“You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and dangerous decline for decades, because elected leaders fail to deliver.” Has BeensHomePoliticalLeaderFailingDangerousPoliticianInstitutionsDecadesVotersDeclineSteepNoddingPolitical InstitutionsElected Leaders Author:Ron Fournier
“Every major industry was once a growth industry. But some that are now riding a wave of growth enthusiasm are very much in the shadow of decline. Others that are thought of as seasoned growth industries have actually stopped growing. In every case, the reason growth is threatened, slowed, or stopped is not because the market is saturated. It is because there has been a failure of management.” Has BeensReasonGrowthCasesGrowingIndustryMajorsShadowManagementMarketingWaveEnthusiasmDeclineRidingThreatenedSaturated Book:Marketing Myopia Source: Marketing Myopia
“The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.” Has BeensRealShowsSocialIssuesHairGenreDeclineSocial IssuesJerryMetamorphosisTalk Shows Author:Cristina Saralegui
“The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.” IfsHas BeensChurchMiddleCenturyBuiltPlentyDeclineSecularMantrasDemiseBursting18th Century Author:N. T. Wright
“[T]here seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsHas BeensImportantStatesReasonSeemsPoliticsUnitedLeaderOpinionMillionsUnited StatesMediaPolicyProveMouthsImportancePaidAffairAthleteIgnorantTreatedRationalDeclineMistakenEntertainersRational ThinkingProfessional AthleteForeign AffairsIdolizedDomestic Policy Author:Robert A. Heinlein