I maynotbe, but I canchoosesomeonewhowillbeand I certainlyknowwhoisit, isitBorisjohnson, Itmaynotbe, butit's certainlynotyouHi, welcometoNasadebatetoday, wewilltalkaboutdemocracy.
Now, letthedebatebeginAlex, I have a questionforyou, doyouthinkmy t shirtispretty, Somepeoplesayyes, somepeoplesaymy t shirtisuglynow, imagineifeverybodyintheworldwasforcedtowearmy T shirtthatwouldbeterrible, Peoplehavedifferenttastes, weallagreethediversityofthoughtanddiversityofgovernanceisimportant, butforsomereasonwhenitcomestodemocracy, theWest, whichiswhereyoucomefrom, thinksthatit's onesizefitsall, thisiswhyweneed a betterformofdemocracyformorepeoplearoundtheworld.
Butthebeautyofdemocracyisthateveryfourorfiveyearswecanchangetheleaderineverycountryyoumentioned, wehavetheabilitytochoose a differentleaderifit's notworkingoutinin a situation a countrythatdoesn't havedemocracy, wearestuckandbytheway, therearemanycountriesthatdon't havedemocracythatarejustasbadlyrunascountrieswithdemocraciesthatdon't quitework.
Thebiggestproblemsinyourcountry, thesewersysteminyourcountry, theinfrastructureinyourcountry, thenucleararsenal, thearmyinyourcountryneedsmorethanfouryearstofix, itneeds 10 yearstofix 15 yearstofixwhat's happeninginAmericaorindemocraticcountrieseveryfouryearsthere's a zigzag, there's a newpolicyheckyouworkat a startuptobuild a smallstartup.
Sothat's what's greataboutdemocracythathavebeenovertimeisthatthey'veestablishedwaysTohaveelectedleaderschangeeveryfouryearsbuthave a systemunderitthatlastsmuchlonger.
Sothepeoplein a gooddemocracy, whatyouhaveisyouhave a civilservicepeoplewhorunthedaytodayoffixingthesewerorfixingtheroadsandthentheoverarchingpoliciesaredecidedbythepeoplewhochange.
Butinreality, thewaythecountrymovesaway, a countrymovesforwardis a choice.
しかし、現実には、国が離れていく、国が進むというのは、選択なのです。
Ifthedecisionisgoingtobewrong, ifthere's gonnabemistakesmadealongtheway, I wouldmuchratherhave a roletoplayinthosedecisionsthantoletsomeonemakemistakeswithoutmehavinganysay, nocountryhas a binarychoice.
Butin a functioninggovernmentwherethere's smartpeoplethatareabletomakethedecisionstheywouldsaynotoHitlertheywouldsaynototrumpbecausetheaveragepersoncouldtellthatthere's somethingwrongwiththisleader.
So I think, let's beclear, democracyisnotjustsomethingfromonecountryoverperiodsoftime, many, manycountrieshaveadopteddemocracyandadoptedtheideaofdemocracy, whichisthatpeoplehave a say, therecanbemanydifferentformsofpeoplehaving a say.
多くの国々が民主主義を導入し、人々が発言するという民主主義の考え方を取り入れています。
Butattheendoftheday, democracyallowsyoutohave a sayinsomeform, greatideaButflawedexecution.
AncientGreecehadtheperfectsystem, SiraisancientGreecealivetodaynotedthatsystemworkssowell, we'lllook, itdidn't workbecauseancientGreeceisnolongeraround, butthedemocracythat I talkedaboutthateveryonegets a vote.
Ifwedon't have a democracyinthewaythat I describe, whoshouldruncountries, thequeen, yourqueen, Sothewayitcouldpotentiallywork, therearedifferentformsofgovernancecalledtechnocracy, a pestocracy, whateveritis.
Sotherealchoicethatpeoplehaveisdo I want a democracyordo I want a dictatorshipand I knowthat I wouldratherhavetheproblemsofdemocracyaroundwhatyousaidaroundeducationthan I wouldinhaving a dictatorship.
I amheretosaythatthere's a bigprobleminthesystemtodayinwhichpeoplethathavenoinformationoreducation, theyaremakingdecisionsthataffectyourlifeandmylifeandifsomebodyisabouttocontrolmylife, theybetterbeeducated, theybetterhavedonetheirhomework.
Soeveryonewho's beenwatchingthisdebate, therearetwosidesofthis, oneis a sideofhopeandoneis a sideofjustgivingup, givingupontheworldandyouknowwhat, I'm onthesideofhopebecausedemocracyhasshownovertimethatin a systemin a worldfullofimperfection, itisthebestsystemoutthereand I alsolikedemocracybecauseevenwhenwegetitwrongwealwayshave a chancetocorrectit.