma and the Voting Rights Act,
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A od Selme in zakona o volilni pravici
je minilo preko pol stoletja
je minilo preko pol stoletja
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and in the decades since,
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in v minulih desetletjih
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this face-to-face culture of voting
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je ta fizični izraz kulture volitev
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has just about disappeared.
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skoraj izginil.
02:49
It's been killed by television
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Ubila sta ga televizija
02:51
and then the internet.
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in za njo internet.
02:52
The couch has replaced the commons.
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Kavč je nadomestil parlament.
02:55
Screens have made
citizens into spectators.
citizens into spectators.
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Ekrani so iz državljanov
naredili gledalce.
naredili gledalce.
02:58
And while it's nice to share
political memes on social media,
political memes on social media,
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In čeprav je fino deliti
politične meme na družabnih omrežjih,
politične meme na družabnih omrežjih,
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that's a rather quiet kind of citizenship.
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je to bolj tiha oblika državljanstva.
03:04
It's what the sociologist Sherry Turkle
calls "being alone together."
calls "being alone together."
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Sociologinja Sherry Turkle to imenuje
"biti sami skupaj".
"biti sami skupaj".
03:09
What we need today
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Danes potrebujemo
03:10
is an electoral culture
that is about being together together,
that is about being together together,
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volilno kulturo, kjer bomo skupaj skupaj,
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in person,
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osebno,
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in loud and passionate ways,
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glasno in strastno,
03:18
so that instead of being
"eat your vegetables" or "do you duty,"
"eat your vegetables" or "do you duty,"
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tako volitve ne bodo kot
"pojej zelenjavo" ali "opravi dolžnost",
"pojej zelenjavo" ali "opravi dolžnost",
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voting can feel more like "join the club"
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temveč kot "pridruži se klubu"
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or, better yet, "join the party."
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ali "vstopi v stranko".
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Imagine if we had,
across the country right now,
across the country right now,
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Zamislite si, da bi se po vsej državi,
03:31
in local places but nationwide,
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lokalno, ampak povsod,
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a concerted effort
to revive a face-to-face set of ways
to revive a face-to-face set of ways
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trudili oživiti osebne pristope
03:38
to engage and electioneer:
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k sodelovanju in agitiranju,
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outdoor shows in which candidates
and their causes are mocked
and their causes are mocked
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dogodke na prostem,
kjer bi kandidate smešili
kjer bi kandidate smešili
03:44
and praised in broad satirical style;
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ter hvalili skozi satiro,
03:47
soapbox speeches by citizens;
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impromptu govore državljanov,
03:49
public debates held inside pubs;
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javne razprave v gostilnah,
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streets filled with political art
and handmade posters and murals;
and handmade posters and murals;
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politično umetnost na ulicah,
ročno narejene posterje in slike,
ročno narejene posterje in slike,
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battle of the band concerts in which
competing performers rep their candidates.
competing performers rep their candidates.
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koncertno bitko glasbenikov,
ki predstavljajo svoje kandidate.
ki predstavljajo svoje kandidate.
04:04
Now, all of this may sound
a little bit 18th century to you,
a little bit 18th century to you,
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Morda se to sliši
kot vrnitev v 18. stoletje,
kot vrnitev v 18. stoletje,
04:08
but in fact, it doesn't have to be
any more 18th century
any more 18th century
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a ni treba, da je tako,
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than, say, Broadway's "Hamilton,"
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nič bolj kot broadwayski Hamilton,
04:15
which is to say vibrantly contemporary.
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ki je tako živo moderen.
04:17
And the fact is that all around the world,
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Dejstvo je, da po vsem svetu
04:19
today, millions of people
are voting like this.
are voting like this.
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milijoni ljudi danes volijo na ta način.
04:23
In India, elections are colorful,
communal affairs.
communal affairs.
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V Indiji so volitve pisani
dogodek v skupnosti.
dogodek v skupnosti.
04:27
In Brazil, election day
is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
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V Braziliji je volilni dan
prazničen, karnevalski.
prazničen, karnevalski.
