This is what democracy looks like | Anthony D. Romero

Translator: Aviaja Josenius Reviewer: Sune Vilsted Østergaard

Silicon Valley is obsessed with disruption,

Silicon Valley er besat af forstyrrelser,

but these days, the biggest disruptor didn't come out of Silicon Valley.

men for tiden er den største forstyrelse ikke fra Silicon Valley.

It came out of steel towns in Ohio,

Den kom fra stålindustri-byer i Ohio,

rural communities in Pennsylvania,

landsbyfællesskaber i Pennsylvania,

the Panhandle in Florida.

fra Panhandle i Florida.

And this last US presidential election

Og dette sidste amerikanske præsidentvalg

was the mother of all disruptions.

var størst af alle forstyrrelser.

Once again, politics is personal.

Igen, politik er personligt.

Millions of Americans became activists overnight,

Millioner af amerikanere blev aktivister natten over,

pouring into the streets in record numbers

stimlede ud i gaderne i rekordstore tal

in record time.

på rekordtid.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

The election has done to family holiday dinners

Valget har gjort ved familiens højtidsmiddage,

what Uber has done to New York City's taxi system.

hvad Uber har gjort ved taxisystemet i New York.

Couples have broken up and marriages disrupted.

Par har slået op, og ægteskaber er opløst.

And the election is doing to my private life

Og valget gør ved mit privatliv,

what Amazon is doing to shopping malls.

hvad Amazon gør ved indkøbscentre.

These days, the ACLU is on the front lines 24/7,

For tiden er ACLU på frontlinjerne 24/7,

and even if I manage to sneak away for a couple of miles on the treadmill,

og selv hvis det lykkes at snige mig væk til nogle kilometer på løbebåndet,

any cardio benefit I get is instantly obliterated

bliver al hjertetræning ødelagt med det samme,

when I read another presidential tweet on the headline scroll.

når jeg læser endnu et af præsidentens tweets i overskrifterne.

Even my secret pleasure

Selv min hemmelige fornøjelse

of studying the Italian painters

at studere de italienske kunstnere

have been infected by politics.

er blevet smittet af politik.

Now, I study, even stalk, the old masters.

Nu studerer jeg, ja, endda forfølger, de gamle mestere.

This is my desk,

Dette er mit skrivebord

with a postcard exhibition

med en postkortudstilling

of some famous and obscure paintings

af nogle berømte og obskure malerier

mostly from the Italian Renaissance.

mest fra den italienske renæssance.

Now, art used to provide me with a necessary break

Kunst plejede at give mig en nødvendig pause

from the hurly-burly of politics

fra den politiske tumult

in my daily work at the ACLU,

i mit daglige arbejde hos ACLU,

but not anymore.

men ikke længere.

I was at the Women's March in San Francisco

Jeg var i Kvindernes March i San Francisco

the day after inauguration,

dagen efter præsidentindvielsen,

and the crowd was chanting, "This is what democracy looks like."

og alle messede, "Sådan ser demokrati ud."

"This is what democracy looks like."

"Sådan ser demokrati ud."

And there I was holding my sign and my umbrella in the rain,

Der stod jeg med mit skilt og min paraply i regnen,

and I flashed on an old painting

og huskede et glimt af et gammelt maleri,

that first captivated me many years ago.

der først fascinerede mig for mange år siden.

I struggled to remember the different pieces

Jeg kæmpede med at huske de forskellige stykker

of an actual painting

af et rigtigt maleri,

of good and bad government.

af gode og dårlige regeringer.

It was almost like the old master was taunting me.

Det var som om at den gamle mester drillede mig.

You want to know what democracy looks like?

Vil du vide hvordan demokrati ser ud?

Go back and look at my frescoes.

Gå tilbage og se på mine freskoer.

And so I did.

Og det gjorde jeg så.

In 1339, Ambrogio Lorenzetti finished a monumental commission

I 1339 blev Ambrogio Lorenzetti færdig med en monumental kommission

in the governing council chamber of Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.

i det styrende rådskammer i Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.

It's a painting that speaks to us, even screams to us, today.

Det er et maleri der taler til os, endda skriger til os, idag.

"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth,"

"Kunst er en løgn, der får os til forstå sandheden,"

Pablo Picasso once said.

sagde Pablo Picasso engang.

And as we search for the truth about government,

Og som vi søger efter sandheden om regeringer,

we should keep Ambrogio's work,

burde vi have Ambrogio's værk,

not a lie but an allegory, in our collective mind's eye.

ikke en løgn, men en allegori, for øje i vor kollektive bevidsthed.

