Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: yoav fishel ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
How often do we hear that people just don't care?
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ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื
ืฉืœืื ืฉื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืื›ืคืช?
ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื›ื
00:20
How many times have you been told
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00:21
that real, substantial change isn't possible
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ืฉืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™
ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื ืžื“ื™,
00:25
because most people are too selfish,
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ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื ืžื“ื™ ืื• ืขืฆืœื ื™ื ืžื“ื™
00:27
too stupid or too lazy
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื”ื?
00:29
to try to make a difference in their community?
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00:31
I propose to you today that apathy as we think we know it
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื”ืื“ื™ืฉื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ื•
00:34
doesn't actually exist;
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ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืงื™ื™ืžืช,
00:36
but rather, that people do care,
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ืืœื ืฉืœืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืŸ ืื›ืคืช,
00:38
but that we live in a world that actively discourages engagement
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
ืฉืžื“ื›ื ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช
00:42
by constantly putting obstacles and barriers in our way.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ืช ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื•ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื•.
00:45
I'll give you some examples of what I mean.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืชืŸ ืœื›ื ื›ืžื” ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ.
ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื”.
00:48
Let's start with city hall.
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ื”ืื ืจืื™ืชื ืื—ื“ ืžืืœื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ?
00:50
You ever see one of these before?
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืžื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ.
00:52
This is a newspaper ad.
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00:53
It's a notice of a zoning application change for a new office building
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืจืื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื™ืขื•ื“ ื”ืงืจืงืข ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉ
ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื™ื“ืขื• ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”.
00:57
so the neighborhood knows what's happening.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช, ื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื–ื”.
00:59
As you can see, it's impossible to read.
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืžืฆืข ืจืง
01:01
You need to get halfway down
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01:02
to even find out which address they're talking about,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื”ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื,
ื•ืื– ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžื˜ื”, ื‘ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ืคืŸ ืงื˜ื ื˜ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ 10
01:05
and then further down, in tiny 10-point font,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื™ืš ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื.
01:07
to find out how to actually get involved.
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01:09
Imagine if the private sector advertised in the same way --
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืื ื”ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืคืจืกื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื“ืจืš,
01:12
if Nike wanted to sell a pair of shoes --
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ืื ื—ื‘ืจืช ื ื™ื™ืงื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื–ื•ื’ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื
01:14
(Laughter)
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01:15
And put an ad in the paper like that.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืžื” ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ืžื•ื“ืขื” ื›ืžื• ื–ื•.
01:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:21
Now, that would never happen.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืงืจื”.
ืืชื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชืจืื• ืžื•ื“ืขื” ื›ื–ื•,
01:24
You'll never see an ad like that,
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื ื™ื™ืงื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืชืงื ื• ืืช ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
01:26
because Nike actually wants you to buy their shoes,
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01:28
whereas the city of Toronto clearly doesn't want you involved
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื˜ื•ืจื•ื ื˜ื•
ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ืื™ื ื ื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืชืขืจื‘ื• ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ,
01:31
with the planning process,
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01:32
otherwise their ads would look something like this,
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ืื—ืจืช ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื ืจืื™ืช ื›ื›ื”:
ืœืžืขืฉื” ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืžื•ื ื— ืœืคื ื™ืš ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื”.
01:35
with all the information laid out clearly.
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื” ืžื•ืฆื™ืื” ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื›ืืœื”
01:37
As long as the city's putting out notices like this
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื,
01:39
to try to get people engaged,
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ืื– ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื.
01:41
then of course people aren't going to be engaged.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ืœื ืื“ื™ืฉื•ืช;
01:43
But that's not apathy; that's intentional exclusion.
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ื–ื• ืžื ื™ืขื” ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช.
01:47
Public space.
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ื”ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
01:48
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:51
The manner in which we mistreat our public spaces
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ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžืชื ื›ืœื™ื ืœืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
ื”ื•ื ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ืขื ืง
01:54
is a huge obstacle towards any type of progressive political change,
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ืœืงืจืืช ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ืžืชืงื“ื.
01:58
because we've essentially put a price tag on freedom of expression.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื ื—ื ื• "ืชื’ ืžื—ื™ืจ" ืขืœ ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™.
02:01
Whoever has the most money gets the loudest voice,
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ืžื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืกืฃ ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ื–ืง,
02:04
dominating the visual and mental environment.
