There's no such thing as not voting | Eric Liu

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
ืœืžื” ืœื˜ืจื•ื—?
00:13
Why bother?
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00:16
The game is rigged.
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ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืžื›ื•ืจ.
00:18
My vote won't count.
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ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื™ื™ื—ืฉื‘.
00:20
The choices are terrible.
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ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืจืื™ื•ืช.
00:22
Voting is for suckers.
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ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื–ื” ืœืคืจืื™ื™ืจื™ื.
00:25
Perhaps you've thought some of these things.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื ื—ืœืง ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
00:27
Perhaps you've even said them.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืืžืจืชื ืื•ืชื.
00:29
And if so, you wouldn't be alone, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong.
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ื•ืื ื›ืŸ, ืืชื ืœื ืชื”ื™ื• ืœื‘ื“, ื•ืืชื ืœื ืชื”ื™ื• ื’ื ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื˜ื•ืขื™ื.
00:33
The game of public policy today is rigged in many ways.
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ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืžื›ื•ืจ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
ืื—ืจืช ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžืก ื”ืคื“ืจืœื™ื•ืช
00:38
How else would more than half of federal tax breaks
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ื™ื™ื–ืจืžื• ืœื—ืžืฉืช ื”ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘?
00:42
flow up to the wealthiest five percent of Americans?
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00:45
And our choices indeed are often terrible.
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ื•ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื™ื•ืžื•ืช.
00:48
For many people across the political spectrum,
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืงืฉืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช,
00:50
Exhibit A is the 2016 presidential election.
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ืžื•ืฆื’ ื' ื”ื•ื ืžืกืข ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 2016.
00:54
But in any year, you can look up and down the ballot
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ืืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืœืื•ืจืš ืžืกืข ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช
00:57
and find plenty to be uninspired about.
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ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืžืžื” ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืจืื”.
01:01
But in spite of all this, I still believe voting matters.
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ืืš ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ื–ืืช, ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ.
ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ,
01:05
And crazy as it may sound,
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01:06
I believe we can revive the joy of voting.
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ืฉื‘ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”.
01:09
Today, I want to talk about how we can do that, and why.
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ื•ืœืžื”.
01:14
There used to be a time in American history when voting was fun,
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ื”ื™ื• ื–ืžื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืžื”ื ื•ืช,
01:18
when it was much more than just a grim duty to show up at the polls.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืชื ื—ื•ื‘ื” ืขื’ื•ืžื” ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืงืœืคื™.
ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื ืงืจื "ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช"
01:22
That time is called "most of American history."
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01:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:25
From the Revolution to the Civil Rights Era,
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ืžื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื•ืขื“ ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—,
01:28
the United States had a vibrant,
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ืœืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”
01:30
robustly participatory and raucous culture of voting.
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืชื™ืช ื—ืกื•ื ื”, ืชื•ืกืกืช ื•ืจื•ืขืฉืช.
01:35
It was street theater, open-air debates, fasting and feasting and toasting,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืจื—ื•ื‘, ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืื•ื™ืจ ื”ืคืชื•ื—, ืฆื•ื, ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ืจืžืช ื›ื•ืกื™ืช,
01:39
parades and bonfires.
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ืชื”ืœื•ื›ื•ืช ื•ืžื“ื•ืจื•ืช.
01:41
During the 19th century, immigrants and urban political machines
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืžืื” ื”-19, ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื•ืžื ื’ื ื•ื ื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื
01:45
helped fuel this culture of voting.
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ืขื–ืจื• ืœืชื“ืœืง ืืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื”ื–ื•.
01:47
That culture grew with each successive wave of new voters.
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ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ื’ื“ืœื” ืขื ื›ืœ ื’ืœ ืขื•ืงื‘ ืฉืœ ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืฉื™ืงื•ื, ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
01:53
During Reconstruction, when new African-American voters,
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ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
01:56
new African-American citizens,
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01:58
began to exercise their power,
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื™ื™ืฉื ืืช ื–ื›ื•ืชื,
02:00
they celebrated in jubilee parades
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ื”ื ื—ื’ื’ื• ื‘ืชื”ืœื•ื›ื•ืช ื™ื•ื‘ืœ
02:02
that connected emancipation with their newfound right to vote.
