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Anthony D. Romero: This is what democracy looks like
Anthony D. Romero: Sådan ser demokrati ud
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For at forstå det politiske miljø i USA i 2017, vender Anthony D. Romero, advokat og ACLU's administrerende direktør, sig til et overraskende sted -- en freske fra det 14. århundrede af den italienske renæssance mester Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Hvad kan et mere end 600 år gammelt maleri lære os om livet idag?
Meget, skal det vise sig. Romero forklarer det hele i et foredrag, der er lige så slående som selve maleriet.
Anthony D. Romero - Attorney, public-interest activist
Anthony D. Romero is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Full bio
Anthony D. Romero is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Full bio
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00:12
Silicon Valley
is obsessed with disruption,
is obsessed with disruption,
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Silicon Valley
er besat af forstyrrelser,
er besat af forstyrrelser,
00:16
but these days, the biggest disruptor
didn't come out of Silicon Valley.
didn't come out of Silicon Valley.
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men for tiden er den største forstyrelse
ikke fra Silicon Valley.
ikke fra Silicon Valley.
00:21
It came out of steel towns in Ohio,
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Den kom fra stålindustri-byer i Ohio,
00:24
rural communities in Pennsylvania,
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landsbyfællesskaber i Pennsylvania,
00:27
the Panhandle in Florida.
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fra Panhandle i Florida.
00:31
And this last US presidential election
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Og dette sidste amerikanske præsidentvalg
00:33
was the mother of all disruptions.
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var størst af alle forstyrrelser.
00:37
Once again, politics is personal.
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Igen, politik er personligt.
00:41
Millions of Americans
became activists overnight,
became activists overnight,
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Millioner af amerikanere
blev aktivister natten over,
blev aktivister natten over,
00:44
pouring into the streets in record numbers
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stimlede ud i gaderne i
rekordstore tal
rekordstore tal
00:47
in record time.
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på rekordtid.
00:48
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
00:50
The election has done
to family holiday dinners
to family holiday dinners
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Valget har gjort ved familiens
højtidsmiddage,
højtidsmiddage,
00:53
what Uber has done
to New York City's taxi system.
to New York City's taxi system.
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hvad Uber har gjort
ved taxisystemet i New York.
ved taxisystemet i New York.
00:57
Couples have broken up
and marriages disrupted.
and marriages disrupted.
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Par har slået op,
og ægteskaber er opløst.
og ægteskaber er opløst.
01:02
And the election
is doing to my private life
is doing to my private life
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Og valget gør ved mit privatliv,
01:04
what Amazon is doing to shopping malls.
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hvad Amazon gør ved indkøbscentre.
01:06
These days, the ACLU
is on the front lines 24/7,
is on the front lines 24/7,
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For tiden er ACLU på
frontlinjerne 24/7,
frontlinjerne 24/7,
01:12
and even if I manage to sneak away
for a couple of miles on the treadmill,
for a couple of miles on the treadmill,
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og selv hvis det lykkes at snige mig væk
til nogle kilometer på løbebåndet,
til nogle kilometer på løbebåndet,
01:17
any cardio benefit I get
is instantly obliterated
is instantly obliterated
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bliver al hjertetræning
ødelagt med det samme,
ødelagt med det samme,
01:21
when I read another presidential tweet
on the headline scroll.
on the headline scroll.
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når jeg læser endnu et af præsidentens
tweets i overskrifterne.
tweets i overskrifterne.
01:26
Even my secret pleasure
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Selv min hemmelige fornøjelse
01:28
of studying the Italian painters
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at studere de italienske kunstnere
01:31
have been infected by politics.
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er blevet smittet af politik.
01:34
Now, I study, even stalk, the old masters.
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Nu studerer jeg, ja,
endda forfølger, de gamle mestere.
endda forfølger, de gamle mestere.
01:38
This is my desk,
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Dette er mit skrivebord
01:39
with a postcard exhibition
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med en postkortudstilling
01:41
of some famous and obscure paintings
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af nogle berømte og
obskure malerier
obskure malerier
01:43
mostly from the Italian Renaissance.