During Lorenzetti's time,

I Lorenzettis tid

the political legitimacy of Italian city-states

var den politiske legitimitet hos italienske bystater

was often on very shaky ground.

ofte meget ustabil.

Siena was a republic,

Siena var en republik,

but there had been enormous unrest

men der var enorm uro

in the two decades leading up to the commission.

i de to årtier inden kommissionen.

Siena's political leaders, who would literally govern

Sienas politiske ledere, der bogstaveligt talt regerede

under the eyes of these allegorical figures,

under øjnene på disse allegoriske figurer,

were Lorenzetti's intended audience.

var Lorenzetti's tilsigtede publikum.

He was cataloging the obligations

Han katalogiserede forpligtelserne

of the governing to the governed.

hos de regerende overfor de regerede.

Now, you can spend years studying these frescoes.

Man kan bruge år på at studere disse freskoer.

Some scholars have.

Nogle lærde har.

I'm hardly an art historian,

Jeg er ikke kunsthistoriker,

but I am passionate about art,

men jeg er lidenskabelig om kunst,

and a work this massive can overwhelm me.

og et så stort et værk kan overvælde mig.

So first, I focus on the big stuff.

Først vil jeg fokusere på de store ting.

This is the allegory of good government.

Dette er allegorien om den gode regering.

The majestic figure here in the middle

Denne majestætiske figur i midten

is dressed in Siena's colors

er klædt i Siena's farver

and he personifies the republic itself.

og personificerer selve republikken.

Lorenzetti labels him "Commune,"

Lorenzetti kalder ham "Kommune,"

and he's basically telling the Sienese

og han fortæller sieneserne

that they, and not a king or a tyrant, must rule themselves.

at de må selv regere, og ikke en konge eller tyran.

Now, surrounding Commune are his advisors.

Omkring Kommune står hans rådgivere.

Justice is enthroned.

Retfærdighed troner.

She's looking up at the figure of wisdom,

Hun ser op på figuren for visdom,

who actually supports her scales of justice.

som støtter hendes vægtskåle af retfærdighed.

Concord, or Harmony,

Enighed, eller Harmoni,

holds a string that comes off the scales of justice

holder en snor der kommer ud fra retfærdighedens vægtskåle,

that binds her to the citizens,

som binder hende til borgerne,

making them all compatriots in the republic.

der gør dem alle til landsmænd i republikken.

And finally we see Peace.

Til sidst ser vi Fred.

She looks chilled out,

Hun ser afslappet ud,

like she's listening to Bob Marley.

som om hun lytter til Bob Marley.

When good government rules,

Når den gode regering styrer,

Peace doesn't break a sweat.

anstrenger Fred sig ikke.

Now, these are big images and big ideas,

Disse er store billeder og store idéer,

but I really love the small stuff.

men jeg elsker virkelig de små ting.

Along another wall,

Langs en anden væg

Lorenzetti illustrates the effects of good government

illustrerer Lorenzetti effekterne af en god regering

on the real and everyday lives of ordinary people

på det virkelige og daglige liv hos almindelige folk

with a series of delicious little details.

med en stribe af lækre små detaljer.

In the countryside, the hills are landscaped and farmed.

På landet bliver bakkerne anlagt og opdrættet.

Crops are being sown, hoed, reaped, milled, plowed,

Afgrøder bliver sået, hakket, høstet, malet, pløjet,

all in one picture.

alt i ét billede.

Crops and livestock are being brought to market.

Afgrøder og husdyr bliver bragt på markedet.

In the city, builders raise a tower.

I byen rejser bygherrer et tårn.

People attend a law lecture, a TED Talk of the 14th century.

Folk deltager i et jura-foredrag, det 14. århundredes TED Talk.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

Schoolchildren play.

Skolebørn leger.

Tradesmen thrive.

Handelsmænd trives.

Dancers larger than life dance with joy.

Karismatiske dansere danser af glæde.

And watching over the republic is the winged figure Security,

Og den vingede figur for Sikkerhed våger over republikken,

whose banner reads,

på hvis banner, der står:

"Everyone shall go forth freely without fear."

"Alle skal gå frem frit og uden frygt."

Now, what's amazing about these images from 800 years ago

Hvad der er fantastisk for disse 800 år gamle billeder,

is that they're familiar to us today.

er at de er velkendte for os idag.

We see what democracy looks like.

Vi ser hvordan demokrati ser ud.

We experience the effects of good government in our lives,

Vi oplever effekterne af en god regering i vores liv,

just as Lorenzetti did in his life.

ligesom Lorenzetti gjorde i hans liv.

But it is the allegory of bad government

Men det er allegorien om en dårlig regering

that has been haunting me since November 9.

der har hjemsøgt mig siden 9. november.