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ืฉื•ืœื˜ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ื—ื–ื•ืชื™ืช ื•ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช.
02:06
The problem with this model is there are some amazing messages
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื‘ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื–ื”
ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืืžื™ืจื•ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืืžืจ
02:09
that need to be said, that aren't profitable to say.
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ืฉืœื ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืื•ืชืŸ.
02:12
So you're never going to see them on a billboard.
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ืื– ืืชื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชืจืื• ืื•ืชื ืขืœ ืฉืœื˜ื™ ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช.
ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืžืฉื—ืงืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘
02:16
The media plays an important role
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02:17
in developing our relationship with political change,
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ื‘ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™,
02:20
mainly by ignoring politics and focusing on celebrities and scandals,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ืžืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”
ื•ืžื™ืงื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืขื ื™ื ื•ืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื•ืช.
ืื‘ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื,
02:25
but even when they do talk about important political issues,
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02:27
they do it in a way that I feel discourages engagement.
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ื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืžื“ื›ืืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช.
02:30
I'll give you an example.
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”: ื”ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ NOW ืžืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ;
02:32
The "Now" magazine from last week: progressive, downtown weekly in Toronto.
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ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืŸ ืžืชืงื“ื ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื˜ื•ืจื•ื ื˜ื•.
ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื›ืชื‘ืช ื”ืฉืขืจ.
02:35
This is the cover story.
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02:36
It's an article about a theater performance,
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ื–ื” ืžืืžืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฆื’ืช ืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ,
02:39
and it starts with basic information about where it is,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืžื™ื“ืข ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื™ืคื” ื”ื”ืฆื’ื”,
02:42
in case you actually want to go and see it after you've read the article --
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื•ืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืงืจืืชื ืืช ื”ืžืืžืจ;
02:45
where, the time, the website.
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ืื™ืคื”, ื”ืฉืขื”, ื”ืืชืจ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
02:47
Same with this -- it's a movie review.
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ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื–ื”: ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ืกืจื˜,
02:49
An art review.
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ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ืืžื ื•ืช,
02:51
A book review -- where the reading is in case you want to go.
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ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ืกืคืจ; ืื™ืคื” ื™ืฉ ื”ืงืจืื” ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื•ืชืจืฆื• ืœืœื›ืช.
02:54
A restaurant -- you might not want to just read about it,
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ืžืกืขื“ื”; ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ืชืจืฆื• ืจืง ืœืงืจื•ื ืขืœื™ื”,
ืื•ืœื™ ืชืจืฆื• ืœืœื›ืช ืœืžืกืขื“ื”.
02:57
maybe you want to go there.
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02:58
So they tell you where it is, the prices, the address, the phone number, etc.
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ืื– ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื›ื ืื™ืคื” ื”ื™ื, ืžื” ื”ืžื—ื™ืจื™ื,
ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช, ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื•ื›ื•'.
03:02
Then you get to their political articles.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืžืืžืจื™ื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
03:04
Here's a great article about an important election race that's happening.
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ื”ื ื” ืžืืžืจ ืžืขื•ืœื” ืขืœ ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ.
ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื - ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืื•ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” -
03:08
It talks about the candidates, written very well,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ื“ืข, ืื™ืŸ ื”ืžืฉื›ื™ื•ืช,
03:10
but no information, no follow-up, no websites for the campaigns,
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ืื™ืŸ ืืชืจ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืœืžืกืข ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
03:13
no information about when the debates are, where the campaign offices are.
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ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ื“ืข ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžืชื™ ื”ืขื™ืžื•ืชื™ื, ืื™ืคื” ื”ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื.
ื”ื ื” ืขื•ื“ ืžืืžืจ ื˜ื•ื‘
03:17
Here's another good article,
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03:18
about a new campaign opposing privatization of transit,
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ืขืœ ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ื•ืฆื ื ื’ื“ ื”ืคืจื˜ืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
03:21
without any contact information for the campaign.
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ืœืœื ืฉื•ื ืžื™ื“ืข ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ืœื’ื‘ื™ื•.
03:24
The message seems to be
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ื”ืžืกืจ ืฉืžืฉืชืžืข ืžื›ืš
03:26
that the readers are most likely to want to eat, maybe read a book,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ,
ืœืงืจื•ื ืกืคืจ, ืœืจืื•ืช ืกืจื˜, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื”ื.
