Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Eyal Peer ืžื‘ืงืจ: Amit Lampit
00:15
One of the things that
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ
00:17
defines a TEDster
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ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื—ื‘ืจ TED
00:19
is you've taken your passion,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืœืงื—ืชื ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื” ืฉืœื›ื,
00:21
and you've turned it into stewardship.
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ื•ื”ืคื›ืชื ืื•ืชื” ืœืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช.
00:23
You actually put action to the issues you care about.
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ืคืขืœืชื ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ื.
00:26
But what you're going to find eventually is
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืชื‘ื™ื ื• ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื
00:28
you may need to actually get elected officials
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ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืืชื ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื ื‘ื—ืจื™ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ
00:30
to help you out.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื›ื.
00:32
So, how do you do that?
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ืื–, ืื™ืš ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”?
00:34
One of the things I should probably tell you is,
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขืœื™ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ื”ื•ื,
00:36
I worked for the Discovery Channel early in my career,
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ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืจื•ืฅ ื“ื™ืกืงื‘ืจื™ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
00:39
and that sort of warped my framework.
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ื•ื–ื” ื“ื™ ืขื™ืฆื‘ ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™.
00:41
So, when you start to think about politicians,
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ืื–, ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื,
00:44
you've got to realize these are strange creatures.
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ ืืœื” ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื.
00:47
Other than the fact that they can't tell directions,
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ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื—ื•ืฉ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ
00:49
and they have very strange breeding habits,
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ื•ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืžื ื”ื’ื™ ื”ื–ื“ื•ื•ื’ื•ืช ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ืžืื•ื“,
00:52
how do you actually work with these things? (Laughter)
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ืื™ืš ืœืžืขืฉื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืื™ืชื?
00:56
What we need to understand is:
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ืžื” ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื:
00:58
What drives the political creature?
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ืžื” ืžื ื™ืข ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™?
01:00
And there are two things that are primary in a politician's heart:
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ื•ื™ืฉื ื ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื• ืฉืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™.
01:03
One is reputation and influence.
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืฉืคืขื”.
01:05
These are the primary tools by which
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ืืœื• ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืชื
01:07
a politician can do his job.
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ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื•.
01:09
The second one -- unlike most animals,
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ื”ืฉื ื™, ื‘ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื•ื‘ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช,
01:11
which is survival of the species --
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ืืฉืจ ื“ื•ืื’ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื,
01:13
this is preservation of self.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ื”ืขืฆืžื™.
01:15
Now you may think it's money,
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ืืชื ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื›ืกืฃ,
01:17
but that's actually sort of a proxy
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื”ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’
01:19
to what I can do to preserve myself.
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ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
01:22
Now, the challenge with you moving your issue forward
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœื›ื
01:25
is these animals are getting broadcast to all the time.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืคื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
01:29
So, what doesn't work, in terms of getting your issue to be important?
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ืื– ืžื” ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“, ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื?
01:32
You can send them an email.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœื”ื ื“ื•ื"ืœ.
01:34
Well, unfortunately, I've got so many
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ, ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ื”ืžื•ืŸ
01:36
Viagra ads coming at me,
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ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœื•ื™ืื’ืจื” ืฉื ืฉืœื—ื•ืช ืืœื™ื™,
01:38
your email is lost.
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ื•ื”ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“.
01:40
It doesn't matter, it's spam.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืฉื ื”, ื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืืจ ื–ื‘ืœ.
01:42
How about you get on the phone?
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ืžื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ?
01:44
Well, chances are I've got a droid who's picking up the phone,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ ืฉืขื•ื ื” ืœื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื,
01:46
"Yes, they called, and they said they didn't like it."
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"ื›ืŸ, ื”ื ื”ืชืงืฉืจื•, ื•ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ื ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื–ื”".
01:48
That doesn't move.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื–ื™ื–.
01:50
Face to face would work,
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ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืคื ื™ื-ืืœ-ืคื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืื•ืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“,
01:52
but it's hard to set it up.
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ืื‘ืœ ืงืฉื” ืœืืจื’ืŸ ืื•ืชื”.
01:54
It's hard to get the context and actually get the communication to work.
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ืงืฉื” ืœืžืฆื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืงืฉืจ ื•ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“.
01:57
Yes, contributions actually do make a difference
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ื›ืŸ, ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžืฉื ื•ืช.
02:00
and they set a context for having a conversation,
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื”,
02:02
but it takes some time to build up.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื•ืงื— ื–ืžืŸ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
02:04
So what actually works?
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ืื– ืžื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืœืžืขืฉื”?
02:06
And the answer is rather strange.
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ื•ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื“ื™ ืžื•ื–ืจื”.
02:08
It's a letter.
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ื–ื” ืžื›ืชื‘.
02:10
We live in a digital world,
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ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™,
02:12
but we're fairly analog creatures.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืื ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื ืœืžื“ื™.
02:14
Letters actually work.
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ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื.