It's badly damaged,

Den er meget skadet,

but it reads like today's newspapers.

men ligner dagens aviser.

And ruling over bad government is not the Commune

Og den, der styrer den dårlige regering er ikke Kommune,

but the Tyrant.

men Tyranen.

He has horns, tusks, crossed eyes,

Han har horn, stødtænder, skelende øjne,

braided hair.

flettet hår.

He obviously spends a lot of time on that hair.

Han bruger øjensynligt lang tid på dét hår.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

Justice now lies helpless at his feet,

Retfærdighed ligger nu hjælpeløs ved hans fødder,

shackled.

lænket.

Her scales have been severed.

Hendes vægtskåle er blevet adskilt.

Justice is the key antagonist to the Tyrant,

Retfærdighed er Tyranens største fjende,

and she's been taken out.

og hun er blevet uskadeliggjort.

Now, surrounding the Tyrant,

Omkring Tyranen

Lorenzetti illustrates the vices that animate bad government.

illustrerer Lorenzetti lasterne, der findes i en dårlig regering.

Avarice is the old woman clutching the strongbox

Griskhed er den gamle kvinde, der holder om pengeskabet

and a fisherman's hook

og en fiskers krog

to pull in her fortune.

for at hale hendes formue ind.

Vainglory carries a mirror,

Hovmod holder et spejl,

and Lorenzetti warns us against narcissistic leaders

og Lorenzetti advarer os mod narcissistiske ledere

who are guided by their own ego and vanity.

der styres af deres eget ego og forfængelighed.

On the Tyrant's right is Cruelty.

På Tyranens højre side står Grusomhed.

Treason, half lamb, half scorpion,

Forræderi, halvt lam, halv skorpion,

lulls us into a false sense of security

luller os ind i en falsk sikkerhedsfornemmelse

and then poisons a republic.

for sidenhen at forgifte en republik.

Fraud, with the flighty wings of a bat.

Svig, med flagermusens flyvske vinger.

On the Tyrant's left, you see Division.

På Tyranens venstre side ses Division.

She's dressed in Siena's colors.

Hun er klædt i Siena's farver.

"Si" and "No" are painted on her body.

"Si" og "No" er malet på hendes krop.

She uses a carpenter's saw to chop her body in half.

Hun bruger en tømrers sav til at skære hendes krop i to halvdele.

And Fury wields the weapons of the mob,

Og Raseri holder folkemassens våben,

the stone and knife.

stenen og kniven.

In the remainder of the fresco, Lorenzetti shows us

I resten af freskoen viser Lorenzetti os

the inevitable effects of bad government.

den uundgåelige effekt af dårlig regering.

The civic ideals celebrated elsewhere in this room have failed us,

De borgerlige idealer, fejret andre steder i dette rum, har svigtet os,

and we see it.

og vi ser det.

The once beautiful city has fallen to pieces,

Den engang så smukke by er forfalden,

the countryside barren,

landskabet er øde,

the farms abandoned.

bondegårdene forladt.

Many are in flames.

Mange står i flammer.

And in the sky above is not the winged figure Security,

Og på himmelen ovenover ser vi ikke Sikkerhed,

but that of Fear, whose banner reads:

men Frygt, på hvis banner står:

"None shall pass along this road

"Ingen skal gå på denne vej

without fear of death."

uden frygt for døden."

Now, the final image, the most important one, really,

Det sidste billede, og det mest vigtige,

is one that Lorenzetti did not paint.

er et, som Lorenzetti ikke malede.

It is of the viewer.

Det er af seeren.

Today, the audience for Lorenzetti's frescoes

I dag er publikum for Lorenzettis freskoer

is not the governing but the governed,

ikke de regerende, men de regerede,

the individual who stands in front of his allegories

individet, der står foran hans allegorier

and walks away with insight,

og går væk med indsigt,

who heeds a call to action.

der lytter til en opfordring til handling.

Lorenzetti warns us that we must recognize the shadows

Lorenzetti advarer os at vi må genkende skyggerne

of Avarice, Fraud, Division, even Tyranny

af Grisked, Svig, Division, selv Tyranni,

when they float across our political landscape,

når de flyder gennem vores politiske landskab,

especially when those shadows are cast

især når disse skygger er kastet

by political leaders loudly claiming to be the voice of good government

af politiske ledere, der højlydt påstår at være stemmen for en god regering,

and promising to make America great again.

og lover at gøre Amerika stort igen.

And we must act.

Og vi må handle.

Democracy must not be a spectator sport.

Demokrati må ikke være en tilskuersport.