04:32
In Taiwan and Hong Kong,
there is a spectacle,
there is a spectacle,
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Na Tajvanu in v Hong Kongu
gre za predstavo,
gre za predstavo,
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eye-popping, eye-grabbing spectacle
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privlačen spektakel
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to the street theater of elections.
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uličnega gledališča volitev.
04:40
You might ask, well,
here in America, who has time for this?
here in America, who has time for this?
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Vprašali boste, kdo v ZDA ima čas za to.
04:44
And I would tell you
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Povem vam,
04:45
that the average American
watches five hours of television a day.
watches five hours of television a day.
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da povprečen Američan
gleda TV pet ur na dan.
gleda TV pet ur na dan.
04:50
You might ask, who has the motivation?
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Rekli boste: "Kdo je motiviran?"
04:52
And I'll tell you,
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Povem vam,
04:53
any citizen who wants to be seen and heard
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vsak državljan, ki hoče biti
viden in slišan,
viden in slišan,
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not as a prop, not as a talking point,
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ne kot okrasek, ne kot fraza,
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but as a participant, as a creator.
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temveč kot deležnik, ustvarjalec.
05:03
Well, how do we make this happen?
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Kako naj to dosežemo?
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Simply by making it happen.
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Tako, da to naredimo.
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That's why a group of colleagues and I
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Zato smo s skupino kolegov
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launched a new project
called "The Joy of Voting."
called "The Joy of Voting."
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ustvarili projekt "Veselje do glasovanja".
05:14
In four cities across the United States --
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V štirih mestih v ZDA,
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Philadelphia, Miami,
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Filadelfija, Miami,
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Akron, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas --
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Akron (Ohio) in Wichita (Kansas),
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we've gathered together
artists and activists,
artists and activists,
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smo zbrali umetnike in aktiviste,
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educators, political folks,
neighbors, everyday citizens
neighbors, everyday citizens
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učitelje, politike, sosede, navadne ljudi,
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to come together and create projects
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da se združijo v projekte,
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that can foster this culture
of voting in a local way.
of voting in a local way.
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ki bodo spodbujali
lokalno kulturo glasovanja.
lokalno kulturo glasovanja.
05:34
In Miami, that means
all-night parties with hot DJs
all-night parties with hot DJs
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V Miamiju so to celonočne zabave
z znanimi didžeji,
z znanimi didžeji,
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where the only way to get in
is to show that you're registered to vote.
is to show that you're registered to vote.
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kamor lahko pridete samo,
če pokažete, da ste registriran volivec.
če pokažete, da ste registriran volivec.
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In Akron, it means political plays
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V Akronu uprizarjajo politične igre
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being performed
in the bed of a flatbed truck
in the bed of a flatbed truck
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na tovornjaku,
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that moves from neighborhood
to neighborhood.
to neighborhood.
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ki vozi skozi soseske.
05:49
In Philadelphia,
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V Filadelfiji
05:51
it's a voting-themed scavenger hunt
all throughout colonial old town.
all throughout colonial old town.
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gre za igro iskanja z volitvami povezanih
skrivnosti v starem delu mesta.
skrivnosti v starem delu mesta.
05:55
And in Wichita, it's making
mixtapes and live graffiti art
mixtapes and live graffiti art
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V Wichiti ustvarjajo
kompilacije in grafite
kompilacije in grafite
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in the North End to get out the vote.
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in v North Endu pozivajo na volitve.
06:02
There are 20 of these projects,
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Dvajset takih projektov je
in vsi so posebno lepi in raznoliki
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and they are remarkable
in their beauty and their diversity,
in their beauty and their diversity,
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in spreminjajo ljudi.
06:07
and they are changing people.
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06:08
Let me tell you about a couple of them.
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Naj vam jih nekaj opišem.
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In Miami, we've commissioned and artist,
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V Miamiju smo najeli
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a young artist named Atomico,
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mladega umetnika Atomica,
06:14
to create some vivid and vibrant images
for a new series of "I voted" stickers.
for a new series of "I voted" stickers.
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ki ustvarja živahne slike
za nalepke "glasoval sem".
za nalepke "glasoval sem".