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mest fra den italienske renæssance.
01:46
Now, art used to provide me
with a necessary break
with a necessary break
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Kunst plejede at give mig
en nødvendig pause
en nødvendig pause
01:48
from the hurly-burly of politics
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fra den politiske tumult
01:51
in my daily work at the ACLU,
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i mit daglige arbejde hos ACLU,
01:53
but not anymore.
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men ikke længere.
01:55
I was at the Women's March
in San Francisco
in San Francisco
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Jeg var i Kvindernes March
i San Francisco
i San Francisco
01:57
the day after inauguration,
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dagen efter
præsidentindvielsen,
præsidentindvielsen,
01:59
and the crowd was chanting,
"This is what democracy looks like."
"This is what democracy looks like."
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og alle messede,
"Sådan ser demokrati ud."
"Sådan ser demokrati ud."
02:02
"This is what democracy looks like."
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"Sådan ser demokrati ud."
02:05
And there I was holding my sign
and my umbrella in the rain,
and my umbrella in the rain,
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Der stod jeg med mit skilt
og min paraply i regnen,
og min paraply i regnen,
02:09
and I flashed on an old painting
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og huskede et glimt af et gammelt maleri,
02:13
that first captivated me many years ago.
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der først fascinerede mig
for mange år siden.
for mange år siden.
02:16
I struggled to remember
the different pieces
the different pieces
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Jeg kæmpede med at huske
de forskellige stykker
de forskellige stykker
02:19
of an actual painting
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af et rigtigt maleri,
02:22
of good and bad government.
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af gode og dårlige regeringer.
02:25
It was almost like the old master
was taunting me.
was taunting me.
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Det var som om
at den gamle mester drillede mig.
at den gamle mester drillede mig.
02:28
You want to know
what democracy looks like?
what democracy looks like?
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Vil du vide hvordan
demokrati ser ud?
demokrati ser ud?
02:30
Go back and look at my frescoes.
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Gå tilbage og se på mine freskoer.
02:33
And so I did.
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Og det gjorde jeg så.
02:36
In 1339, Ambrogio Lorenzetti
finished a monumental commission
finished a monumental commission
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I 1339 blev Ambrogio Lorenzetti færdig
med en monumental kommission
med en monumental kommission
02:41
in the governing council chamber
of Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.
of Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.
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i det styrende rådskammer
i Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.
i Siena's Palazzo Pubblico.
02:45
It's a painting that speaks to us,
even screams to us, today.
even screams to us, today.
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Det er et maleri der taler til os,
endda skriger til os, idag.
endda skriger til os, idag.
02:52
"Art is a lie that makes us
realize truth,"
realize truth,"
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"Kunst er en løgn,
der får os til forstå sandheden,"
der får os til forstå sandheden,"
02:56
Pablo Picasso once said.
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sagde Pablo Picasso engang.
02:58
And as we search for the truth
about government,
about government,
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Og som vi søger efter
sandheden om regeringer,
sandheden om regeringer,
03:00
we should keep Ambrogio's work,
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burde vi have Ambrogio's værk,
03:02
not a lie but an allegory,
in our collective mind's eye.
in our collective mind's eye.
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ikke en løgn, men en allegori,
for øje i vor kollektive bevidsthed.
for øje i vor kollektive bevidsthed.
03:08
During Lorenzetti's time,
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I Lorenzettis tid
03:10
the political legitimacy
of Italian city-states
of Italian city-states
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var den politiske legitimitet
hos italienske bystater
hos italienske bystater
03:13
was often on very shaky ground.
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ofte meget ustabil.
03:15
Siena was a republic,
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Siena var en republik,
03:17
but there had been enormous unrest
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men der var enorm uro
03:19
in the two decades
leading up to the commission.
leading up to the commission.
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i de to årtier inden kommissionen.
