Sentences with phrase «of public apathy»

All of the aforementioned problems have created a culture of public apathy, indifference, or even hostility towards the justice system.

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He's now 76 years old and still focused on purging the parasite - driven illness from the two countries, Ethiopia and Chad, where transmission persists — a task to which he's bringing both a mastery of public health and a lifetime's worth of understanding political intransigence and apathy.

A longstanding truism in political science is that apathy and a lack of interest are the dominant features of public opinion.

Yet there is reason to see in the current apathy toward public events a symptom of a longer and a deeper trend.

Small numbers, perhaps, but given people's general apathy about making complaints — especially about what might easily be dismissed as a harmless bit of fun — indicative that the public is growing to expect more of its big household brands, perhaps.

Of course, school lunch is one part of the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeOf course, school lunch is one part of the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeof the larger war that must be waged — against the public's apathy, lack of awareness, or disenfranchisement from the systeof awareness, or disenfranchisement from the system.

With probes underway of both the Cuomo and de Blasio administrations, it's an extraordinary time in political scandal — even for New Yorkers, who often swing from apathy to cynicism when it comes to public corruption, said Michael Johnston, a Colgate University professor emeritus.

By trying to caricature those on the left as believing that Murdoch is the only thing stopping the revolutionary vanguard from shaking the public out of their political apathy, Knowles misses what a lot of these commentators are actually trying to say.

In the face of criticism about apathy, young people have displayed leadership, and they continue to inform and shape public policy in our city.»

I am trapped into long term unemployment because of apathy, indifference and a corrupt city councilman like Eric Ulrich who cares about his cradle - to - grave political ambitions, instead of allegiance, civics, sacrifice and public servitude to ALL of his constituents.

Voter apathy reveals the failures of devolution in such vital areas as education, public service management and the control of paramilitary violence

The sparsely attended town board meeting was summed up by Romanowski: «If residents want to see changes, the lack of public participation at board meetings and voter apathy displayed during the elections needs to change.»

It was conducted in almost complete isolation from the real issue — whether AV is a better way of electing the people who represent us — and so can not be taken as an indication of the public's apathy to constitutional reform.

The decision to remove those politicians and their operatives working against our vital public interests, must first come from voters awakened out of their apathy toward the political affairs and governance of their treasury, and empower candidates who possess the will to do what is good and right.

Public apathy toward the current manned space program, a $ 100 billion International Space Station that is dismissed by most of the scientific community, and the recent Columbia disaster seem to have just about killed the old spirit of exploration.

Instead, Stewart is a selfish jerk, only concerned with his own interests and avoiding conflict not for some non-violent ideal (as Stewart did in Destry Rides Again) but out of pure apathy for the public good.

Furthermore, although I agree the changing nature of our state demographics (including the support for public education as a function of non-elect-based apathy) will clearly impact credentialing enlistment, I would say that it's impact will dwarf in comparison to the impact that media - based attacks on public education and the proliferation of charter schools will have on it (again due to a decline in support for public education).

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American demoPublic Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American demopublic trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American demopublic engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.

Early in 2011, two longtime 60 Minutes producers, David Gelber and Joel Bach, met with me to describe their ambitious plan to create a television series on global warming that, they hoped, would break through the enduring public apathy and haze of disinformation surrounding the subject.

The causes: public apathy, corporate greed, and the cynical manipulation of political leaders.

Furthermore, the nature of the climate change problem itself helps to explain the relative apathy among the U.S. public.

The only impediment to the implementation of Kyoto in Canada is Canadians general apathy to the accord; our public voicing of support for it notwithstanding.

These kinds of statements (and there are many more) coupled with apathy from democratically elected governments not wanting to commit electoral suicide and inactivity on emissions cuts fron China / India / Brazil means that the climate debate isn't likely to develop beyond it's current level regardless of attempts to regain public trust in the science.

Join Dane Wigington, Russ Tanner and Richard Sacks today as they discuss the Apathy Of The Public to geoengineering programs.

The most frustrating part is the pathetic public apathy, lack of comment, and even active support of far too many mainstream climate scientists in the face of this kind of skullduggery.

I don't believe any such candidate would win, because of the current public climate (i.e. a general «wait - and - see» apathy, IMO), but it would serve an important purpose in moving people from that attitude towards a more concerned, and educated, position.

The evidence is there for anyone who has the time, patience and inclination to swim against the public tide of government - sponsored apathy.

I am deeply troubled by the apathy of the public towards what is probably the most massive systematic violation of ss.

The public's apathy towards the justice system stems from many factors — not the least of which is the system's longstanding inward focus and failure to seek public support and input.

Mr Borovy has been at one with the Canadian library community, whose core values include a strong commitment to intellectual freedom, a freedom under continual challenge and frequently unpopular to defend Mr Borovoy's voice has always been there with the Canadian library community's to combat both censorship and episodic public apathy enabling it, and he has referred to Canada's librarians as «the Clark Kents of political action.»

Normally I am sceptical of user comments, but in this case, I wouldn't buy insurance from Alliance even if my life depended on it — not because customer complaints, but purely due to the impersonal and insulting public display of apathy by the customer service team.

May I also remind you that all pots (of public interest) need constant stirring by interested, knowledgeable passers - by to hopefully (against all odds) stop them from boiling over with the foam of public discontent due mainly to the too - many hired crooks»... I mean cooks»... negligence, apathy and general incompetent inward - looking selfish «let's - eat - now; it'll - be-OK (I hope)» attitudes / actions, all fostered by ORE..