02:16
Even the top dog himself
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื•
02:18
takes time every day to read 10 letters
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ืžืงื“ื™ืฉ ื–ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืœืงืจื™ืืช 10 ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื
02:20
that are picked out by staff.
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ืืฉืจ ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
02:22
I can tell you that every official that I've ever worked with
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกืคืจ ืฉื›ืœ ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืื™ืชื•
02:25
will tell you about the letters they get
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ื™ืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืงื‘ืœ
02:27
and what they mean.
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ื•ืžื” ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื.
02:29
So, how are you going to write your letter?
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ืื ื›ืš, ืื™ืš ืืชื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื›ื?
02:31
First of all, you're going to pick up an analog device: a pen.
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ืืชื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืื ืœื•ื’ื™ - ืขื˜.
02:36
I know these are tough, and you may have a hard time
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื–ื” ืงืฉื”, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืชืชืงืฉื•
02:38
getting your hand bent around it, (Laughter)
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ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืขื˜.
02:40
but this is actually critical.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™.
02:42
And it is critical that
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ื•ื–ื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™
02:44
you actually handwrite your letter.
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ืฉืชื›ืชื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ื›ืชื‘ ื™ื“.
02:46
It is so novel to see this,
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ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”,
02:48
that somebody actually picked up an analog device
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ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืžืฉ ืœืงื— ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืื ืœื•ื’ื™
02:50
and has written to me.
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ื•ื›ืชื‘ ืœื™ ืžื›ืชื‘.
02:52
Second of all, I'm going to recommend that
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ืื ื™ ืžืžืœื™ืฅ
02:54
you get into a proactive stance
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ืฉืชื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืžืฆื‘ ืคืจื•ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™
02:56
and write to your elected officials at least once a month.
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ื•ืชื›ืชื‘ื• ืœื ื‘ื—ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืคืขื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
02:58
Here's my promise to you:
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ืืœื™ื›ื.
03:00
If you are consistent and do this,
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ืื ืชื”ื™ื• ืขืงื‘ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืš,
03:02
within three months the elected official will start calling you
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื ื‘ื—ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืืœื™ื›ื
03:04
when that issue comes up and say, "What do you think?"
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื–ื• ืชืขืœื” ื•ื™ืฉืืœ "ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื?"
03:07
Now, I'm going to give you
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ื›ืขืช ืืชืŸ ืœื›ื
03:09
a four paragraph format to work with.
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ืžื‘ื ื” ืฉืœ ืืจื‘ืข ืคืกืงืื•ืช ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืชื•.
03:12
Now, when you approach these animals,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•,
03:15
you need to understand there's a dangerous end to them,
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืฆื“ ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ
03:18
and you also need to approach them
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ื•ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื’ืฉืช ืืœื™ื”ื
03:20
with some level of respect and a little bit of wariness.
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ืขื ืžื™ื“ื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืงืฆืช ื–ื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
03:23
So in paragraph number one,
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ืื– ื‘ืคืกืงื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
03:25
what I'm going to tell you to do is very simply this:
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ืžื” ืฉืขืœื™ื›ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืžืื•ื“ ืคืฉื•ื˜:
03:28
You appreciate them.
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ืืชื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื.
03:30
You may not appreciate the person, you may not appreciate anything else,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื ืœื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืื“ื, ืื•ืœื™ ื’ื ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ,
03:32
but maybe you appreciate the fact that they've got a tough gig.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืชืขืจื™ื›ื• ืืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”.
03:34
When animals are going to make a point, they make the point.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืฉื”ื•, ื”ืŸ ืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืื•ืชื•.
03:36
They don't spend a lot of time dicking around.
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ื”ืŸ ืœื ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
03:38
So, here you go. (Laughter)
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ืื–, ื”ื ื” ืœื›ื.
03:40
Paragraph number two:
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ืคืกืงื” ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื™ื,
03:42
You may actually have to just get very blunt
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆืช ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื
03:44
and say what's really on your mind.
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ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืขืœ ืœื‘ื›ื.
03:47
When you do this,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช,
03:49
don't attack people;
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ืืœ ืชืชืงืคื• ืื ืฉื™ื,
03:51
you attack tactics.
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ืืชื ืชื•ืงืคื™ื ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื•ืช.
03:53
Ad hominem attacks will get you nowhere.
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ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืœื ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ืืชื›ื ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
03:55
Paragraph number three:
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ืคืกืงื” ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช:
03:57
When animals are attacked or cornered,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืชืงืคื•ืช ืื• ืžื•ืฆืžื“ื•ืช ืœืคื™ื ื”,
03:59
they will fight to the death,
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ื”ืŸ ื™ืœื—ืžื• ืขื“ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช,
04:01
so you have to give them an exit.
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ืื– ืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืœื”ื ืคืชื— ื™ืฆื™ืื”.
04:03
Most of the time, if they have an exit strategy, they should take it.
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื“ืจืš ื™ืฆื™ืื”, ื”ื ื™ืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื”.
04:06
"Obviously, you're intelligent.