03:22
Siena's political leaders,
who would literally govern
who would literally govern
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Sienas politiske ledere,
der bogstaveligt talt regerede
der bogstaveligt talt regerede
03:25
under the eyes
of these allegorical figures,
of these allegorical figures,
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under øjnene på disse
allegoriske figurer,
allegoriske figurer,
03:28
were Lorenzetti's intended audience.
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var Lorenzetti's tilsigtede publikum.
03:31
He was cataloging the obligations
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Han katalogiserede forpligtelserne
03:33
of the governing to the governed.
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hos de regerende overfor de regerede.
03:38
Now, you can spend years
studying these frescoes.
studying these frescoes.
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Man kan bruge år på at
studere disse freskoer.
studere disse freskoer.
03:41
Some scholars have.
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Nogle lærde har.
03:43
I'm hardly an art historian,
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Jeg er ikke kunsthistoriker,
03:45
but I am passionate about art,
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men jeg er lidenskabelig om kunst,
03:48
and a work this massive can overwhelm me.
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og et så stort et værk kan overvælde mig.
03:50
So first, I focus on the big stuff.
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Først vil jeg fokusere på de store ting.
03:55
This is the allegory of good government.
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Dette er allegorien om den gode regering.
03:59
The majestic figure here in the middle
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Denne majestætiske figur i midten
04:02
is dressed in Siena's colors
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er klædt i Siena's farver
04:04
and he personifies the republic itself.
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og personificerer selve republikken.
04:08
Lorenzetti labels him "Commune,"
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Lorenzetti kalder ham "Kommune,"
04:11
and he's basically telling the Sienese
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og han fortæller sieneserne
04:13
that they, and not a king or a tyrant,
must rule themselves.
must rule themselves.
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at de må selv regere,
og ikke en konge eller tyran.
og ikke en konge eller tyran.
04:19
Now, surrounding Commune are his advisors.
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Omkring Kommune står hans rådgivere.
04:25
Justice is enthroned.
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Retfærdighed troner.
04:27
She's looking up at the figure of wisdom,
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Hun ser op på figuren for visdom,
04:31
who actually supports
her scales of justice.
her scales of justice.
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som støtter hendes
vægtskåle af retfærdighed.
vægtskåle af retfærdighed.
04:37
Concord, or Harmony,
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Enighed, eller Harmoni,
04:39
holds a string that comes
off the scales of justice
off the scales of justice
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holder en snor der kommer ud
fra retfærdighedens vægtskåle,
fra retfærdighedens vægtskåle,
04:42
that binds her to the citizens,
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som binder hende til borgerne,
04:44
making them all
compatriots in the republic.
compatriots in the republic.
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der gør dem alle til landsmænd
i republikken.
i republikken.
04:50
And finally we see Peace.
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Til sidst ser vi Fred.
04:51
She looks chilled out,
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Hun ser afslappet ud,
04:53
like she's listening to Bob Marley.
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som om hun lytter til Bob Marley.
04:55
When good government rules,
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Når den gode regering styrer,
04:57
Peace doesn't break a sweat.
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anstrenger Fred sig ikke.
05:00
Now, these are big images and big ideas,
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Disse er store billeder og store idéer,
05:02
but I really love the small stuff.
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men jeg elsker virkelig de små ting.
05:05
Along another wall,
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Langs en anden væg
05:06
Lorenzetti illustrates
the effects of good government
the effects of good government
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illustrerer Lorenzetti effekterne
af en god regering
af en god regering
05:10
on the real and everyday lives
of ordinary people
of ordinary people
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på det virkelige og daglige liv
hos almindelige folk
hos almindelige folk
05:12
with a series of delicious little details.
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med en stribe af lækre små detaljer.
05:17
In the countryside,
the hills are landscaped and farmed.
the hills are landscaped and farmed.
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På landet bliver bakkerne
anlagt og opdrættet.
anlagt og opdrættet.
