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04/02/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Many of us really are sheep: Experiments in social compliance show few people argue with authority figures

Many of us really are sheep, quick to follow the crowd and obey orders. Instead of standing up and speaking out on our own convictions, we often choose to fit in. Assimilating with the crowd, we find it’s easier to go-along to get-along, even if that means giving away our own power, rights, and dignity in […]

07/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Hundreds of teens are committing suicide because they’re told to do so in sickening Blue Whale Challenge

A spate of teen suicides going as far back as 2015 has been linked to the Russian Internet game, the Blue Whale Challenge. According to WND.com, the social media game has caused the suicide deaths of hundreds of teenagers the world over. Of those deaths, at least 130 have occurred in Russia alone, with the […]

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