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But the thing is, Atomico had never voted.
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A Atomico ni nikoli glasoval.
06:23
He wasn't even registered.
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Še registriral se ni.
06:24
So as he got to work on creating
this artwork for these stickers,
this artwork for these stickers,
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Ko je delal te nalepke,
06:29
he also began to get over
his sense of intimidation about politics.
his sense of intimidation about politics.
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je tudi premagal strah pred politiko.
06:33
He got himself registered,
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Registriral se je,
06:35
and then he got educated
about the upcoming primary election,
about the upcoming primary election,
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se informiral o prihajajočih volitvah
06:38
and on election day he was out there
not just passing out stickers,
not just passing out stickers,
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in na volilni dan ni samo delil nalepk,
06:41
but chatting up voters
and encouraging people to vote,
and encouraging people to vote,
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ampak volivce nagovarjal, naj volijo,
06:44
and talking about
the election with passersby.
the election with passersby.
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ter z mimoidočimi govoril o volitvah.
06:47
In Akron, a theater company
called the Wandering Aesthetics
called the Wandering Aesthetics
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V Akronu je gledališka skupina
Wandering Aesthetics
Wandering Aesthetics
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has been putting on
these pickup truck plays.
these pickup truck plays.
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pripravila igre na tovornjaku.
06:54
And to do so, they put out
an open call to the public
an open call to the public
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V ta namen so javnost pozvali,
06:57
asking for speeches,
monologues, dialogues, poems,
monologues, dialogues, poems,
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naj prispeva govore,
monologe, dialoge, pesmi,
monologe, dialoge, pesmi,
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snippets of anything
that could be read aloud
that could be read aloud
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dele česarkoli,
kar bi se dalo na glas prebrati
kar bi se dalo na glas prebrati
07:03
and woven into a performance.
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in sestaviti v predstavo.
07:05
They got dozens of submissions.
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Dobili so na ducate prispevkov.
07:07
One of them was a poem
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Eno od pesmi
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written by nine students in an ESL class,
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je napisalo devet učencev angleščine,
07:12
all of them Hispanic migrant workers
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ki so bili latinskoameriški
migranti delavci
migranti delavci
07:14
from nearby Hartville, Ohio.
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iz bližnjega Hartvilla v Ohiu.
07:17
I want to read to you from this poem.
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Rad bi vam prebral to pesem.
07:21
It's called "The Joy of Voting."
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Naslov je "Veselje do glasovanja".
07:24
"I would like to vote for the first time
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"Rad bi prvič volil,
07:27
because things are changing for Hispanics.
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ker se stvari za
Latinoameričane spreminjajo.
Latinoameričane spreminjajo.
07:30
I used to be afraid of ghosts.
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Bal sem se duhov.
07:32
Now I am afraid of people.
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Zdaj se bojim ljudi.
07:34
There's more violence and racism.
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Več nasilja in rasizma je.
07:36
Voting can change this.
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Volitve to lahko spremenijo.
07:39
The border wall is nothing.
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Zid na meji ni nič.
07:41
It's just a wall.
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Le zid je.
07:44
The wall of shame is something.
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Zid sramote je nekaj.
07:47
It's very important to vote
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Pomembno je glasovati,
07:49
so we can break down this wall of shame.
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da podremo zid sramote.
07:53
I have passion in my heart.
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V mojem srcu je strast.
07:55
Voting gives me a voice and power.
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Glasovanje mi da glas in moč.
07:58
I can stand up and do something."
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Lahko nekaj dosežem."
08:02
"The Joy of Voting" project
isn't just about joy.
isn't just about joy.
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Pri projektu "Veselje do glasovanja"
ne gre samo za veselje.
ne gre samo za veselje.
08:05
It's about this passion.
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Gre za neko strast.
08:07
It's about feeling and belief,
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Gre za občutek, za vero
08:09
and it isn't just our organization's work.
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in to ni samo delo naše organizacije.
