Word: vigilantism
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A 1989 movement to abolish the Swiss military as a whole was based on an economic assessment: The costs of operating such a vigilant and locally prepared defense system when the apparent external threats seem so low are quite high.
The monkeys were housed in groups of four, automatically prompting them to establish a linear hierarchy of dominance. The dominant monkey in each group experienced the least stress, according to researchers. "They were groomed more than the subordinates, and they would get relaxed. Their eyes would roll up, sort of...
The former head of Indonesia's state intelligence called the operation to hunt down Top "brilliant" but warned that the country must still be vigilant. "We still have to be alert because the brain behind all this is al-Qaeda and the hand moves when the brain tells it to...
The lesson Obama took from his family was that the memories needed to be shared, laid out in the open as a warning to future generations. "To this day, there are those who perpetrate every form of intolerance - racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism and more - hatred that degrades its...
Also to this day, there are those who perpetuate every form of intolerance - racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, and more - hatred that degrades its victims and diminishes us all. In this century, we've seen genocide. We've seen mass graves and the ashes of villages burned to the...