05:23
Crops are being sown,
hoed, reaped, milled, plowed,
hoed, reaped, milled, plowed,
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Afgrøder bliver sået, hakket,
høstet, malet, pløjet,
høstet, malet, pløjet,
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all in one picture.
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alt i ét billede.
05:31
Crops and livestock
are being brought to market.
are being brought to market.
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Afgrøder og husdyr
bliver bragt på markedet.
bliver bragt på markedet.
05:35
In the city, builders raise a tower.
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I byen rejser bygherrer et tårn.
05:40
People attend a law lecture,
a TED Talk of the 14th century.
a TED Talk of the 14th century.
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Folk deltager i et jura-foredrag,
det 14. århundredes TED Talk.
det 14. århundredes TED Talk.
05:44
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
05:47
Schoolchildren play.
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Skolebørn leger.
05:51
Tradesmen thrive.
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Handelsmænd trives.
05:55
Dancers larger than life dance with joy.
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Karismatiske dansere danser af glæde.
06:00
And watching over the republic
is the winged figure Security,
is the winged figure Security,
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Og den vingede figur for Sikkerhed
våger over republikken,
våger over republikken,
06:04
whose banner reads,
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på hvis banner, der står:
06:06
"Everyone shall go forth
freely without fear."
freely without fear."
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"Alle skal gå frem
frit og uden frygt."
frit og uden frygt."
06:11
Now, what's amazing
about these images from 800 years ago
about these images from 800 years ago
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Hvad der er fantastisk for
disse 800 år gamle billeder,
disse 800 år gamle billeder,
06:13
is that they're familiar to us today.
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er at de er velkendte for os idag.
06:16
We see what democracy looks like.
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Vi ser hvordan demokrati ser ud.
06:18
We experience the effects
of good government in our lives,
of good government in our lives,
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Vi oplever effekterne af
en god regering i vores liv,
en god regering i vores liv,
06:22
just as Lorenzetti did in his life.
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ligesom Lorenzetti gjorde i hans liv.
06:26
But it is the allegory of bad government
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Men det er allegorien
om en dårlig regering
om en dårlig regering
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that has been haunting me
since November 9.
since November 9.
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der har hjemsøgt mig
siden 9. november.
siden 9. november.
06:33
It's badly damaged,
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Den er meget skadet,
06:34
but it reads like today's newspapers.
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men ligner dagens aviser.
06:37
And ruling over bad government
is not the Commune
is not the Commune
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Og den, der styrer den dårlige
regering er ikke Kommune,
regering er ikke Kommune,
06:40
but the Tyrant.
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men Tyranen.
06:42
He has horns, tusks, crossed eyes,
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Han har horn,
stødtænder, skelende øjne,
stødtænder, skelende øjne,
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braided hair.
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flettet hår.
06:47
He obviously spends
a lot of time on that hair.
a lot of time on that hair.
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Han bruger øjensynligt
lang tid på dét hår.
lang tid på dét hår.
06:49
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
06:50
Justice now lies helpless at his feet,
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Retfærdighed ligger nu hjælpeløs
ved hans fødder,
ved hans fødder,
06:55
shackled.
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lænket.
06:56
Her scales have been severed.
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Hendes vægtskåle er blevet adskilt.
06:59
Justice is the key antagonist
to the Tyrant,
to the Tyrant,
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Retfærdighed er Tyranens største fjende,
07:02
and she's been taken out.
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og hun er blevet uskadeliggjort.
07:04
Now, surrounding the Tyrant,
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Omkring Tyranen
07:06
Lorenzetti illustrates
the vices that animate bad government.
the vices that animate bad government.
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illustrerer Lorenzetti lasterne,
der findes i en dårlig regering.
der findes i en dårlig regering.
07:11
Avarice is the old woman
clutching the strongbox
clutching the strongbox
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Griskhed er den gamle kvinde,
der holder om pengeskabet
der holder om pengeskabet
07:15
and a fisherman's hook
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og en fiskers krog
07:16
to pull in her fortune.
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for at hale hendes formue ind.