08:12
All across this country right now,
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Po vsej državi ta trenutek
08:14
immigrants, young people, veterans,
people of all different backgrounds
people of all different backgrounds
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priseljenci, mladi, veterani,
ljudje z različnimi ozadji
ljudje z različnimi ozadji
prihajajo skupaj in ustvarjajo
take strastne, vesele aktivnosti,
take strastne, vesele aktivnosti,
08:17
are coming together to create
this kind of passionate, joyful activity
this kind of passionate, joyful activity
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08:21
around elections,
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povezane z volitvami,
08:22
in red and blue states,
in urban and rural communities,
in urban and rural communities,
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v rdečih in modrih zveznih državah,
v mestih in na podeželju,
v mestih in na podeželju,
08:25
people of every political background.
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ljudje vseh političnih ozadij.
08:27
What they have in common is simply this:
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Skupno jim je enostavno tole:
08:30
their work is rooted in place.
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aktivni so tam, kjer živijo.
08:34
Because remember,
all citizenship is local.
all citizenship is local.
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Ne pozabite,
državljanstvo je vedno lokalno.
državljanstvo je vedno lokalno.
08:37
When politics becomes
just a presidential election,
just a presidential election,
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Ko politiki ostanejo samo
predsedniške volitve,
predsedniške volitve,
08:41
we yell and we scream at our screens,
and then we collapse, exhausted.
and then we collapse, exhausted.
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samo kričimo v ekrane
in se izmučeni zgrudimo.
in se izmučeni zgrudimo.
08:45
But when politics is about us
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Ko gre v politiki za nas,
08:49
and our neighbors
and other people in our community
and other people in our community
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ko sosedje in drugi člani skupnosti
08:52
coming together to create experiences
of collective voice and imagination,
of collective voice and imagination,
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pridejo skupaj in ustvarijo
skupen glas, skupno domišljijo,
skupen glas, skupno domišljijo,
08:57
then we begin to remember
that this stuff matters.
that this stuff matters.
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se spomnimo,
da so te stvari pomembne.
da so te stvari pomembne.
09:00
We begin to remember
that this is the stuff of self-government.
that this is the stuff of self-government.
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Spomnimo se, da gre za samovlado.
09:05
Which brings me back to where I began.
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Kar me vrne na začetek.
09:07
Why bother?
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Zakaj nam je mar?
09:09
There's one way to answer this question.
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Samo en odgovor je.
09:12
Voting matters because it is
a self-fulfilling act of belief.
a self-fulfilling act of belief.
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Glasovanje je pomembno,
ker gre za delovanje vere.
ker gre za delovanje vere.
09:17
It feeds the spirit of mutual interest
that makes any society thrive.
that makes any society thrive.
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Gre za odziv skupnega interesa,
zaradi katerega družbe cvetijo.
zaradi katerega družbe cvetijo.
09:22
When we vote, even if it is in anger,
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Ko volimo, četudi iz jeze,
09:25
we are part of a collective,
creative leap of faith.
creative leap of faith.
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smo del skupnega
kreativnega skoka v neznano.
kreativnega skoka v neznano.
09:29
Voting helps us generate
the very power that we wish we had.
the very power that we wish we had.
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Glasovanje nam daje moč,
ki si jo želimo imeti.
ki si jo želimo imeti.
09:34
It's no accident
that democracy and theater
that democracy and theater
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Ni naključje, da sta se
demokracija in gledališče
demokracija in gledališče
09:37
emerged around the same time
in ancient Athens.
in ancient Athens.
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pojavila v antičnih Atenah
približno sočasno.
približno sočasno.
09:40
Both of them yank the individual
out of the enclosure of her private self.
out of the enclosure of her private self.
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Oba posameznika
izbezata iz zasebne sfere.
izbezata iz zasebne sfere.
09:45
Both of them create great
public experiences of shared ritual.
public experiences of shared ritual.
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Oba prineseta pomembno
javno izkušnjo skupnega rituala.
javno izkušnjo skupnega rituala.
09:50
Both of them bring the imagination to life
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Oba spodbudita domišljijo,
09:52
in ways that remind us
that all of our bonds in the end
that all of our bonds in the end
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ki nas opomni,
da so vse vezi, vsi stiki
da so vse vezi, vsi stiki
09:56
are imagined, and can be reimagined.