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ืืฉืจ ืงื™ืฉืจื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ืชื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ.
02:06
A few decades later, the suffragettes
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ืžืกืคืจ ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ืกื•ืคืจื’'ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช
02:09
brought a spirit of theatricality to their fight,
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ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืจื•ื— ื“ืจืžืชื™ืช ืœืžืื‘ืงืŸ,
02:12
marching together in white dresses as they claimed the franchise.
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ืฆื•ืขื“ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืžืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืชื•ื‘ืขื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”.
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And the Civil Rights Movement,
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ื•ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื—,
02:18
which sought to redeem the promise of equal citizenship
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ืฉื—ื™ืคืฉื• ืœืคื“ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืื–ืจื—ื™
ืฉื”ื•ืคืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’'ื™ื ืงืจื•ืื•,
02:21
that had been betrayed by Jim Crow,
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put voting right at the center.
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ืžื™ืงื ืืช ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื‘ืžืจื›ื–.
ืžืงื™ืฅ ื”ื—ืจื•ืช ื•ืขื“ ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื‘ืกืœืžื”,
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From Freedom Summer to the march in Selma,
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that generation of activists knew that voting matters,
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ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื“ืข ืฉืœื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช,
ื•ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืฉืžืคื’ืŸ ืจืื•ื•ื” ื•ื”ื•ืคืขื” ืฉืœ ืขื•ืฆืžื”
02:32
and they knew that spectacle and the performance of power
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืคืชื— ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืœืชื‘ื™ืขืช ื”ื›ื•ื—.
02:35
is key to actually claiming power.
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But it's been over a half century since Selma and the Voting Rights Act,
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ืืš ืžืื– ื”ืžืฆืขื“ ื‘ืกืœืžื” ื•ื—ื•ืง ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ืขื‘ืจื• ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž25 ืฉื ื™ื.
02:42
and in the decades since,
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื–,
02:44
this face-to-face culture of voting
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ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื”ื™ืฉื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื•
02:47
has just about disappeared.
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ื ืขืœืžื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
02:49
It's been killed by television
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ื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื”ืจื’ื” ืื•ืชื”
ื•ืื– ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
02:51
and then the internet.
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02:52
The couch has replaced the commons.
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ื”ืกืคื” ื”ื—ืœื™ืคื” ืืช ื”ืžื’ืจืฉ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
ื”ืžืกื›ื™ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืœืฆื•ืคื™ื.
02:55
Screens have made citizens into spectators.
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ื ื—ืžื“ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืžืžื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ,
02:58
And while it's nice to share political memes on social media,
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03:01
that's a rather quiet kind of citizenship.
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ื–ื• ืื–ืจื—ื•ืช ืฉืงื˜ื” ืœืžื“ื™.
03:04
It's what the sociologist Sherry Turkle calls "being alone together."
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ืœื–ื” ื”ืกื•ืฆื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืจื™ ื˜ืจืงืœ ืงื•ืจืืช "ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“."
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What we need today
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื
03:10
is an electoral culture that is about being together together,
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ื–ื• ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืฉืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“,
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in person,
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™
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in loud and passionate ways,
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ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืงื•ืœื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื ืœื”ื‘ื•ืช,
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so that instead of being "eat your vegetables" or "do you duty,"
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช "ืชืื›ืœ ืืช ื”ื™ืจืงื•ืช ืฉืœืš" ืื• "ืชืขืฉื” ืืช ื”ืžื•ื˜ืœ ืขืœื™ืš,"
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voting can feel more like "join the club"
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ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• "ื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ"
03:25
or, better yet, "join the party."
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ืื•, ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, "ื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื”."
ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ,
03:28
Imagine if we had, across the country right now,
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03:31
in local places but nationwide,
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœืœ-ืืจืฆื™,
03:34
a concerted effort to revive a face-to-face set of ways
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ืžืืžืฅ ืœื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื”ื™ื ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ืคื ื™ื
03:38
to engage and electioneer:
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื:
03:40
outdoor shows in which candidates and their causes are mocked
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ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ื—ื•ืฅ ื‘ื”ืŸ ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืžื•ืฉืžื™ื ืœืœืขื’
03:44
and praised in broad satirical style;
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ื•ืžืฉื‘ื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืกื˜ื™ืจื™ืช ื ืจื—ื‘ืช;
03:47
soapbox speeches by citizens;
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ื ืื•ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื;
03:49
public debates held inside pubs;
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ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉื ืขืจื›ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ืคืื‘ื™ื;
03:53
streets filled with political art and handmade posters and murals;
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ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ื•ืคื•ืกื˜ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื™ื“ ื•ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ ืงื™ืจ;
03:58
battle of the band concerts in which competing performers rep their candidates.
