How flags unite (and divide) us | Michael Green

Transcriber: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Camille Martínez

Prevoditelj: Gordan Prakiš Recezent: Sanda L

In 1989,

Godine 1989.

an artist by the name of Dread Scott,

umjetnik Dread Scott,

who has also graced the TED stage,

koji je također nastupao na TED-ovoj pozornici,

created a piece of art in Chicago,

stvorio je umjetničko djelo u Chicagu

where he simply placed an American flag on the ground

tako što je jednostavno smjestio američku zastavu na pod

and then invited you the viewer to go and stand on that flag

i pozvao članove publike da stanu na zastavu

and record how it felt in a journal.

i zabilježe svoje osjećaje u dnevnik.

And to me, one of the most powerful things written in that journal, in essence, says,

Za mene je najsnažnija stvar zapisana u dnevniku bila:

"Why are we so OK

"Zašto smo tako pomireni

with homeless people,

s beskućnicima,

with human beings laying on the ground,

s ljudskim bićima koja leže po podu,

but not flags?"

ali ne i zastavama?"

And to some of you, this piece of art is quite disturbing.

I za neke od vas, ovo umjetničko djelo je dosta uznemirujuće.

And that's kind of the point of this talk --

I to je ustvari poanta ovog govora --

not to upset you or to make you mad

ne uznemiriti vas i ne naljutiti,

but to prove to you that flags have an incredible power,

nego dokazati vam da zastave imaju nevjerojatnu moć

and that even if you think you don't care about flags, you do.

i da iako smatrate da vas nije briga za zastave - ipak jest.

You know you do.

Znate da jest.

Alright.

U redu.

By the end of it, I hope that you're inspired

Na kraju svega nadam se da ćete biti inspirirani

to go out and harness this power of flags and fight for a better world.

da izađete i upijete moć zastava i borite se za bolji svijet.

But before we get there,

Ali prije nego što dođemo tamo,

we're going to start on the opposite end of the spectrum.

počet ćemo s drugom krajnosti spektra.

And before I show you the next stuff, I need to say that anything I show here

Prije nego što vam pokažem sljedeću stvar, moram reći da sve što pokažem ovdje

is not an endorsement,

nije odobravanje,

it's usually quite the opposite.

već često potpuno suprotno.

But more than anything, what I want to do is create a space here

Ali više nego išta, ono što želim jest stvoriti prostor

where we can look at these flags, these designs,

gdje možemo pogledati ove zastave, ove dizajne,

and examine how they make us feel.

i proučiti kako se osjećamo gledajući ih.

We're going to talk about our emotions.

Govorit ćemo o našim emocijama.

Is that OK with everybody?

Jeste li svi OK s tim?

OK.

OK.

Are you ready for your first flag?

Jeste li spremni za prvu zastavu?

Cool, we'll start with an easy one.

Super, počet ćemo s jednostavnom.

That was a joke. (Laughs)

Ovo je šala. (Smijeh)

So, some of you may be a little bit uneasy sitting in a room with this.

Dakle, nekima od vas je možda malo neugodno sjediti u istoj sobi s njom.

I'm certainly feeling uneasy standing in front of it.

Ja se zasigurno osjećam nelagodno stajati ispred nje.

Some of you may be feeling a little bit of pride.

Neki od vas možda osjećaju i malo ponosa.

And that's understandable. This is Texas. This is not a rare sight, is it?

I to je razumljivo. Ovo je Texas. Nije rijedak prizor, zar ne?

But let's start with the facts.

Ali počnimo s činjenicama.

So this is not the Confederate flag. OK?

Dakle ovo nije zastava Konfederacije. OK?

This is the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia

Ovo je borbena zastava vojske Sjeverne Virdžinije

led by General Robert E. Lee.

koju je vodio general Robert E. Lee.

So next time someone tells you that this is their heritage,

Tako da kada vam sljedeći put netko kaže da je to njihovo naslijeđe,

unless their family fought for that very specific militia,

osim ukoliko se njihova obitelj borila baš u toj specifičnoj službi,

they're wrong, alright?

znate da su u krivu, u redu?

And you have a flag expert's permission to tell them so.

I imate dopuštenje stručnjaka za zastave da im to kažete.