07:21
Vainglory carries a mirror,
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Hovmod holder et spejl,
07:24
and Lorenzetti warns us
against narcissistic leaders
against narcissistic leaders
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og Lorenzetti advarer os mod
narcissistiske ledere
narcissistiske ledere
07:27
who are guided
by their own ego and vanity.
by their own ego and vanity.
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der styres af deres eget ego
og forfængelighed.
og forfængelighed.
07:31
On the Tyrant's right is Cruelty.
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På Tyranens højre side står Grusomhed.
07:39
Treason, half lamb, half scorpion,
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Forræderi, halvt lam, halv skorpion,
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lulls us into a false sense of security
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luller os ind i en falsk
sikkerhedsfornemmelse
sikkerhedsfornemmelse
07:45
and then poisons a republic.
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for sidenhen at forgifte en republik.
07:49
Fraud, with the flighty wings of a bat.
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Svig, med flagermusens flyvske vinger.
07:57
On the Tyrant's left, you see Division.
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På Tyranens venstre side ses Division.
07:59
She's dressed in Siena's colors.
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Hun er klædt i Siena's farver.
08:02
"Si" and "No" are painted on her body.
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"Si" og "No" er malet på hendes krop.
08:05
She uses a carpenter's saw
to chop her body in half.
to chop her body in half.
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Hun bruger en tømrers sav
til at skære hendes krop i to halvdele.
til at skære hendes krop i to halvdele.
08:13
And Fury wields the weapons of the mob,
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Og Raseri holder folkemassens våben,
08:16
the stone and knife.
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stenen og kniven.
08:23
In the remainder of the fresco,
Lorenzetti shows us
Lorenzetti shows us
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I resten af freskoen viser
Lorenzetti os
Lorenzetti os
08:25
the inevitable effects of bad government.
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den uundgåelige effekt
af dårlig regering.
af dårlig regering.
08:28
The civic ideals celebrated
elsewhere in this room have failed us,
elsewhere in this room have failed us,
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De borgerlige idealer, fejret andre steder
i dette rum, har svigtet os,
i dette rum, har svigtet os,
08:31
and we see it.
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og vi ser det.
08:33
The once beautiful city
has fallen to pieces,
has fallen to pieces,
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Den engang så smukke by
er forfalden,
er forfalden,
08:36
the countryside barren,
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landskabet er øde,
08:37
the farms abandoned.
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bondegårdene forladt.
08:39
Many are in flames.
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Mange står i flammer.
08:42
And in the sky above
is not the winged figure Security,
is not the winged figure Security,
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Og på himmelen ovenover
ser vi ikke Sikkerhed,
ser vi ikke Sikkerhed,
08:45
but that of Fear, whose banner reads:
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men Frygt, på hvis banner står:
08:49
"None shall pass along this road
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"Ingen skal gå på denne vej
08:52
without fear of death."
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uden frygt for døden."
08:57
Now, the final image,
the most important one, really,
the most important one, really,
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Det sidste billede, og det mest vigtige,
08:59
is one that Lorenzetti did not paint.
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er et, som Lorenzetti ikke malede.
09:01
It is of the viewer.
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Det er af seeren.
09:02
Today, the audience
for Lorenzetti's frescoes
for Lorenzetti's frescoes
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I dag er publikum for Lorenzettis freskoer
09:05
is not the governing but the governed,
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ikke de regerende, men de regerede,
09:09
the individual who stands
in front of his allegories
in front of his allegories
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individet, der står foran
hans allegorier
hans allegorier
09:11
and walks away with insight,
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og går væk med indsigt,
09:14
who heeds a call to action.
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der lytter til en opfordring til handling.
