American bipartisan politics can be saved -- here's how | Bob Inglis

Prevoditelj: Ivana Varga Recezent: Sanda L

Imagine that you're a member of Congress.

Zamislite da ste član Kongresa.

You've worked very hard.

Radili ste vrlo naporno.

You've knocked on thousands of doors,

Pokucali na tisuću vrata,

sweating and shivering, depending on the season.

znojili se i drhtali, ovisno o dobu godine.

You've made hundreds,

Nazvali ste stotine,

maybe thousands of phone calls to people you don't even know

možda tisuće ljudi koje ni ne znate,

asking for their support,

tražili ih da vas podupiru,

begging for their money.

molili ih za novac.

And now you've got one of these.

I onda ste dobili jednu ovakvu.

It's hanging on a door in Washington, DC.

Visi na vratima u Washingtonu, okrugu Kolumbija.

It says you're a member of Congress,

Piše da ste član Kongresa,

that you represent the people of your state.

da predstavljate ljude iz vaše savezne države.

Now, imagine you're a conservative member of Congress.

E sad, zamislite da ste konzervativni član Kongresa.

For some of you here in Boston, Massachusetts,

Za neke od vas ovdje u Bostonu, državi Massachusetts,

that's going to take a powerful imagination, all right?

trebat će mnogo mašte, zar ne?

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

But imagine with me

No, zamislite sa mnom

that you're a conservative member of Congress.

da ste konzervativni član Kongresa.

You grew up on Milton Friedman.

Odrasli ste na Miltonu Friedmanu.

You love his free markets,

Volite njegovu ideju slobodnog tržišta,

free enterprise and free trade.

tržišnog gospodarstva i slobodne trgovine.

You've watched Ronald Reagan's farewell address over and over,

Vidjeli ste oproštajni govor Ronalda Reagana mnogo puta

and you cry every time --

i pustili suzu svaki put...

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

he gets to the part about the shining city on the hill,

gdje dođe do dijela govora o blještavom gradu na brdu,

and how if the city had to have walls,

o tome ako bi grad morao imati zidine,

the walls had doors --

zidine bi imale vrata...

doors to let in those yearning to breathe free.

vrata da puste željne da dišu slobodno.

You get goosebumps when you think of him telling Mr. Gorbachev

Naježite se kad se sjetite kako je g. Gorbačovu rekao

to tear down his wall.

da sruši svoj zid.

You're a conservative member of Congress,

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa

and you agree with President John F. Kennedy

i slažete se s predsjednikom Johnom F. Kennedyjem

that America is an exceptional place.

da je Amerika izuzetno mjesto.

For inspiration,

Za inspiraciju,

you go to YouTube and you watch his speech at Rice University,

idete na Youtube i gledate njegov govor na Sveučilištu Rice,

September of 1962,

u rujnu 1962.,

the "moon shot" speech.

govor o ciljanju na Mjesec.

And you're amazed that he admits in that speech --

Zadivljeni ste što on priznaje u tom govoru,

a speech of 17 minutes of pure American exceptionalism --

govoru od 17 minuta o pravoj jedinstvenosti Amerike,

that some of the materials needed for the spacecraft

da neki od materijala potrebnih za svemirsku letjelicu

hadn't been invented yet.

još nisu ni izumljeni.

No matter.

Nema veze.

We're going to the Moon before the decade is out.

Idemo na Mjesec prije nego što desetljeće završi.

You agree with him

Slažete se s njim

that the vows of this nation can be fulfilled

da zavjeti ove nacije mogu biti ispunjeni

only if we in this nation are first

samo ako smo mi u ovom naciji prvi

and therefore we intend to be first.

i stoga namjeravamo biti prvi.

You've taken as your own the affect that he so embodied:

Uzeli ste kao svoje ideale koje je on utjelovljavao.

that when leaders are optimistic,

Kad su vođe optimistični,

they're saying they believe in the people they represent.

oni govore da vjeruju u ljude koje predstavljaju.

You're a conservative member of Congress,

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa

and you believe in the precautionary principle.

i vjerujete u načelo predostrožnosti.

You believe in data-driven analysis.

Vjerujete u analizu poduprtu podacima.

You know that climate change is real and human-caused,

Znate da je klimatska promjena stvarna i da je ljudi uzrokuju

and you see in climate change

i vidite u klimatskoj promjeni

a silent and slow-moving Sputnik moment.

tihi i sporokretajući Sputnikov trenutak.

One that calls for the greatness of your nation

Onaj koji poziva vašu naciju na veličanstvenost,

as much as the original Sputnik moment.

baš kao i izvorni Sputnikov trenutak.