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izmišljeni in jih lahko
na novo premislimo.
na novo premislimo.
10:02
This moment right now,
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Ta trenutek,
10:04
when we think about
the meaning of imagination,
the meaning of imagination,
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ko razmišljamo o pomenu domišljije,
10:08
is so fundamentally important,
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je tako temeljnega pomena,
10:12
and our ability to take that spirit
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naša zmožnost ujeti tega duha
10:15
and to take that sense
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in ta pomen,
10:17
that there is something greater out there,
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da je tam zunaj nekaj večjega,
10:19
is not just a matter
of technical expertise.
of technical expertise.
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pa ni samo stvar tehničnega znanja.
10:23
It's not just a matter of making the time
or having the know-how.
or having the know-how.
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Ne gre samo za čas in veščine.
10:26
It is a matter of spirit.
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Gre za duha.
10:28
But let me give you an answer
to this question, "Why bother?"
to this question, "Why bother?"
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Naj vam odgovorim, zakaj naj nam bo mar.
10:31
that is maybe a little less spiritual
and a bit more pointed.
and a bit more pointed.
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Odgovor bo manj poduhovljen
in bolj direkten.
in bolj direkten.
10:36
Why bother voting?
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Zakaj glasovati?
10:38
Because there is
no such thing as not voting.
no such thing as not voting.
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Ker "ne-glasovanje" ne obstaja.
10:41
Not voting is voting,
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Ne-glasovanje je glasovanje
10:43
for everything that you
may detest and oppose.
may detest and oppose.
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za vse, kar sovražite.
10:45
Not voting can be dressed up
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Ne-glasovanje ne more biti
dejanje načelnega pasivnega odpora,
dejanje načelnega pasivnega odpora,
10:47
as an act of principled,
passive resistance,
passive resistance,
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10:50
but in fact not voting
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temveč gre za aktivno predajo moči
10:52
is actively handing power over
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10:54
to those whose interests
are counter to your own,
are counter to your own,
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tistim, katerih interesi
so vašim nasprotni,
so vašim nasprotni,
10:57
and those who would be very glad
to take advantage of your absence.
to take advantage of your absence.
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tistim, ki bodo z veseljem
izkoristili vašo odsotnost.
izkoristili vašo odsotnost.
11:00
Not voting is for suckers.
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Ne-glasovanje je za reve.
11:04
Imagine where this country would be
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Zamislite si, kje bi bila ta država,
11:06
if all the folks who in 2010
created the Tea Party
created the Tea Party
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če bi vsi, ki so leta 2010
ustvarili čajansko gibanje,
ustvarili čajansko gibanje,
11:09
had decided that,
you know, politics is too messy,
you know, politics is too messy,
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mislili, da je politika preveč kaotična,
11:12
voting is too complicated.
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volitve prezapletene.
11:13
There is no possibility
of our votes adding up to anything.
of our votes adding up to anything.
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Ni možnosti,
da bi naši glasovi kaj veljali.
da bi naši glasovi kaj veljali.
11:17
They didn't preemptively
silence themselves.
silence themselves.
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Niso se samoutišali.
11:19
They showed up,
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Prišli so
11:21
and in the course of showing up,
they changed American politics.
they changed American politics.
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in s prisotnostjo
spremenili ameriško politiko.
spremenili ameriško politiko.
11:25
Imagine if all of the followers
of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
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Kaj ko bi se pristaši Donalda Trumpa
in Bernieja Sandersa
in Bernieja Sandersa
11:30
had decided not to upend
the political status quo
the political status quo
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odločili, da ne bodo razburkali
političnega statusa quo
političnega statusa quo
11:34
and blow apart the frame
of the previously possible
of the previously possible
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ter razdrli okvirja nekoč mogočega
11:37
in American politics.
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v ameriški politiki.
11:38
They did that by voting.
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To so storili z glasovanjem.
