Posts Tagged ‘apathy’

Biden vs. Trump: A rematch fraught with voter apathy and partisan divides

As Biden and Trump clinch their party nominations for a historic rematch, voter enthusiasm hits a new low, reflecting a divided nation’s quest for alternatives. Source

Italy election: Apathy and anxiety among crowds in Rome as snap vote looms

There’s a mixture of apathy and anxiety on the streets of Rome as this weekend’s snap general election approaches.  As the country struggles with an energy crisis and soaring inflation, many have lost faith in their politicians. “I have no expectations. I feel hopeless. I don’t know who I can vote for. Everyone promises something […]

Italy election: Apathy and anxiety among crowds in Rome as snap vote looms

There’s a mixture of apathy and anxiety on the streets of Rome as this weekend’s snap general election approaches.  As the country struggles with an energy crisis and soaring inflation, many have lost faith in their politicians. “I have no expectations. I feel hopeless. I don’t know who I can vote for. Everyone promises something […]

Italy election: Apathy and anxiety among crowds in Rome as snap vote looms

There’s a mixture of apathy and anxiety on the streets of Rome as this weekend’s snap general election approaches.  As the country struggles with an energy crisis and soaring inflation, many have lost faith in their politicians. “I have no expectations. I feel hopeless. I don’t know who I can vote for. Everyone promises something […]

Italy election: Apathy and anxiety among crowds in Rome as snap vote looms

There’s a mixture of apathy and anxiety on the streets of Rome as this weekend’s snap general election approaches.  As the country struggles with an energy crisis and soaring inflation, many have lost faith in their politicians. “I have no expectations. I feel hopeless. I don’t know who I can vote for. Everyone promises something […]

Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid ‘apathy and injustice’

Image Credit: Indigenous Rising Media Violence against Indigenous women is “escalating like never before,” the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver (unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands) in recent months, including the discovery of the body of a 14-year-old Indigenous child, Noelle […]

Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid ‘apathy and injustice’

Image Credit: Indigenous Rising Media Violence against Indigenous women is “escalating like never before,” the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver (unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands) in recent months, including the discovery of the body of a 14-year-old Indigenous child, Noelle […]

‘Open your hearts and act:’ African youth activists on climate apathy

Image Credit: SouthWorld It’s November 2021 and hordes of dignitaries from around the world are assembled in Glasgow, Scotland for the annual Conference of the Parties (COP), number 26. Billed as the last chance to do something to slow down climate change and reduce the vandalism being inflicted on the natural world by mankind, it […]

In Iraq, apathy and pessimism as millions vote in early elections

Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. But the voting was marked by widespread apathy and a boycott by many of the young activists who thronged the streets of Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces in late 2019. Tens of […]

Iraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy

Polls closed at 1500 GMT following 11 hours of voting. Results are expected within the next 24 hours, according to the independent body that oversees Iraq’s election. But negotiations to choose a prime minister tasked with forming a government are expected to drag on for weeks or even months. The election was the sixth held […]

Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

Balloting came to a close at 2.a.m. Saturday, after the government extended voting to accommodate what it called “crowding” at several polling places nationwide. Paper ballots, stuffed into large plastic boxes, were to be counted by hand through the night, and authorities said they expected to have initial results and turnout figures Saturday morning at […]

How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces

On a visit to Albania in March, Kosovo’s new prime minister, Albin Kurti, called on Albanians to vote for change as Kosovars did on February 14: “Albanians deserve better,” he said. Kurti, an ethnic-Albanian along with around 90% of Kosovo’s 1.8 million population, urged voters to elect the members of his leftist-nationalist Vetevendosje movement who […]

Erdogan slams international community’s apathy for Palestine

International community’s indifference over the sufferings of Palestinians caused by Israeli attacks shows that no society has a safe future, the Turkish president said on Monday. Speaking at the International Mount of Olives Peace Awards at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “Palestinians are the symbol of all […]

APATHY – In this Global World – most people simply ignore what our leaders are doing to destroy our lives

APATHY – In this Global World – Most people simply ignore what our leaders are doing to destroy our lives, perhaps they are far to stressed to care or simply don’t care or just want to have fun while it lasts. They say things like, “Why do you care?” or “It is just how it […]

John Kiriakou: Dangerous Apathy, Torture, and the Perilous State of Dissent in the US

June 22, 2017 By Claire Bernish John Kiriakou never imagined he would become, much less be called, a whistleblower for speaking out publicly against his CIA employer over a shadowy torture program he’s come to believe amounts to the most nefarious of violations of international law, a heinous crime against humanity, and […]

Turmeric vs. Tuberculosis: This superfood can supercharge your immune system for robust protection

(NaturalNews) Turmeric, ginger’s little cousin, has gained a lot of popularity in recent years, and for some good reasons, too. It has been used for ages in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of ailments. It owes its many medicinal uses to its active ingredient curcumin, which is also responsible […]

These are the un-American, anti-consumer US Senators who voted for the DARK Act, trying to deny you the right to know what’s in your food

(NaturalNews) The agrichemical industry and Big Food took a major hit yesterday after the Senate blocked a bill aimed at preempting states’ rights from enacting GMO-labeling laws; it also would have reversed any labeling laws currently in place, such as the one Vermont passed in 2014, which is scheduled to go into effect […]

These are the un-American, anti-consumer US Senators who voted for the DARK Act, trying to deny you the right to know what’s in your food

(NaturalNews) The agrichemical industry and Big Food took a major hit yesterday after the Senate blocked a bill aimed at preempting states’ rights from enacting GMO-labeling laws; it also would have reversed any labeling laws currently in place, such as the one Vermont passed in 2014, which is scheduled to go into effect […]

What’s the point of being invisible if you’re blind?

     Invisibility is one of those science fiction superpowers, along with flight or super speed, that most everyone has at least dreamt of having. In our current age, with the emerging science of metamaterials, invisibility seems closer than ever to becoming a reality. But there is still one problem: if a person achieved true, perfect […]

Spending time in nature may improve social cohesion, reduce crime

     A wealth of research shows that just being in nature, even a city park, can make us feel better, both psychologically and physically. Such contact with nature can improve mood, reduce pain and anxiety, and even help sick or injured people heal faster. But what effect does it have on groups of people and […]

Apathy, Ignorance And Passive Indifference Are Worse Than Government Corruption And Organized Evil

Saman Mohammadi The Excavator September 15, 2011 In 1946, French writer Albert Camus wrote, “the mind is always a step behind reality. History races ahead while the mind meditates.” That statement was never more true than on the morning of September 11, 2001. It seemed like history took off on a rocket ship with only […]

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