03:29
maybe see a movie, but not be engaged in their community.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืงื˜ืŸ.
03:32
You might think this is a small thing, but I think it's important,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืงื•ื‘ืข ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ืŸ
03:35
because it sets a tone
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03:36
and it reinforces the dangerous idea that politics is a spectator sport.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื—ื–ืง ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ
ืฉืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืฉืจืง ืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ื•.
03:43
Heroes: How do we view leadership?
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ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื: ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช?
03:45
Look at these 10 movies. What do they have in common?
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœ ืขืฉืจืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื•. ืžื” ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื›ื•ืœื?
03:48
Anyone?
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื•?
ื‘ื›ื•ืœื ื™ืฉ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ื‘ื—ืจื•.
03:51
They all have heroes who were chosen.
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื”ื ื•ืืžืจ: "ืืชื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืื—ื“ ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจ.
03:53
Someone came up to them and said, "You're the chosen one.
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ื™ืฉ ื ื‘ื•ืื”. ืขืœื™ืš ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื."
03:56
There's a prophecy. You have to save the world."
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ื•ืื– ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืืžืจื• ืœื•,
03:58
And then they go off and save the world because they've been told to,
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ืขื ืขื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื–ื“ื ื‘ื™ื.
04:01
with a few people tagging along.
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ื–ื” ืขื–ืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
04:03
This helps me understand
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why a lot of people have trouble seeing themselves as leaders --
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ืžื“ื•ืข ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื›ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื.
04:07
because it sends all the wrong messages about what leadership is about.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืฉื•ืœื— ืžืกืจ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช.
ืžืืžืฅ ื”ืจื•ืื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืืžืฅ ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ,
04:11
A heroic effort is a collective effort,
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
04:13
number one.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื ื™, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื•ืฉืœื, ื”ื•ื ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื–ื•ื”ืจ
04:15
Number two, it's imperfect; it's not very glamorous,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืคืชืข ื•ืžืกืชื™ื™ื ืœืคืชืข.
04:18
and doesn't suddenly start and suddenly end.
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ื–ื”ื• ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืžืชืžืฉืš ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ืš.
04:20
It's an ongoing process your whole life.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื•ืช ืžืจืฆื•ืŸ.
04:22
But most importantly, it's voluntary.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื•ืช ืžืจืฆื•ืŸ.
04:24
It's voluntary.
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืื ื• ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
04:26
As long as we're teaching our kids
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04:28
that heroism starts when someone scratches a mark on your forehead,
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ืฉื’ื‘ื•ืจื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ืจื˜ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื— ืฉืœืš,
04:31
or someone tells you you're part of a prophecy,
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ืื• ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื•ืžืจ ืœืš ืฉืืชื” ื—ืœืง ืžื ื‘ื•ืื”,
ื”ื ืžืคืกืคืกื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืืคื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช,
04:34
they're missing the most important characteristic of leadership,
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื.
04:37
which is that it comes from within.
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04:38
It's about following your own dreams, uninvited,
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืจื“ื™ืคื” ืื—ืจ ื”ื—ืœื•ื
ืœืœื ื”ื–ืžื ื” --
04:42
and then working with others to make those dreams come true.
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ื•ืื– ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืœื”ืชื’ืฉื.
04:45
Political parties: oh, boy.
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ืžืคืœื’ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช: ืื•ื™ ื•ืื‘ื•ื™.
ืžืคืœื’ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
04:48
Political parties could and should be one of the basic entry points
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ืื—ืช ืžื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช
04:52
for people to get engaged in politics.
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”.
04:54
Instead, they've become, sadly,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื, ื”ืŸ ื ื”ื™ื•, ืœืฆืขืจื™,
ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืœื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ื•ื—ืกืจื™ ื”ืฉืจืื”
04:57
uninspiring and uncreative organizations
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04:59
that rely so heavily on market research and polling and focus groups
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ืฉืกื•ืžื›ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืžื—ืงืจื™ ืฉื•ืง
ื•ืกืงืจื™ื ื•ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืžื™ืงื•ื“
05:03
that they end up all saying the same thing,
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ืฉื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื›ื•ืœื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ,
05:05
pretty much regurgitating back to us what we already want to hear
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืงื™ืื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข
ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืœืืช ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื™ื ื•ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื.