You are a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

You high-five the memory of Jack Kemp,

Podržavate sjećanje na Jacka Kempa

and believe with him

i vjerujete s njim

that the test of conservatism is that it works for everyone,

da je bit konzervatizma u tome da djeluje za sve,

regardless of skin color.

bez obzira na boju kože.

You're appalled by the alt-right.

Užasavate se alternativne desnice.

You want them to have nothing to do with your brand, your party, your legacy.

Ne želite da oni imaju išta s vašim imidžom, strankom i ostavštinom.

You utterly reject them.

U potpunosti ih odbacujete.

You --

Konz...

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

You're a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

You rise with compassion to protect the lives of the unborn,

Dižete se na noge jer suosjećajno želite zaštititi živote nerođenih,

but otherwise you think the bedroom of consenting adults

ali inače smatrate da je spavaća soba suglasnih odraslih osoba

is a rather strange place for the government to be.

poprilično čudno mjesto gdje bi vlada zabadala svoj nos.

You are a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

With John Adams,

S Johnom Adamsom,

you fear the mob.

bojite se rulje.

Because you know, as he knew,

Zato što znate, kao što je i on,

that a mob is not able to protect liberty,

da rulja nije u stanju zaštititi slobodu,

not even its own.

čak ni svoju.

And you're amazed at the wisdom that he and other framers had

Zadivljeni ste mudrošću koju su on i ostali osnivatelji imali

in establishing a slow, deliberative governing process --

u osnivanju sporog, dogovornog državnog procesa,

an inherently conservative governing process.

svojstveno konzervativnog državnog procesa.

It would serve a country.

Služit će zemlji.

It would grow far greater than they could ever imagine.

Narast će mnogo veća nego što je itko mogao zamisliti.

You are a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

You fear the fire of populist nationalism,

Bojite se paljbe populističkog nacionalizma,

because you know that those who play with fire

jer znate da oni koji se igraju vatrom,

can't control it.

ne mogu je kontrolirati.

You see their pitchforks and torches,

Vidite njihove vile i baklje,

and you know they're not good building tools.

a znate da to nisu dobri materijali za gradnju.

The pitchforks and torches can tear down and burn up but they can't build up.

Te vile i baljke mogu srušiti i spaliti, ali ne mogu izgraditi.

They can't build up the institutions and the communities

Ne mogu izgraditi institucije i zajednice

so necessary to a stable and prosperous country.

potrebne za stabilnu i uspješnu zemlju.

You're a conservative member of Congress,

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa

and you fear the next county party convention.

i bojite se sljedećeg okupljanja stranke iz vašeg okruga.

You so wish for your party to be the grand opportunity party,

Željeli biste da vaša stranka bude stranka velikih mogućnosti,

not the grumpy old party.

a ne stranka osornih starkelja.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

You know that they want to hear from you some old saw

Znate da žele da im zapilite o onoj staroj priči

about how a secret Muslim, non-American socialist took over in the White House

o tome kako je tajni musliman, lažni Amerikanac, preuzeo Bijelu kuću

and destroyed the country,

i uništio nam zemlju,

and you know that none of that's true.

a znate da ništa od toga nije točno.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

You know that they want to hear you say that you're OK with insults,

Znate da žele čuti kako im kažete da vam ne smetaju uvrede,

OK with "lock her up" chants

da vam ne smetaju povici: "Uhitite je"

and OK with policy pronouncements

i da vam ne smetaju objave stranačke politike,

with all the sincerity and thoughtfulness that 140 characters can muster.

napravljene svom iskrenošću i obzirnošću koje stanu u 140 znakova.

You are a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

You realize that many in your party look to some good old days

Shvaćate da mnogi iz vaše stranke žale za dobrim starim danima

that you know never existed.

za koje znate da nisu ni postojali.

They hold on, for example,

Drže se, na primjer,

to the fossils that fueled the last century of growth,

fosilnih goriva kao pokretača razvoja prošlog stoljeća,

but you know that better, cleaner more abundant fuels await us,

ali znate da nas čekaju bolja, čišća i obilnija goriva

and you know that that abundance can lead the world to more energy,

i znate da će ta obilnost voditi prema svijetu koji ima više energije,

more mobility

više mobilnosti

and more freedom.

i više slobode.

You're a conservative member of Congress.

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa.

You realize that many in your party pine for the '50s and the '60s

Shvaćate da mnogi iz vaše stranke žale za '50-ima i '60-ima,

because those were, after all, the good old days.

jer ipak su to bila dobra stara vremena.

But you know that the Cuyahoga River was on fire back then.

Ali vi znate da je rijeka Cuyahoga tada bila u plamenu.