This flag rose into prominence during the mid-1950s and '60s

Ova zastava se posebno počela isticati tijekom 1950-ih i 1960-ih

as a response to the growing Civil Rights Movement.

kao odgovor na rast Pokreta za ljudska prava.

And then of course today,

A danas je, naravno,

it has come to represent the Confederacy to most of us.

počela predstavljati Konfederaciju većini nas.

But I shouldn't have to remind you what the Confederacy is.

Ali ne moram vas podsjećati što je to Konfederacija.

It was a rogue nation

To je bila pobunjenička država

that rose up against the United States,

koja je ustala protiv SAD-a,

waged war on the US,

ratovala protiv SAD-a

and at one point in time,

i u jednom trenutku

this was one of the most un-American things you could have.

ovo je bila jedna od "najneameričkijih" stvari koje možete imati.

But yet, this flag is protected

Ali ipak, ova zastava je zaštićena

by the same laws that protect the United States flag

istim zakonima koji štite zastavu SAD-a,

in the states of Florida, Georgia,

i to u sljedećim državama: Florida, Georgia,

South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Južna Karolina, Mississippi i Louisiana.

But let's pick on Georgia for a second, shall we?

Ali uzmimo baš Georgiju na sekundu, može?

So in 1956,

Dakle, 1956. godine,

a few years after desegregation was mandated in public schools,

nekoliko godina nakon što je desegregacija proglašena u javnim školama,

Georgia changed their state flag to this.

Georgija je promijenila svoju zastavu u ovu.

I think everyone watching can agree

Mislim da se svi koji gledaju mogu složiti

that this was not meant to be a flag that every Georgian was proud to fly

da ovo nije trebala biti zastava na koju će svaki stanovnik Georgije biti ponosan

outside of their home, was it?

ispred svog doma, zar ne?

No.

Ne.

Just like all of the Confederate statues erected in the mid-1950s and '60s,

Kao što su to bili svi spomenici Konfederacije podignuti 1950-ih i 1960-ih,

this was meant to be a symbol of who was in charge

ovo je trebao biti simbol tko je gazda,

and who was not.

a tko nije.

This remained the flag of Georgia

Ovo je ostala zastava Georgije

until the year 2001,

do 2001. godine

and in that year, they changed their flag

i te godine su promijenili zastavu

to this.

u ovu.

Now, as a flag expert, I can tell you: this is officially ugly.

Kao stručnjak za zastave mogu vam reći da je ova zastava službeno - ružna.

OK? It's OK to laugh at this flag.

OK? U redu se smijati ovoj zastavi.

It's ugly, and because it's so ugly,

Ružna je, i baš zato što je ružna,

that's one of the reasons they changed it just two years later.

to je bio jedan od razloga da je promijene nakon samo dvije godine.

They had a referendum

Održali su referendum

where they got to choose between that thing

gdje su mogli birati između nje

and then what is now the current flag of Georgia.

i onoga što je današnja zastava Georgije.

Now some of you might be wondering,

Neki od vas se sada pitaju:

"Wait a second, Michael --

"Samo sekundu, Michaele,

if that before wasn't the Confederate flag,

ako ono maloprije nije bila zastava Konfederacije,

what was the Confederate flag?"

što onda jest?"

Georgia flies the first flag of the Confederate States of America

Georgija koristi prvu zastavu Konfederacije

to this day.

do današnjeg dana.

They just slapped their state seal on it.

Samo su nalijepili svoj državni grb na nju.

Well, let's go back to our emotions for a second.

Pa, vratimo se našim emocijama na sekundu.

That didn't punch you in the gut as much as the other one did, did it?

Ova vas nije toliko pogodila kao ona prije, zar ne?

Right?

Je li tako?

And that's why I love flags.

Zato volim zastave.

They are the simplest pieces of design,

One su najjednostavnijeg dizajna,

usually just two or three colors,

obično dvije ili tri boje,

just some bars or stripes.

samo par stupaca ili linija.

But yet, they can invoke the deepest emotions within us.

Ali ipak mogu probuditi naše najdublje osjećaje.

They'll make us swell with pride

Učinit će nas strašno ponosnima

or burn with hatred.

ili ćemo izgarati od mržnje.

We will die for a flag

Umiremo za zastavu

or even kill for one.

ili čak ubijamo zbog nje.

