Sentences with phrase «political cynicism»

In an age of political cynicism, he comes across as sincere.

There was an element of deep political cynicism in what Hayes was saying.

But are the only alternatives religious zeal and ideological fanaticism on the one hand, and the absence of moral considerations and political cynicism on the other.

Hitchens regarded it as an act of consummate political cynicism, a sacrificial death to propel the ambitious Clinton to the White House.

You might call it good politics - or the same drabby self - serving political cynicism Corbyn claims to represent a break from.

At a moment of pervasive political cynicism and a hopelessness that government can get much good done, New York has a chance to renew itself for the sake of future generations.

«No - one does political cynicism better than the Tories.

Alpha House is satire at its most blistering and biting, delivered by a master of the trade: Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau, whose contempt for political cynicism, venality and hypocrisy doesn't keep the jaded protagonists of this bawdy, brazen comedy from being great company.

If you thought Armando Iannucci had already mined political cynicism to its fullest with «The Thick of It» and «In the Loop», he taps a rich new seam in a second directorial effort that swaps modern - day bureaucracy for deadlier Stalinist double - dealing.

Niemi and Junn worry that these attempts to inculcate civic trust may actually backfire by creating greater political cynicism.

Alas, Obama's political cynicism runs even deeper.

Do not be discouraged by the darkness of political cynicism, but rather overcome the darkness, vote.

The failure of such hopes brought a harvest of political cynicism.

He criticised their «political cynicism», adding: «They pose as tough guys cutting spending sooner and deeper than anyone else.

But several Tory MPs stood up to ridicule the idea - suggesting it was an act of «political cynicism» by Gordon Brown ahead of a general election and the issue was «utterly irrelevant» to most people.

Padernacht, who said he had a long, cordial talk with Tirado at the barbecue on Saturday, agreed, adding that calls for him to step down wreaked of political cynicism.

At age 30 or 33, the participants completed measures that gauged their economic conservatism, political cynicism, racism, authoritarianism, and attitudes about gender inequality.

If the franchise continues to feel a bit dull — heavy on the drama and light on the excitement, with pageantry long in the rear - view — there's a respectable purity in the films» political cynicism and populist fervor.

Directed by John Curran, the film stars Jason Clarke as Kennedy in an eerie performance full of spoiled ego and political cynicism.