http://www.ted.com Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says — but we’re shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin) whose outcome reveals the critical ingredient in justice.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@NietzscheanMan I …
@NietzscheanMan I think it more likely there has been a misunderstanding.
Your inappropriate rage has revealed more about your character than mine.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@roidroid Based on …
@roidroid Based on that kind of reasoning, I’m inclined to think you aren’t capable of complex thought.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@NietzscheanMan …
@NietzscheanMan then it’s not robbing, is it.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@roidroid no …
@roidroid no because Russia is known for communism and anybody who is against a perfect democracy is labeled as a commie.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@roidroid If they …
@roidroid If they don’t belong to me they sure as don’t belong to you
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Just a great moment …
Just a great moment at 8:35 onwards hahaha
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@NietzscheanMan Rob …
@NietzscheanMan Rob you of things that don’t even belong to you?
You are in a school playground, you put your hands on a tree and say “this tree is mine”.
Later, another kid puts their hands on the same tree and says “this tree is mine”.
You can breathe air and say “this air is mine, no-one else is ever allowed to breathe it”. But that doesn’t make it so.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@roidroid Which …
@roidroid Which gives you a right to rob me then?
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I had hope for this …
I had hope for this talk until he talked about democratic distribution of flutes as an activity that holds justice…
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I don’t see his …
I don’t see his point about Golf.
If walking the course was an integral part of Golf, then why would golf buggies even exist? They exist on every course the PGA plays tournaments on.
If golf courses that have buggies, arn’t real “golf courses”.
So why does the PGA chose to play on them? Oh snap.
Also shouldn’t the PGA ban hats and sunscreen? If white skinned people get sunburn while walking the course, that’s their disability.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@independence4wales …
@independence4wales You buy electricity.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@lordrazi111693 …
@lordrazi111693 Russian? What?
Did Russia invent golf or something?
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@NietzscheanMan How …
@NietzscheanMan How are you going to leave? Where you are going to go – space?
The laws of physics prevent you from leaving the solidarity because there’s no-where to go – you can’t escape the same world we all live in. So you have no choice but to deal with the rest of us who are stuck here with you.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@ …
@SomethingSeaTrashed put his gimp leg on the cart, and walk with the other leg?
… that’s not a bad idea.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@notme222 “If you …
@notme222 “If you want him to have a cart, have your own tournament”
“if black people don’t want to sit at the back of the bus, let them buy their own buses.”
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@rubbermuck
To …
@rubbermuck
To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@nine9s Civil …
@nine9s Civil Rights are part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
For good reason.
Unless you want to sit at the back of the bus.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Regarding the guy …
Regarding the guy with the golf cart: what about the idea that it just isn’t any of the government’s business how a sports league sets its rules?
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Re: Golf question: …
Re: Golf question: It is the golf organisation’s place, rules and environment. It is none of the Supreme Court’s business. Vs. violating Freedom of Association, the right to play golf is minute by comparison.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I can’t stand this …
I can’t stand this guy’s voice. Eugh.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
He sounds like Ben …
He sounds like Ben Linus…
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@stijnhaki what is …
@stijnhaki what is it then? I might have missed his point. Thanks
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@darkmiles22 …
@darkmiles22 religion is a big part of the reason why in america it is such a big problem. america is more bound by the laws of religion then say europe. american’s are more religious.
in principle you look at the definition of the word for marriage and see that its between a man and a woman. either you change the definition of a word (wich is not done often) or you get a new word describing the gay ‘marriage’. the new word can still have al the meaning of ‘marriage’ just with a twist.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@MusicStudyMan then …
@MusicStudyMan then we have to have a debate about what a debate is.
June 18th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
@darkmiles22 Agree.
@darkmiles22 Agree.