One of my favorite designers, his name is Wally Olins,

Jedan od mojih omiljenih dizajnera je Wally Olins.

they call him the father of nation branding,

Zovu ga ocem brendiranja nacija

and he's quoted as saying

i njegov citat je:

that "Everyone wants to belong,

"Svi žele pripadati

and then they want to display symbols of belonging."

i žele istaknuti simbole svoga pripadanja."

And it's crazy that these pieces of cloth that are just sewn together or dyed

I totalno je ludo da ti komadi tkanine koji su samo ušiveni ili obojani

come to be such a sacred item,

postaju tako sveti predmeti,

and that's because they become parts of our identity.

a to je zato što postaju dio našeg identiteta.

They are powerful tools to unify

One su moćan alat zajedništva,

but equally powerful tools to divide.

ali također i moćan alat razdvajanja.

You ready for the next flag?

Jeste li spremni za sljedeću zastavu?

Right.

U redu.

Take a moment.

Uzmite vremena.

Really examine how you felt when this hit the screen.

Istinski proučite kako se osjećate kada se ovo pojavilo na ekranu.

I'm going to change the slide pretty quickly

Promijenit ću dijapozitiv vrlo brzo

so you don't take pictures of me in front of this one.

tako da me ne uslikate ispred nje.

(Smijeh)

(Laughter)

U redu?

Alright?

So Germany after World War I,

Dakle, Njemačka nakon Prvog svjetskog rata

it was in a pretty bad state,

bila je u poprilično lošem stanju

and a young Adolf Hitler had a lot of -- let's call them -- "ideas,"

i mladi Adolf Hitler imao je puno, nazovimo ih - "ideja" -

of how Germany got to where they'd gotten

o tome kako je Njemačka došla tu gdje jest

and how to get them out.

i kako je izvući iz toga.

He spent entire chapters in his book "Mein Kampf,"

Posvetio je cijela poglavlja svoje knjige "Moja borba",

which I don't recommend reading,

koju ne preporučam za čitanje,

about how Germany lost World War I

o tome kako je Njemačka izgubila Prvi svjetski rat

partially because the British had better graphic design

djelomično zbog toga što su Britanci imali bolji grafički dizajn

and better propaganda.

i bolju propagandu.

So, as the Nazi Party rose,

Kako je Nacistička stranka rasla,

Hitler created one of the thickest brand guides I've ever seen.

Hitler je kreirao jedan od najdebljih priručnika o brendu koje sam ikada vidio.

It's thicker than most company brand guides today,

Deblji je i od većine priručnika kompanija za brendiranje danas

and in it, he details titles and uniforms

i u njemu detaljno opisuje titule, uniforme

and lots and lots of flags.

i mnoštvo, mnoštvo zastava.

Hitler knew the power of flags.

Hitler je znao za moć zastava.

He says in "Mein Kampf,"

U "Mojoj borbi" kaže:

"The new flag ... should prove effective as a large poster,

"Nova zastava ... treba imati efekt velikoga plakata

[because] in hundreds of thousands of cases

[zato što] u stotinama tisuća slučajeva

a really striking emblem may be the first cause

zbilja moćan amblem može biti jedan od prvih razloga

of awakening interest in a movement."

pobuđivanja interesa u određeni pokret."

He was an artist, after all.

Ipak je on bio umjetnik.

He knew the power of visual identity and uniforms

Znao je da moć vizualnog identiteta i uniforme

could reignite the German identity.

mogu pomoći pri ponovnom usponu njemačkog identiteta.

And to millions of Germans, this was a welcome sign.

I za milijune Nijemaca to je bio dobrodošao znak.

But of course, this was also a mark of death to others.

Ali, dakako, to je također bio znak smrti za ostale.

We don't often think of flags as weapons,

Često ne razmišljamo o zastavama kao o oružju,

but like the Confederate battle flag,

ali kao i borbene zastave Konfederacije,

the Germans used their flag

Nijemci su koristili svoje zastave

to make an out-group feel unwelcome

kako bi svaku vanjsku grupu učinili nedobrodošlima

and less than.

i manjima.

You see, when you create a flag, you immediately do two things:

Vidite, kada kreirate zastavu, odmah činite dvije stvari:

you create an in-group,

kreirate unutarnju grupu,

a group that's meant to be represented by the symbol,

grupu koja bi trebala biti predstavljena simbolom,

but then, inevitably, you create an out-group.

ali uz to, nesumnjivo, kreirate i vanjsku grupu.

