In defence (seriously) of cynicism and apathy

摘要

Tony blair suddenly has a bee in his bonnet about cynicism and apathy. He railed against apathy last month in a speech in London. He railed against cynicism last week in a speech in Glasgow. Cynicism and apathy, he says, make voters believe that nothing ever changes, that all government is equally bad, that all politicians are the same and that there is no hope. The prime minister does not believe that people are reaching these conclusions on their own. He says the Conservatives are to blame. It seems they are spreading C&A deliberately, as part of "a backdoor strategy" to discourage people from voting. It is the job of every Labour supporter "to play a role in defeating this cynicism."