You know that in Pittsburgh,

Znate da se u Pittsburghu

street lights came on at noon because of the soot in the air.

ulična rasvjeta uključivala već u podne jer je u zraku bilo mnogo smoga.

The schools were segregated,

Škole su bile segregirane,

neighborhoods redlined,

prava na susjedstvo ovisila su o boji kože,

that communism threatened freedom,

komunizam je prijetio slobodi,

and if you got cancer, you weren't likely to fight for long.

a ako ste dobili rak, nije bilo vjerojatno da ćete još dugo živjeti.

You're a conservative member of Congress

Konzervativni ste član Kongresa

and you want to sound like JFK at Rice,

i htjeli biste zvučati kao J.F.K. na Sveučilištu Rice,

where JFK said, "It's understandable

kad on kaže: "Razumljivo je

why some would have us stay where we are

zašto bi neki od nas htjeli da ostanemo gdje jesmo

a little bit longer,

još malo dulje,

to wait and to rest."

da čekamo i odmorimo se".

But everything within you says with him,

Ali sve unutar vas kaže s njim,

this city of Houston,

ovaj grad Houston,

this state of Texas,

ovu državu Teksas,

this country of the United States was not built by those who waited

ove Sjedinjene Države nisu izgradili oni koji su čekali

and rested and wished to look behind them.

i odmarali i željeli gledati iza sebe.

You are ready to lead.

Spremni ste voditi.

You are ready to prove the power of free enterprise

Spremni ste dokazati moć slobodne trgovine.

to solve challenges like climate change.

Pobijediti izazove poput klimatske promjene.

You are ready to lead.

Spremni ste voditi.

So I've got a suggestion for you then:

Stoga imam prijedlog za vas:

lead ...

vodite...

now.

sada.

Step out,

Izađite,

step up.

istupite.

You know, we ask America's best

Znate, tražimo od najboljih u Americi

to die on literal hills

da umiru na pravim brdima,

in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

na mjestima poput Iraka i Afganistana.

Is it too much to ask you to die a figurative death

Je li previše tražiti od vas da zamislite kako ste figurativno umrli

on a political hill in Washington, DC?

na političkom brdu u Washingtonu, Okrugu Kolumbija?

You know, at the end of your time in Washington,

Znate, na kraju vašeg vremena u Washingtonu,

they're going to take this plaque off the door.

skinut će vam ovaj natpis s vrata.

They're going to hand it to you;

Dat će vam ga u ruke.

you're going to go home with it.

Otići ćete s njim kući.

Can you imagine the emptiness of knowing that you stood for nothing,

Možete li zamisliti prazninu spoznaje da se niste ni za što zauzeli,

that you risk nothing,

da niste ništa riskirali,

that all you did was follow fearful people to where they were already going

da je sve što ste radili bilo praćenje bojažljivih ljudi tamo gdje su već išli,

rather than trying to lead them to a better place?

umjesto da ste ih pokušali voditi do nekog boljeg mjesta?

If you're not willing to lose your seat in Congress,

Ako niste voljni izgubiti svoje mjesto u Kongresu,

there's really very little reason to be there.

onda nema puno razloga zašto biti tamo.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

So here's the thing:

O ovome se radi:

it's not too late.

nije prekasno.

There's still time to lead.

Ima još vremena da vodite.

Speak out,

Počnite govoriti,

speak up,

govorite glasnije,

call lunacy what it is:

nazovite ludost onim što jest:

lunacy.

ludost.

Tell the American people that we still have moon shots in us.

Recite američkom narodu da u nama još ima vizije, želje za letom na Mjesec.

Tell the folks at the county party convention,

Recite ljudima na okupljanjima stranke iz vašeg okruga:

"You bet free enterprise can solve climate change."

"Naravno da bi tržišno gospodarstvo moglo riješiti klimatske promjene".

Tell them that Milton Friedman would say to tax pollution

Recite im da bi Milton Friedman rekao da se oporezuje onečišćenje,

rather than profits.

prije nego zarada.

Tell them that it's OK --

Recite im da je u redu,

no, it's a good thing

da je to dobra stvar,

that progressives would agree.

da bi se progresivci slagali.

Tell them the very good news that we can bring America together

Recite im vrlo dobru vijest, da možemo udružiti Ameriku

to solve these challenges and to lead the world.

kako bismo riješili ove izazove i vodili svijet.

Tell them that free enterprise can do these things.

Recite im da tržišno gospodarstvo to može učiniti.

Tell them that America must stop the dividing,

Recite im da Amerika mora prestati razdvajati

and must start the uniting.

i mora početi ujedinjavati.

Tell them.

Recite im.

Play your part before it's too late.

Odigrajte svoju ulogu prije nego što bude prekasno.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Thank you very much.

Hvala vam lijepa.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)