And usually, that's subtle.

Obično je to suptilno.

It's a byproduct.

To je nuspojava.

It's usually not the intent.

Obično to nije namjera.

But the Germans were very clear as to who was represented by the swastika

Ali Nijemci su bili poprilično jasni o tome tko je predstavljen svastikom,

and who was not.

a tko nije.

In 1935, Jewish people were banned from flying German flags.

Godine 1935. Židovima je zabranjeno koristiti se njemačkom zastavom.

And in this way,

I time su Nijemci,

the Germans, maybe more than any other time in history,

možda više nego ikada u povijesti,

used the dual power of flags

koristili dvostruku moć svojih zastava

to unite but also to divide.

kako bi ujedinili ali i razdvojili.

Flags were used as identity weapons.

Zastave su korištene kao oružje identiteta.

And now, in 2019, the Nazi flag is banned from being flown

I danas, 2019. godine, nacistička zastava je zabranjena za korištenje

by anyone in Germany

svakome u Njemačkoj,

and anyone in Austria, in Hungary, in Russia and in Ukraine.

i svakome u Austriji, Mađarskoj, Rusiji i Ukrajini.

Think about that.

Razmislite o tome.

It's a piece of cloth, but it's banned.

To je komad tkanine, a ipak zabranjen.

On its face, that sounds crazy.

Na prvu, to zvuči ludo.

But I don't think anyone in this room would disagree

Ali mislim da nitko u prostoriji ne bi proturječio

that it's probably good.

da je to dobro.

Sounds a lot like a weapon.

Zvuči kao oružje.

As a vexillologist,

Kao stručnjaku za zastave

sometimes the most interesting thing about a flag

ponekad mi je najinteresantnija stvar vezana za zastave

is not so much its design,

ne toliko dizajn,

but it's those laws around the flag.

nego zakoni vezani uz zastave.

For instance,

Primjerice,

in India, to create an Indian flag,

u Indiji, kako biste kreirali indijsku zastavu,

you must use a hand-spun cloth named "khadi."

morate koristiti ručno predenu tkaninu koja se naziva "khadi".

If you make a flag out of anything else,

Ukoliko napravite zastavu od bilo čega drugoga,

you could go to jail for up to three years.

možete završiti u zatvoru do čak tri godine.

It's crazy.

Totalno ludo.

Here in Texas,

Ovdje u Texasu

we've all heard

smo svi čuli

that the Texas flag is the only state flag that can fly at the same height

da je teksaška državna zastava jedina koja može biti postavljena na istoj visini

as the US, flag, right?

kao zastava SAD-a, točno?

To je zato što smo bili nacija prije nego smo postali država.

Because we were a nation before we were a state.

Who here has heard that?

Tko je od vas to čuo?

Yeah.

Da.

Well, I'm here to tell you that is completely false. OK?

Pa, sada ću vam reći da je to potpuno krivo. OK?

First of all, we were not the only state that was a nation before joining up.

Kao prvo, nismo bili jedina država koja je imala naciju prije pristupanja.

And secondly, all state flags can fly at the same height as the US flag

I drugo, sve državne zastave mogu biti na istoj visini kao i zastava SAD-a

according to the US flag code.

prema američkom kodeksu o zastavama.

And I don't have to ask you how you feel about this one, right?

Ne moram vas niti pitati što mislite o ovoj, je li tako?

Most of us grew up pledging allegiance to this every morning,

Većina nas je odrasla zaklinjući se njoj svako jutro,

knowing we should never let it touch the ground, etc.

znajući da nikad ne smijemo dopustiti da dotakne pod, itd.

We take our flag code very seriously here in the United States.

Svoju zastavu shvaćamo vrlo ozbiljno ovdje u SAD-u.

You remember, recently some NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

Sjetit ćete se, nedavno su neki NFL igrači klečali prilikom izvođenja himne.

It was a big controversy.

Bila je to velika kontroverza.

They were breaking the flag code.

Nisu poštovali kodeks o zastavi.

It states during the national anthem,

On kaže da tijekom intoniranja himne

stand at attention, hand at the heart, etc.

moramo stajati mirno, s rukom na srcu, itd.

But what was fascinating to me as a vexillologist

Ali ono što mi je kao stručnjaku za zastave bilo fascinantno

is that I didn't see anyone getting upset

je to da nisam vidio da se itko uznemiri

when something like this happens.

kada se dogodi nešto ovakvo.