09:17
Lorenzetti warns us
that we must recognize the shadows
that we must recognize the shadows
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Lorenzetti advarer os at vi
må genkende skyggerne
må genkende skyggerne
09:20
of Avarice, Fraud, Division, even Tyranny
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af Grisked, Svig, Division, selv Tyranni,
09:24
when they float
across our political landscape,
across our political landscape,
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når de flyder gennem vores
politiske landskab,
politiske landskab,
09:26
especially when those shadows are cast
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især når disse skygger er kastet
09:29
by political leaders loudly claiming
to be the voice of good government
to be the voice of good government
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af politiske ledere, der højlydt påstår
at være stemmen for en god regering,
at være stemmen for en god regering,
09:34
and promising to make America great again.
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og lover at gøre Amerika stort igen.
09:38
And we must act.
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Og vi må handle.
09:41
Democracy must not be a spectator sport.
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Demokrati må ikke være en tilskuersport.
09:43
The right to protest,
the right to assemble freely,
the right to assemble freely,
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Retten til at protestere,
retten til fri forsamling,
retten til fri forsamling,
09:46
the right to petition one's government,
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retten til at andrage ens regering,
09:48
these are not just rights.
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disse er ikke blot rettigheder.
09:50
In the face of Avarice,
Fraud and Division,
Fraud and Division,
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I kløerne på Griskhed, Svig og Division,
09:52
these are obligations.
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er de forpligtelser.
09:54
We have to disrupt --
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Vi må forstyrre --
09:56
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
10:01
We have to disrupt our lives
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Vi må forstyrre vores liv,
10:03
so that we can disrupt
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så vi kan forstyrre
10:05
the amoral accretion of power
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den umoralske tilvækst af magt
10:08
by those who would betray our values.
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for dem, der ville forråde vore værdier.
10:13
We and we the people
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Vi og vi, folket,
10:14
must raise justice up
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må rejse retfærdigheden op
10:16
and must bring peace to our nation
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og må bringe fred til vor nation
10:18
and must come together in concord,
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og må komme sammen i enighed,
10:21
and we have a choice.
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og vi har et valg.
10:23
We could either paint ourselves
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Vi kunne enten male os selv
10:25
into the worst nightmare
of Lorenzetti's bad government,
of Lorenzetti's bad government,
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ind i det værste mareridt
af Lorenzettis dårlige regering,
af Lorenzettis dårlige regering,
10:29
or we can stay in the streets,
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eller vi kan blive på gaderne,
10:32
disruptive, messy, loud.
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forstyrrende, rodende, larmende.
10:35
That is what democracy looks like.
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Dette er, hvordan demokrati ser ud.
10:39
Thank you.
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Tak skal I have.
10:40
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
10:51
Chris Anderson: First of all, wow.
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Chris Anderson: For det første, wow.
10:53
Obviously, many people passionately --
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Naturligvis er mange folk lidenskabeligt --
10:55
you spoke to many people
passionately here.
passionately here.
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du talte lidenskabeligt til
mange folk her.
mange folk her.
10:57
I'm sure there are other people here
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Jeg tror, at
der findes andre her,
der findes andre her,
10:59
who'd say, look, Trump was elected
by 63 million people.
by 63 million people.
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der siger, at Trump blev valgt
af 63 mio. mennesker.
af 63 mio. mennesker.
11:04
He's far from perfect,
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Han er langt fra perfekt,
11:05
but he's trying to do
what he was elected to do.
what he was elected to do.
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men han prøver at udføre det,
han blev valgt til.
han blev valgt til.
11:08
Shouldn't you give him a chance?
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Skal vi ikke give ham en chance?
11:10
Anthony Romero:
I think we have to recognize
I think we have to recognize
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Anthony Romero:
Jeg tror, vi må anerkende
Jeg tror, vi må anerkende
11:12
the legitimacy of him as president
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hans legitimitet som præsident
11:15
versus the legitimacy of his policies.
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versus legitimiteten for hans politik.