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื›ื™ ืืชื” ื—ื›ื.
04:08
If you had the right information,
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ืื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื” ืœืš ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
04:10
you would have done the right thing." (Laughter)
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
04:12
Lastly, you want to be the nurturing agent.
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืžื˜ืคื—.
04:15
You're the safe place to come in to.
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ืืชื ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœื‘ื•ื ืืœื™ื•.
04:18
So, in paragraph number four,
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ืื– ื‘ืคืกืงื” ืžืกืคืจ ืืจื‘ืข,
04:20
you're going to tell people,
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ืชื’ื™ื“ื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื,
04:22
"If no one is providing you with this information, let me help." (Laughter)
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"ืื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื ืชืŸ ืœืš ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข, ื”ืจืฉื” ืœื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ".
04:26
Animals do displays. They do two things:
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ื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช. ื”ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื•ืช ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
04:28
They warn you or they try to attract you
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ื”ืŸ ืžื–ื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืื•ืชืš ืื• ืžื ืกื•ืช ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืื•ืชืš
04:30
and say, "We need to mate."
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ื‘ืื•ืžืจืŸ "ืื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื‘ืŸ-ื–ื•ื’".
04:34
You're going to do that by the way you sign your letter.
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ืืชื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื—ืชื™ืžื” ืฉืœื›ื.
04:36
You do a number of things: you're a vice president,
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ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ืืชื” ืกื’ืŸ-ื ืฉื™ื,
04:38
you volunteer, you do something else.
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ืืชื” ืžืชื ื“ื‘, ืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
04:40
Why is is this important?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘?
04:42
Because this establishes the two
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ืžื‘ืกืก ืืช ืฉื ื™
04:44
primary criteria for the political creature:
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™,
04:46
that you have influence in a large sphere,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืœ ืงื”ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
04:49
and that my preservation depends on you.
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ื•ืฉื”ื”ืฉืจื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ื›ื.
04:52
Here is one very quick hack,
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ื”ื ื” ื—ื“ื™ืจื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” ืื—ืช,
04:54
especially for the feds in the audience.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืงื”ืœ.
04:56
Here's how you mail your letter.
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื›ื.
04:58
First of all, you send the original to the district office.
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ืืชื ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžื—ื•ื–ื™,
05:01
So, you send the copy to the main office.
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ื•ืขื•ืชืง ืžื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™.
05:04
If they follow protocol, they'll pick up the phone and say, "Hey, do you have the original?"
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ืื ื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืœืคื™ ื”ื ื”ืœื™ื, ื”ื ื™ืชืงืฉืจื• ื•ื™ืฉืืœื• "ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™?"
05:07
Then some droid in the back puts the name on a tickler
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ื•ืื– ืื™ื–ื” ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ ื‘ืงืฆื” ืฉื ืืช ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื›ื
05:09
and says, "Oh, this is an important letter."
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ื•ืื•ืžืจ "ื–ื”ื• ืžื›ืชื‘ ื—ืฉื•ื‘".
05:12
And you actually get into the folder
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ื•ื›ืš ืืชื ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœืชื™ืงื™ื™ื”
05:14
that the elected official actually has to read.
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ืฉื ื‘ื—ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงืจื•ื.
05:17
So, what your letter means:
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ืื– ืžื” ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ืื•ืžืจ?
05:19
I've got to tell you, we are all in a party,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื, ืื ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื”,
05:22
and political officials are the pinatas.
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ื•ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื ื”ืžืฉื—ืง.
05:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:29
We are harangued, lectured to,
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ืžืฆื™ืงื™ื ืœื ื•, ืžืจืฆื™ื ืœื ื•,
05:31
sold, marketed,
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ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ืœื ื•, ืžืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื ืœื ื•,
05:33
but a letter is actually one of the few times
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื›ืชื‘ ื–ื• ืื—ืช ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช
05:35
that we have honest communication.
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ื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื›ื ื”.
05:37
I got this letter when I was first elected,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื”
05:39
and I still carry it to
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืกื•ื—ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ืื™ืชื™
05:41
every council meeting I go to.
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ืœื›ืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื•ืขืฆื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืืœื™ื”.
05:43
This is an opportunity at real dialogue,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื“ื™ืืœื•ื’ ืืžื™ืชื™.
05:46
and if you have stewardship
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ื•ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืฉืœื™ื—ื•ืช
05:48
and want to communicate,
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ื•ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืื•ืชื”
05:50
that dialogue is incredibly powerful.
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ื”ื“ื™ืืœื•ื’ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ ืœื”ืคืœื™ื.
05:52
So when you do that, here's what I can promise:
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ืื– ื›ืืฉืจ ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื–ืืช, ื”ื ื” ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœื™:
05:55
You're going to be the 800 pound gorilla in the forest.
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ืืชื ืชื”ื™ื• ื’ื•ืจื™ืœืช ื”ืขื ืง ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืขืจ.
05:57
Get writing.
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ืฉื‘ื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘.
05:59
(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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