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ืงื•ื ืฆืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ืœื”ืงื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืžืชื—ืจื™ื ืžืงื“ืžื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
04:04
Now, all of this may sound a little bit 18th century to you,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื ืฉืžืข ืžืขื˜ ื”ืžืื” ื” 18 ืœื›ื,
04:08
but in fact, it doesn't have to be any more 18th century
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื–ื” ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืžืื” ื” 18
04:11
than, say, Broadway's "Hamilton,"
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ืžืืฉืจ, ื ื’ื™ื“, "ื”ืžื™ืœื˜ื•ืŸ" ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™
ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ ืžืื•ื“.
04:15
which is to say vibrantly contemporary.
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04:17
And the fact is that all around the world,
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ื•ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
04:19
today, millions of people are voting like this.
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื›ื›ื”.
04:23
In India, elections are colorful, communal affairs.
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ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•, ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื.
04:27
In Brazil, election day is a festive, carnival-type atmosphere.
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ื‘ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ, ื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื—ื’ื™ื’ื”, ื‘ืื˜ืžื•ืกืคื™ืจืช ื“ืžื•ื™ื™ืช ืงืจื ื‘ืœ.
04:32
In Taiwan and Hong Kong, there is a spectacle,
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ื‘ื˜ืื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื ื’ ืงื•ื ื’, ื™ืฉ ืžื•ืคืข,
04:35
eye-popping, eye-grabbing spectacle
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ืžื•ืคืข ืœื•ื›ื“ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ
04:37
to the street theater of elections.
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ืœืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
04:40
You might ask, well, here in America, who has time for this?
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ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื•ืืœื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืคื” ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ืœืžื™ ื™ืฉ ื–ืžืŸ ืœื–ื”?
04:44
And I would tell you
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื
04:45
that the average American watches five hours of television a day.
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ืฉื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘ื—ืžืฉ ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื.
04:50
You might ask, who has the motivation?
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ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื•ืืœื™ื, ืœืžื™ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”?
04:52
And I'll tell you,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื,
04:53
any citizen who wants to be seen and heard
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ื›ืœ ืื–ืจื— ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืฉืžืข
04:57
not as a prop, not as a talking point,
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ืœื ื›ืื‘ื™ื–ืจ, ืœื ื›ื ื•ืฉื ืœืฉื™ื—ื”,
05:00
but as a participant, as a creator.
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ืืœื ื›ืžืฉืชืชืฃ, ื›ื™ื•ืฆืจ.
05:03
Well, how do we make this happen?
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื–ื” ืœืงืจื•ืช?
05:06
Simply by making it happen.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื–ื” ืœืงืจื•ืช.
05:08
That's why a group of colleagues and I
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ืœื›ืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ื•ืื ื™
05:10
launched a new project called "The Joy of Voting."
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ืฉื™ื’ืจื ื• ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื ืงืจื "ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”."
05:14
In four cities across the United States --
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ื‘ืืจื‘ืข ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช --
05:17
Philadelphia, Miami,
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ืคื™ืœื“ืœืคื™ื”, ืžื™ืืžื™,
ืืงืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืื•ื”ื™ื•, ื•ื•ื•ื™ืฆ'ื™ื˜ื” ืงื ื–ืก --
05:19
Akron, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas --
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05:21
we've gathered together artists and activists,
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ืืกืคื ื• ื™ื—ื“ ืืžื ื™ื ื•ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜ื™ื,
05:24
educators, political folks, neighbors, everyday citizens
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ืžื—ื ื›ื™ื, ืื ืฉื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื, ืฉื›ื ื™ื, ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื
05:28
to come together and create projects
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ืœื”ืชืื—ื“ ื•ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื
ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช.
05:30
that can foster this culture of voting in a local way.