The right to protest, the right to assemble freely,

Retten til at protestere, retten til fri forsamling,

the right to petition one's government,

retten til at andrage ens regering,

these are not just rights.

disse er ikke blot rettigheder.

In the face of Avarice, Fraud and Division,

I kløerne på Griskhed, Svig og Division,

these are obligations.

er de forpligtelser.

We have to disrupt --

Vi må forstyrre --

(Applause)

(Bifald)

We have to disrupt our lives

Vi må forstyrre vores liv,

so that we can disrupt

så vi kan forstyrre

the amoral accretion of power

den umoralske tilvækst af magt

by those who would betray our values.

for dem, der ville forråde vore værdier.

We and we the people

Vi og vi, folket,

must raise justice up

må rejse retfærdigheden op

and must bring peace to our nation

og må bringe fred til vor nation

and must come together in concord,

og må komme sammen i enighed,

and we have a choice.

og vi har et valg.

We could either paint ourselves

Vi kunne enten male os selv

into the worst nightmare of Lorenzetti's bad government,

ind i det værste mareridt af Lorenzettis dårlige regering,

or we can stay in the streets,

eller vi kan blive på gaderne,

disruptive, messy, loud.

forstyrrende, rodende, larmende.

That is what democracy looks like.

Dette er, hvordan demokrati ser ud.

Thank you.

Tak skal I have.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Chris Anderson: First of all, wow.

Chris Anderson: For det første, wow.

Obviously, many people passionately --

Naturligvis er mange folk lidenskabeligt --

you spoke to many people passionately here.

du talte lidenskabeligt til mange folk her.

I'm sure there are other people here

Jeg tror, at der findes andre her,

who'd say, look, Trump was elected by 63 million people.

der siger, at Trump blev valgt af 63 mio. mennesker.

He's far from perfect,

Han er langt fra perfekt,

but he's trying to do what he was elected to do.

men han prøver at udføre det, han blev valgt til.

Shouldn't you give him a chance?

Skal vi ikke give ham en chance?

Anthony Romero: I think we have to recognize

Anthony Romero: Jeg tror, vi må anerkende

the legitimacy of him as president

hans legitimitet som præsident

versus the legitimacy of his policies.

versus legitimiteten for hans politik.

And when so many of the policies are contrary to fundamental values,

Og når så meget af hans politik er kontrære mod grundlæggende værdier,

that we're all equal under the law,

at vi er alle éns under loven,

that we're not judged by the color of our skin or the religion we worship,

at vi ikke er dømt ud fra vores hudfarve eller vores religion,

we have to contest those values

må vi bestride disse værdier,

even as we recognize and honor the fact

selv når vi anerkender og ærer dette faktum,

that our democracy rendered us a president who is championing those values.

at vores demokrati giver os en præsident, der er fortaler for disse værdier.

CA: And the ACLU isn't just this force on the left, right?

CA: Og ACLU er ikke blot venstreorienteret, vel?

You're making other arguments as well.

Du laver også andre argumenter.

AR: Well, you know,

AR: Ja, ser du,

very often we piss everyone off at one point.

vi pisser tit alle af på ét tidspunkt.

That's what we do.

Det er, hvad vi gør.

And we recently were taking stands

Og for nyligt talte vi for,

for why Ann Coulter needs to be able to speak at Berkeley,

hvorfor Ann Coulter skal kunne tale på Berkeley,

and why Milo has free speech rights.

og hvorfor Milo har retten til fri tale.

And we even wrote a blog

Og vi lavede endda en blog,

that almost burnt the house down among some of our members,

der næsten brændte huse ned hos nogle af vores medlemmer,

unfortunately, when we talked about the fact

desværre, når vi talte om dét faktum,

that even Donald Trump has free speech rights as president,

at selv Donald Trump har retten til fri tale som præsident,

and an effort to hold him accountable

og et forsøg på at holde ham ansvarlig

for incitement of violence at his marches or his rallies

for opfordring til vold ved hans marcher eller stævner

is unconstitutional and un-American.

er ukonstitutionelt og uamerikansk.

And when you put that statement out there

Og når du kommer med et budskab

to a very frothy base

til en skummende folkemængde,

that always is very excited for you to fight Donald Trump,

der altid er spændt på at nedkæmpe Donald Trump,

and then you have a new one saying, "Wait, these rights are for everybody,

og så har et nyt budskab, "Disse rettigheder er for alle,

even the president that we don't like."

selv præsidenten vi ikke kan lide."

And that's our job.

Og dét er vores arbejde.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

CA: Anthony, you spoke to so many of us so powerfully.

CA: Anthony, du talte til så mange af os så flot.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Tak skal du have. Tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)