05:09
at the expense of putting forward bold and creative ideas.
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05:11
And people can smell that, and it feeds cynicism.
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจื™ื— ืืช ื–ื”, ื•ื–ื” ืžื–ื™ืŸ ืœื’ืœื•ื’ ื•ืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืช.
05:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:20
Charitable status.
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ืขืžื•ืชื•ืช:
05:22
Groups who have charitable status in Canada aren't allowed to do advocacy.
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืžืขืžื“ ืฉืœ ืขืžื•ืชื” ื‘ืงื ื“ื” ืœื ืจืฉืื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™.
ื–ื• ื‘ืขื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™
05:26
This is a huge problem and a huge obstacle to change,
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05:28
because it means that some of the most passionate and informed voices
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™ ื™ื“ืข
ืžื•ืฉืชืงื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
05:32
are completely silenced, especially during election time.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
05:35
Which leads us to the last one, which is: our elections.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
05:38
As you may have noticed,
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืžืชื ืœื‘, ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืงื ื“ื” ื”ื ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ืฉืœืžื”.
05:40
our elections in Canada are a complete joke.
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ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืœื ืขื“ื›ื ื™ื•ืช
05:42
We use out-of-date systems
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that are unfair and create random results.
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ืฉื”ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ื ื•ืช ื•ื™ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืืงืจืื™ื•ืช.
ืงื ื“ื” ื›ืจื’ืข ืžื•ื‘ืœืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืคืœื’ื”
05:46
Canada's currently led by a party
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that most Canadians didn't actually want.
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืงื ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ืจืฆื•.
05:50
How can we honestly and genuinely encourage more people to vote
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ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื›ื ื” ื•ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข
05:53
when votes don't count in Canada?
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ื›ืฉืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ืœื ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืงื ื“ื”?
ืืชื ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“
05:56
You add all this up together, and of course people are apathetic.
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ื•ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ืื“ื™ืฉื™ื.
05:59
It's like trying to run into a brick wall.
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ื–ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืจื•ืฅ ืœืชื•ืš ืงื™ืจ ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
06:01
Now, I'm not trying to be negative by throwing all these obstacles out
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™
ื–ืจื™ืงืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื ื•.
06:05
and explaining what's in our way.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ืคืš: ืื ื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื•ื—ื›ืžื™ื
06:06
Quite the opposite --
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06:07
I actually think people are amazing and smart and that they do care,
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ื•ืฉื›ืŸ ืื›ืคืช ืœื”ื.
ืื‘ืœ, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจืชื™, ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื›ื–ื•
06:12
but that, as I said, we live in this environment
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06:14
where all these obstacles are being put in our way.
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ืฉื‘ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืžื•ืฆื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื ื•.
06:18
As long as we believe that people, our own neighbors,
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืื ื• ื ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื, ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
ื”ื ืื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื, ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื ืื• ืขืฆืœื ื™ื,
06:22
are selfish, stupid or lazy,
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06:25
then there's no hope.
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ืื– ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื–ื›ืจืชื™.
06:28
But we can change all those things I mentioned.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืคืชื•ื— ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื”.
06:30
We can open up city hall.
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06:31
We can reform our electoral systems.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
06:33
We can democratize our public spaces.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
06:35
My main message is:
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ื”ืžืกืจ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื,
06:37
if we can redefine apathy,
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ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ "ืื“ื™ืฉื•ืช",
06:39
not as some kind of internal syndrome,
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ืœื ื›ืขื•ื“ ืชื•ืคืขื” ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช,
06:41
but as a complex web of cultural barriers that reinforces disengagement,
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ืืœื ื›ืจืฉืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืกืžื™ื ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื™ื
ืฉืžื—ื–ืงืช ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ืชืงื•ืช,
06:46
and if we can clearly define, clearly identify what those obstacles are,
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ื•ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ, ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื–ื”ื•ืช,
ืžื”ื ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
ื•ืื– ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœืคืจืง ืืช ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ื”ืืœื•
06:52
and then if we can work together collectively to dismantle those obstacles,
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ืื– ื”ื›ืœ ืืคืฉืจื™.
06:55
then anything is possible.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
06:57
Thank you.
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06:58
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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