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05:34
In Miami, that means all-night parties with hot DJs
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ื‘ืžื™ืืžื™ ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ืœื™ืœื” ืขื ื“ื™ื’'ื™ื™ ื—ืžื™ื
05:37
where the only way to get in is to show that you're registered to vote.
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ืฉื ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœื”ื›ื ืก ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืฉืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืจืฉื•ืžื™ื.
ื‘ืืงืจื•ืŸ, ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช
05:41
In Akron, it means political plays
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05:44
being performed in the bed of a flatbed truck
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ืฉืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืฉืื™ืช ืฉื˜ื•ื—ื”
05:46
that moves from neighborhood to neighborhood.
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ืฉื ืขื” ืžืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืœืฉื›ื•ื ื”.
05:49
In Philadelphia,
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ื‘ืคื™ืœื“ืœืคื™ื”,
05:51
it's a voting-themed scavenger hunt all throughout colonial old town.
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ื–ื” ื—ืคืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ืขืชื™ืงื”.
ื•ื‘ื•ื•ื™ืฆื™'ื˜ื”, ื–ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืงืœื˜ื•ืช ืžื™ืงืก ื•ืืžื ื•ืช ื’ืจืคื™ื˜ื™
05:55
And in Wichita, it's making mixtapes and live graffiti art
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06:00
in the North End to get out the vote.
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ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช.
06:02
There are 20 of these projects,
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ื™ืฉ 20 ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื›ืืœื”,
06:04
and they are remarkable in their beauty and their diversity,
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื‘ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ,
ื•ื”ื ืžืฉื ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื.
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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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื.
06:10
In Miami, we've commissioned and artist,
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ื‘ืžื™ืืžื™, ื”ื–ืžื ื• ืืžืŸ,
06:12
a young artist named Atomico,
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ืืžืŸ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื‘ืฉื ืื˜ื•ืžื™ืงื•,
06:14
to create some vivid and vibrant images for a new series of "I voted" stickers.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ืžื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ืกืกื’ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืœืกื“ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžื“ื‘ืงื•ืช "ืื ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ืขืชื™."
06:19
But the thing is, Atomico had never voted.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืื˜ื•ืžื™ืงื• ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข.
ื”ื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืจืฉื•ื.
06:23
He wasn't even registered.
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06:24
So as he got to work on creating this artwork for these stickers,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื‘ื“ ืขืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืžื ื•ืช ืœืžื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
06:29
he also began to get over his sense of intimidation about politics.
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœื• ืฉืœ ืคื—ื“ ืžืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”.
06:33
He got himself registered,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืจืฉื,
ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ืœืžื“ ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื™ื™ืžืจื™ื– ื”ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื,
06:35
and then he got educated about the upcoming primary election,
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06:38
and on election day he was out there not just passing out stickers,
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ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืœื ืจืง ืžื—ืœืง ืžื“ื‘ืงื•ืช,
06:41
but chatting up voters and encouraging people to vote,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืฉื•ื—ื— ืขื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื•ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข,
06:44
and talking about the election with passersby.
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ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืขื ื”ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
06:47
In Akron, a theater company called the Wandering Aesthetics
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ื‘ืืงืจื•ืŸ, ื—ื‘ืจืช ืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืฉื ืงืจืืช ื”ืืกื˜ื˜ื™ื ื”ื ื•ื“ื“ื™ื
06:51
has been putting on these pickup truck plays.
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ื”ืขืœื• ืืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื ื“ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
06:54
And to do so, they put out an open call to the public
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช, ื”ื ืคืชื—ื• ืงืจื™ืื” ืœืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ
ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ื ืื•ืžื™ื, ืžื•ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื, ื“ื™ืืœื•ื’ื™ื, ืคื•ืืžื•ืช,
06:57
asking for speeches, monologues, dialogues, poems,
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07:00
snippets of anything that could be read aloud
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ืงื˜ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืงืจื ื‘ืงื•ืœ
ื•ืœื”ืืจื’ ืœื”ื•ืคืขื”.
07:03
and woven into a performance.
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07:05
They got dozens of submissions.
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ื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืขืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืฆืขื•ืช.
07:07
One of them was a poem
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืคื•ืืžื”
07:09
written by nine students in an ESL class,
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ืฉื ื›ืชื‘ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืชืฉืขื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืชืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
07:12
all of them Hispanic migrant workers
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ื›ื•ืœื ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืกืคื ื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื
07:14
from nearby Hartville, Ohio.