The flag code says, "The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally,

Kodeks o zastavi kaže: "Zastava nikad ne smije biti nošena položeno i vodoravno,

but always aloft and free."

nego uvijek visoko i slobodno."

So sometimes during the exact same national anthem,

Tako da kad se to dogodilo tijekom intonacije te iste himne,

this was being done, and no one's upset.

nitko se nije uzrujao.

Or this. This happens all the time.

Ili recimo ovo. Ovo se stalno događa.

The flag code is clear:

Kodeks o zastavi je jasan:

"No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or on an athletic uniform."

"Niti jedan dio zastave ne smije nikad biti korišten kao kostim ili na sportskoj uniformi."

This is Texas A&M baseball,

Ovo je teksaški A&M bejzbolski tim,

not to get them in trouble, but this happens all the time,

ne želim ih dovesti u nepriliku, ali ovo se stalno događa,

especially in November.

posebno u studenom.

I'm sure, I can almost guarantee when you leave here tonight,

Siguran sam, mogu garantirati da kada večeras izađete odavde,

you will see on the back of someone's car or truck

na stražnjem dijelu nečijeg automobila ili kamiona ćete vidjeti

a black and white American flag with a blue stripe,

crno-bijelu američku zastavu s plavom prugom,

a thin blue line, right?

s tankom plavom prugom, OK?

Blue Lives Matter.

"Plavi životi su važni".

That breaks the flag code in multiple ways.

Time se višestruko krši kodeks zastave.

But all of these things are done with the best intent.

Ali sve su ove stvari napravljene najboljom namjerom.

No one's here to argue that.

Nitko to ne spori.

But of course they break a section of the flag code

Ali svakako krše dio kodeksa o zastavi

titled "Respect for the Flag,"

nazvanog: "Poštuj zastavu."

so by putting this on your uniform,

Tako da stavljajući ovo na uniformu,

you are legally disrespecting the flag.

legalno ne poštuješ zastavu.

And what I find interesting

I ono što smatram zanimljivim

is that those NFL players kneeling during the anthem

je to da su NFL igrači koji kleče prilikom intoniranja himne

and the people who would put Blue Lives Matters stickers on their car

i ljudi koji stavljaju naljepnice "Plavi životi su važni" na svoje automobile,

oboje na suprotnoj strani vrlo velikog problema,

are both on the opposite end of a very big issue,

but they're both breaking the exact same law,

ali oboje krše upravo isti zakon,

a law that is 100 percent unenforceable.

zakon koji je 100 posto neprimjenjiv.

In fact, it was Dread Scott's piece of art in 1989

Ustvari, upravo je umjetnički uradak Dreada Scotta iz 1989. godine

that led the Supreme Court to rule that the flag code is just a guideline.

doveo do toga da Vrhovni sud proglasi kodeks o zastavama samo kao smjernicu.

You cannot be prosecuted for breaking the flag code.

Ne možete biti kazneno gonjeni ukoliko prekršite kodeks o zastavi.

Ne može vas se prisiliti da budete patriot.

You cannot be forced to be patriotic.

So why, then, have all of these little laws around how we use our flag

Zašto, dakle, imati toliko sitnih zakona o tome kako koristiti zastavu

if you can't enforce them?

kada ih ne možemo provoditi?

And that's because a nation

To je zbog toga što je nacija

is a fragile collective idea.

osjetljiva kolektivna ideja.

It only exists in our minds.

Postoji samo u našim umovima.

Can I see this? Thank you.

Mogu li pogledati? Hvala.

Sometimes a flag is the only tangible symbol of that idea.

Ponekad je zastava jedini opipljivi simbol te ideje.

Right? Our unity is sometimes only held together by literal threads.

U redu? Naše zajedništvo ponekad na okupu drže samo doslovne niti.

And that's powerful.

I to je moćno.

The flag code is meant to preserve and protect that fragile idea,

Kodeks o zastavi bi trebao očuvati i zaštititi tu krhku ideju,

while also protecting your right to break it.

usput također štiteći pravo da ga kršite.

And that's what's special about the United States, right?

I to je posebnost SAD-a, zar ne?

And that's what's unique about our flag.

I to je specifično za našu zastavu.

Our flag is amazing.