11:18
And when so many of the policies
are contrary to fundamental values,
are contrary to fundamental values,
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Og når så meget af hans politik
er kontrære mod grundlæggende værdier,
er kontrære mod grundlæggende værdier,
11:24
that we're all equal under the law,
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at vi er alle éns under loven,
11:26
that we're not judged by the color
of our skin or the religion we worship,
of our skin or the religion we worship,
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at vi ikke er dømt ud fra
vores hudfarve eller vores religion,
vores hudfarve eller vores religion,
11:29
we have to contest those values
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må vi bestride disse værdier,
11:32
even as we recognize and honor the fact
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selv når vi anerkender
og ærer dette faktum,
og ærer dette faktum,
11:34
that our democracy rendered us a president
who is championing those values.
who is championing those values.
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at vores demokrati giver os en præsident,
der er fortaler for disse værdier.
der er fortaler for disse værdier.
11:40
CA: And the ACLU isn't just
this force on the left, right?
this force on the left, right?
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CA: Og ACLU er ikke blot
venstreorienteret, vel?
venstreorienteret, vel?
11:44
You're making other arguments as well.
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Du laver også andre argumenter.
11:46
AR: Well, you know,
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AR: Ja, ser du,
11:49
very often we piss
everyone off at one point.
everyone off at one point.
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vi pisser tit alle af på ét tidspunkt.
11:51
That's what we do.
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Det er, hvad vi gør.
11:53
And we recently were taking stands
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Og for nyligt talte vi for,
11:55
for why Ann Coulter needs
to be able to speak at Berkeley,
to be able to speak at Berkeley,
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hvorfor Ann Coulter skal
kunne tale på Berkeley,
kunne tale på Berkeley,
11:58
and why Milo has free speech rights.
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og hvorfor Milo har retten til fri tale.
12:01
And we even wrote a blog
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Og vi lavede endda en blog,
12:02
that almost burnt the house down
among some of our members,
among some of our members,
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der næsten brændte huse ned hos
nogle af vores medlemmer,
nogle af vores medlemmer,
12:06
unfortunately,
when we talked about the fact
when we talked about the fact
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desværre, når vi talte om dét faktum,
12:08
that even Donald Trump
has free speech rights as president,
has free speech rights as president,
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at selv Donald Trump har retten
til fri tale som præsident,
til fri tale som præsident,
12:12
and an effort to hold him accountable
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og et forsøg på at holde ham ansvarlig
12:14
for incitement of violence
at his marches or his rallies
at his marches or his rallies
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for opfordring til vold ved
hans marcher eller stævner
hans marcher eller stævner
12:18
is unconstitutional and un-American.
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er ukonstitutionelt og uamerikansk.
12:22
And when you put that statement out there
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Og når du kommer med et budskab
12:24
to a very frothy base
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til en skummende folkemængde,
12:25
that always is very excited for you
to fight Donald Trump,
to fight Donald Trump,
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der altid er spændt på at
nedkæmpe Donald Trump,
nedkæmpe Donald Trump,
12:29
and then you have a new one saying,
"Wait, these rights are for everybody,
"Wait, these rights are for everybody,
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og så har et nyt budskab,
"Disse rettigheder er for alle,
"Disse rettigheder er for alle,
12:32
even the president that we don't like."
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selv præsidenten vi ikke kan lide."
12:34
And that's our job.
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Og dét er vores arbejde.
12:36
(Applause)
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12:39
CA: Anthony, you spoke
to so many of us so powerfully.
to so many of us so powerfully.
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CA: Anthony, du talte til
så mange af os så flot.
så mange af os så flot.
12:42
Thank you so much. Thank you.
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Tak skal du have. Tak.
12:43
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Anthony D. Romero - Attorney, public-interest activistAnthony D. Romero is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Why you should listen
The ACLU is dedicated to defending liberty and individual freedom in the US -- which is an interesting mandate to have right now. Anthony Romero has headed the organization since 2001, focusing on building capacity in order to defend the laws that protect Americans' freedoms.
Under Romero's watch, the ACLU launched its national "Keep America Safe and Free" campaign to protect basic freedoms during a time of crisis; launched its unique legal challenge to the patents held by a private company on the human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer; launched litigation and lobbying efforts to win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples; and filed the first lawsuit against President Trump’s Muslim Ban.
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