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ืžื”ืืจื˜ื•ื•ื™ืœ ืื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื”.
07:17
I want to read to you from this poem.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืžื”ืคื•ืืžื” ื”ื–ื•.
07:21
It's called "The Joy of Voting."
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ื”ื™ื ื ืงืจืืช "ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”."
07:24
"I would like to vote for the first time
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"ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื”ืกืคื ื™ื.
07:27
because things are changing for Hispanics.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืคื—ื“ ืžืจื•ื—ื•ืช ืจืคืื™ื.
07:30
I used to be afraid of ghosts.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ ืžืื ืฉื™ื.
07:32
Now I am afraid of people.
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07:34
There's more violence and racism.
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ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช.
07:36
Voting can change this.
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ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
07:39
The border wall is nothing.
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ื—ื•ืžืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื ื›ืœื•ื.
07:41
It's just a wall.
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ื”ื™ื ืจืง ื—ื•ืžื”.
ื—ื•ืžืช ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื”ื•.
07:44
The wall of shame is something.
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07:47
It's very important to vote
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ื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข
07:49
so we can break down this wall of shame.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื—ื•ืžืช ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื”.
07:53
I have passion in my heart.
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ื™ืฉ ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื™.
07:55
Voting gives me a voice and power.
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ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื™ ืงื•ืœ ื•ื›ื•ื—.
07:58
I can stand up and do something."
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•."
08:02
"The Joy of Voting" project isn't just about joy.
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ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ "ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”" ื”ื•ื ืœื ืจืง ืื•ืฉืจ.
08:05
It's about this passion.
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ื”ื•ื ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืชืฉื•ืงื”.
08:07
It's about feeling and belief,
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ื”ื•ื ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื”ืจื’ืฉื” ื•ืืžื•ื ื”,
08:09
and it isn't just our organization's work.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืœื ืจืง ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
08:12
All across this country right now,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
08:14
immigrants, young people, veterans, people of all different backgrounds
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ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื, ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ืฆื‘ื, ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืžื ื™ ืจืงืขื™ื
08:17
are coming together to create this kind of passionate, joyful activity
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ืžืชืื—ื“ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืกื•ื’ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ืžืœืืช ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื•ืฉืžื—ื”
08:21
around elections,
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
08:22
in red and blue states, in urban and rural communities,
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื•ื›ื—ื•ืœื•ืช, ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื›ืคืจื™ื•ืช,
08:25
people of every political background.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืจืงืข ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™.
08:27
What they have in common is simply this:
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ืžื” ืฉืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื”ื ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื–ื”:
08:30
their work is rooted in place.
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื ืžื•ืฉืจืฉืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื.
08:34
Because remember, all citizenship is local.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื›ืจื•, ื›ืœ ืื–ืจื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช.
08:37
When politics becomes just a presidential election,
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ื›ืฉืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœืจืง ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช,
08:41
we yell and we scream at our screens, and then we collapse, exhausted.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆื•ืขืงื™ื ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ื•ืขืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืกื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•, ื•ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืชืฉื™ืฉื•ืช.
08:45
But when politics is about us
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื ื•ื’ืขืช ืœื ื•
08:49
and our neighbors and other people in our community
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ื•ืœืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื•ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื ื•
ืฉืžืชืื—ื“ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœ ืฉื™ืชื•ืคื™ ื•ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ,
08:52
coming together to create experiences of collective voice and imagination,
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08:57
then we begin to remember that this stuff matters.
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืฉื ื™ื.
09:00
We begin to remember that this is the stuff of self-government.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืฉืืœื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืžืฉืœ ืžืงื•ืžื™.
09:05
Which brings me back to where I began.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืžืงื•ื ืžืžื ื• ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™.
09:07
Why bother?
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ืœืžื” ืœื˜ืจื•ื—?
09:09
There's one way to answer this question.
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ื™ืฉ ื“ืจืš ืื—ืช ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื•.
09:12
Voting matters because it is a self-fulfilling act of belief.
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ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืžืฉื ื” ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ืืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžื’ืฉื™ืžื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื”.
