For those who have a "hang up" about "Public Servants" and what...

For those who have a "hang up" about "Public Servants" and what they do, would you please address the Title of this post/thread and define YOUR views of a "public servant".

There are "Attacks" on "public servants" by various politicians and chatroom posters that appear rather naive, so I ask :-

Please "define" a "public servant"?..yes, its a question.