11:43
We live in a time right now,
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Živimo v času, ki je razdeljen,
pogosto zelo temačen,
pogosto zelo temačen,
11:45
divided, often very dark,
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11:47
where across the left and the right,
there's a lot of talk of revolution
there's a lot of talk of revolution
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kjer se na levi in desni
veliko govori o revoluciji
veliko govori o revoluciji
11:51
and the need for revolution
to disrupt everyday democracy.
to disrupt everyday democracy.
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in da mora revolucija
razburkati vsakdanjo demokracijo.
razburkati vsakdanjo demokracijo.
11:55
Well, here's the thing:
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Tako je to:
11:56
everyday democracy already
gives us a playbook for revolution.
gives us a playbook for revolution.
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vsakdanja demokracija
že omogoča revolucijo.
že omogoča revolucijo.
12:00
In the 2012 presidential election,
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Na predsedniških volitvah 2012
12:02
young voters, Latino voters,
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je bilo mladih, Latinoameričanov,
12:04
Asian-American voters, low-income voters,
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azijskih Američanov, revnih,
12:06
all showed up at less than 50 percent.
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na volišču manj kot polovica.
12:11
In the 2014 midterm elections,
turnout was 36 percent,
turnout was 36 percent,
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Leta 2014 je bila na vmesnih volitvah
volilna udeležba 36-odstotna,
volilna udeležba 36-odstotna,
12:15
which was a 70-year low.
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kar je najmanj v zadnjih 70 letih.
12:17
And in your average local election,
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Na povprečnih lokalnih volitvah
12:19
turnout hovers
somewhere around 20 percent.
somewhere around 20 percent.
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je udeležba okoli 20-odstotna.
12:23
I invite you to imagine 100 percent.
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Zamislite si 100-odstotno udeležbo.
12:27
Picture 100 percent.
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Zamislite si 100 odstotkov.
12:30
Mobilize 100 percent,
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Mobilizirajte 100 odstotkov
12:32
and overnight, we get revolution.
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pa bomo čez noč imeli revolucijo.
12:35
Overnight, the policy priorities
of this country change dramatically,
of this country change dramatically,
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Čez noč se bodo politične prioritete
te države dramatično spremenile
te države dramatično spremenile
12:39
and every level of government
becomes radically more responsive
becomes radically more responsive
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in vsak nivo vladanja
bo radikalno bolj odziven
bo radikalno bolj odziven
12:42
to all the people.
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za vse ljudi.
12:45
What would it take
to mobilize 100 percent?
to mobilize 100 percent?
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Kako bi mobilizirali 100 odstotkov?
12:48
Well, we do have to push back
against efforts afoot
against efforts afoot
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Upreti se moramo poskusom
12:51
all across the country right now
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po vsej državi,
12:52
to make voting harder.
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da bi otežili glasovanje.
12:54
But at the same time,
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Hkrati pa moramo aktivno ustvarjati
pozitivno kulturo glasovanja,
pozitivno kulturo glasovanja,
12:56
we have to actively create
a positive culture of voting
a positive culture of voting
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ki ji bodo ljudje želeli pripadati,
12:59
that people want to belong to,
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13:00
be part of, and experience together.
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biti del nje, jo izkusiti skupaj.
13:03
We have to make purpose.
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Najti moramo namen.
13:05
We have to make joy.
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Ustvariti moramo veselje.
13:07
So yes, let's have that revolution,
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Ja, imejmo revolucijo,
13:09
a revolution of spirit, of ideas,
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revolucijo duha, idej,
13:12
of policy and participation,
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politike in sodelovanja,
13:14
a revolution against cynicism,
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revolucijo proti cinizmu,
13:16
a revolution against the self-fulfilling
sense of powerlessness.
sense of powerlessness.
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proti samouresničujočemu se
občutku nemoči.
občutku nemoči.
13:20
Let's vote this revolution into existence,
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Z glasovanjem ustvarimo revolucijo
13:23
and while we're at it,
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in ko smo že pri tem,
13:25
let's have some fun.
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tudi uživajmo.
13:26
Thank you very much.
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Hvala lepa.
(aplavz)
13:28
(Applause)
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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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