09:17
It feeds the spirit of mutual interest that makes any society thrive.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื–ื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืฉื’ืฉื’.
09:22
When we vote, even if it is in anger,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื, ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื–ื” ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืขืก,
09:25
we are part of a collective, creative leap of faith.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ืœืง ืžืงืคื™ืฆืช ืืžื•ื ื” ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช.
09:29
Voting helps us generate the very power that we wish we had.
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ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื ื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื ื•.
09:34
It's no accident that democracy and theater
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ื–ื• ืœื ืชืื•ื ื” ืฉื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื•ืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ
ืฆืฆื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืชื™ืงื”.
09:37
emerged around the same time in ancient Athens.
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09:40
Both of them yank the individual out of the enclosure of her private self.
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ืฉื ื™ื™ื”ื ืžื•ืฉื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืจื˜ ืžื”ื”ืกื’ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™.
09:45
Both of them create great public experiences of shared ritual.
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ืฉื ื™ื™ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื˜ืงืก ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
09:50
Both of them bring the imagination to life
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ืฉื ื™ื™ื”ื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื™ื
09:52
in ways that remind us that all of our bonds in the end
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ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืžื–ื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ
ืžื“ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื™ื, ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ.
09:56
are imagined, and can be reimagined.
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10:02
This moment right now,
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ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
10:04
when we think about the meaning of imagination,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ,
10:08
is so fundamentally important,
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ื”ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื™ืกื•ื“ื”,
10:12
and our ability to take that spirit
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ื•ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืจื•ื— ื”ื–ื•
10:15
and to take that sense
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ื•ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื•
10:17
that there is something greater out there,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
10:19
is not just a matter of technical expertise.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืžื—ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื›ื ื™ืช.
ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœืคื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ืข.
10:23
It's not just a matter of making the time or having the know-how.
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10:26
It is a matter of spirit.
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ื”ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื—.
10:28
But let me give you an answer to this question, "Why bother?"
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ืื‘ืœ ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืชืช ืœื›ื ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื•, "ืœืžื” ืœื˜ืจื•ื—?"
10:31
that is maybe a little less spiritual and a bit more pointed.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช ื•ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ื•ื“ื“ืช.
10:36
Why bother voting?
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ืœืžื” ืœื˜ืจื•ื— ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข?
10:38
Because there is no such thing as not voting.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื›ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข.
ืœื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื–ื” ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข,
10:41
Not voting is voting,
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ืœื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืžืชืขื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ื ืœื•.
10:43
for everything that you may detest and oppose.
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10:45
Not voting can be dressed up
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ืœื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
10:47
as an act of principled, passive resistance,
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ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ืขืงืจื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช,
10:50
but in fact not voting
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข
10:52
is actively handing power over
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ื–ื” ืœืชืช ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช
10:54
to those whose interests are counter to your own,
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ืœืืœื” ืฉื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืžื ื•ื’ื“ื™ื ืœืฉืœื ื•,
10:57
and those who would be very glad to take advantage of your absence.
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ื•ืืœื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืžื—ื™ื ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื”ื”ืขื“ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
11:00
Not voting is for suckers.
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ืœื ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืคืจืื™ื™ืจื™ื.
11:04
Imagine where this country would be
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืื™ืคื” ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ืชื”ื™ื”
11:06
if all the folks who in 2010 created the Tea Party
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ืื ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ 2010 ื™ืฆืจื• ืืช ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืชื”
11:09
had decided that, you know, politics is too messy,
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ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื, ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ืžืœื•ื›ืœื›ืช ืžื“ื™,
11:12
voting is too complicated.
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ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ื–ื” ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ืžื“ื™.
11:13
There is no possibility of our votes adding up to anything.
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ืื™ืŸ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื™ืชื•ื•ืกืคื• ืœืžืฉื”ื•.
11:17
They didn't preemptively silence themselves.
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ื”ื ืœื ืžืฉืงื™ื˜ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ืžืจืืฉ.
11:19
They showed up,
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ื”ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื•,
11:21
and in the course of showing up, they changed American politics.