Naša zastava je nevjerojatna.

It has changed more than any other flag in the world.

Izmijenjena je više od bilo koje druge zastave na svijetu.

It's the flag code that says when a new state is created,

Kodeks o zastavi kaže da kada pristupi nova država,

a star shall be added to the union of the flag,

dodat će se nova zvjezdica uz već postojeće

and such addition shall take place on the fourth day of July.

i to će se napraviti 4. srpnja.

Our flag is unique because it is meant to grow as we grow.

Naša zastava je posebna jer bi trebala rasti kako mi rastemo.

By design and by law,

Dizajnom i zakonski

it is meant to change with us.

trebala bi se mijenjati kako se mi mijenjamo.

It's a living symbol of our individuality,

Ona je živi simbol naše individualnosti,

our diversity in the stars

naše raznolikosti sadržane u zvjezdicama

and our unity.

i našeg zajedništva.

We have a gift in the United States to have a flag that is inclusive.

Mi u SAD-u imamo uključivu zastavu kao dar.

If the Nazi flag was an identity weapon,

Ako je nacistička zastava oružje identiteta,

the United States flag, by design alone, stands in direct contrast.

zastava SAD-a je, prema samom dizajnu, u potpunoj suprotnosti.

And I have to say, as a vexillologist in 2019,

I moram to spomenuti, kao stručnjak za zastave, 2019. godine

using this flag

koristiti ovu zastavu

as an identity weapon against anyone

kao oružje identiteta protiv bilo koga

disrespects it far more than letting it touch the ground

pokazuje veće nepoštovanje prema njoj nego pustiti je da dodirne pod

or any one of the other little laws that we break every day.

ili bilo koji drugi sitni zakon koji kršimo svakog dana.

Right?

Zar ne?

This flag is a symbol of our unity.

Ova zastava je simbol našeg zajedništva.

We should never use this as a weapon against someone else.

Nikad je ne smijemo koristiti kao oružje protiv drugih.

I resonate so deeply with the person who wrote in Dread Scott's journal,

Duboko odjekuju riječi koje je netko zapisao u dnevnik Dreada Scotta:

"We should never value the symbol over the thing that it symbolizes.

"Nikada ne smijemo cijeniti sami simbol više od onoga što on predstavlja.

We should never value a piece of cloth over a human life."

Nikada komad platna ne smijemo cijeniti više od ljudskog života."

And if you're ever going to use a piece of cloth as a weapon,

I ako ćete ikada koristiti komad platna kao oružje,

you should never use this one,

nikada ne smijete koristiti ovaj,

not when it has always had room for more stars.

dokle god još ima mjesta za još zvjezdica.

Hopefully by now, you've felt the power of flags,

Nadam se da ste do sada osjetili moć zastava

and you can see what they can do.

i uvidjeli ono što mogu napraviti.

So what if we harnessed that power,

Što kada bismo upregnuli tu snagu

and we used it to fight for something greater?

i koristili ih da bismo se borili za nešto veće?

This is the flag of Earth,

Ovo je zastava planeta Zemlje.

designed by Oskar Pernefeldt of Sweden.

Dizajnirao ju je Oskar Pernefeldt iz Švedske.

Just imagine with me for a second:

Zamislite na trenutak:

What if we celebrated our humanity

Što ako bismo slavili čovječanstvo

as much if not more

isto toliko, ako ne i više,

than we celebrate our nationalities?

nego što slavimo pojedinačne nacije?

As we become a spacefaring civilization and we go off into the stars,

Kako postajemo civilizacija koja putuje u svemir i odlazimo prema zvijezdama,

what do our nations mean anyway

što uopće naše nacionalne zastave znače

when you're standing on the surface of Mars or any other planet?

dok stojimo na površini Marsa ili nekog drugog planeta?

And then of course, back here on Earth,

I dakako, tu na Zemlji,

as our planet is facing a climate crisis,

dok se naš planet suočava s klimatskom krizom

as our climate could be unlivable in our children or grandchildren's lifetime,

i klimom koja bi mogla biti nepodnošljiva za našu djecu i unuke,

I believe we need a strong symbol, a flag,

vjerujem da trebamo jaki simbol, zastavu

to unite us to fight,

koja će nas ujediniti u borbi,

not just as nations,

ne samo kao nacije,

but as a species.

nego i kao vrstu.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)