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื•ืคืขืชื, ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
11:25
Imagine if all of the followers of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืื ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื ืœื“ ื˜ืจืืžืค ื•ื‘ืจื ื™ ืกื ื“ืจืก
11:30
had decided not to upend the political status quo
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ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื ืœืœื›ืช ื ื’ื“ ื”ืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก ืงื•ื• ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™
ื•ืœืคื•ืฆืฅ ืืช ื”ืžืกื’ืจืช ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจื™ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ
11:34
and blow apart the frame of the previously possible
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ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
11:37
in American politics.
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11:38
They did that by voting.
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ื”ื ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”.
ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
11:43
We live in a time right now,
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11:45
divided, often very dark,
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ืžืคื•ืฆืœ, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื—ืฉื•ืš,
11:47
where across the left and the right, there's a lot of talk of revolution
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ื‘ื• ืœืจื•ื—ื‘ ื”ืฉืžืืœ ื•ื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ, ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืžื”ืคื›ื”
11:51
and the need for revolution to disrupt everyday democracy.
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ื•ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ืžื”ืคื›ื” ืœื”ืคืจื™ืข ืœื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ืช.
ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ื ื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ:
11:55
Well, here's the thing:
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11:56
everyday democracy already gives us a playbook for revolution.
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ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื ื•ืชื ืช ืœื ื• ืกืคืจ ืžืฉื—ืง ืœืžื”ืคื›ื”.
12:00
In the 2012 presidential election,
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ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ 2012,
12:02
young voters, Latino voters,
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ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื, ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื,
12:04
Asian-American voters, low-income voters,
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ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืืกื™ืื ื• ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื, ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”,
12:06
all showed up at less than 50 percent.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ืž 50 ืื—ื•ื–.
12:11
In the 2014 midterm elections, turnout was 36 percent,
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ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ 2014, ื”ื”ื’ืขื” ื”ื™ืชื” 36 ืื—ื•ื–,
12:15
which was a 70-year low.
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฉืคืœ ืฉืœ 70 ืฉื ื”.
12:17
And in your average local election,
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ื•ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืขื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
12:19
turnout hovers somewhere around 20 percent.
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื ืขื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ 20 ืื—ื•ื–.
12:23
I invite you to imagine 100 percent.
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ืื ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืืชื›ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ 100 ืื—ื•ื–.
12:27
Picture 100 percent.
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• 100 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
ื”ื ื™ืขื• 100 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื,
12:30
Mobilize 100 percent,
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12:32
and overnight, we get revolution.
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ื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžื”ืคื›ื”.
ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”, ืกื“ืจื™ ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ืช,
12:35
Overnight, the policy priorities of this country change dramatically,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืจืžื” ืฉืœ ืžืžืฉืœ ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืจื™ืกืคื•ื ืกื™ื‘ื™ืช
12:39
and every level of government becomes radically more responsive
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12:42
to all the people.
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ืœื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
12:45
What would it take to mobilize 100 percent?
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ืžื” ื–ื” ื™ื“ืจื•ืฉ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื ื™ืข 100 ืื—ื•ื–?
12:48
Well, we do have to push back against efforts afoot
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืžืืžืฆื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื
ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
12:51
all across the country right now
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12:52
to make voting harder.
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ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืœืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
12:54
But at the same time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืขื”
12:56
we have to actively create a positive culture of voting
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื™ื™ืš ืืœื™ื”,
12:59
that people want to belong to,
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13:00
be part of, and experience together.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžืžื ื”, ื•ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“.
13:03
We have to make purpose.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžื˜ืจื”.
ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ื™ืฃ.
13:05
We have to make joy.
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ืื– ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขืฉื” ืืช ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื”ื–ื•,
13:07
So yes, let's have that revolution,
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13:09
a revolution of spirit, of ideas,
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ืžื”ืคื›ื” ืฉืœ ืจื•ื—, ืฉืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช,
13:12
of policy and participation,
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ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช,
13:14
a revolution against cynicism,
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ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื ื’ื“ ืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
13:16
a revolution against the self-fulfilling sense of powerlessness.
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ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื ื’ื“ ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ืžื’ืฉื™ืžื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื” ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื•ื ื™ื.
13:20
Let's vote this revolution into existence,
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื‘ื—ืจ ื‘ืžื”ืคื›ื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืงื™ื•ื,
13:23
and while we're at it,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช,
13:25
let's have some fun.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขืฉื” ืงืฆืช ื›ื™ืฃ.
13:26
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:28
(Applause)
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ื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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