That’s a great insight. I googled the word “vigilance,” and one definition was
“the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.”
This is the empire narrative-serving connotation, and it has become the de facto meaning of the word colloquially. But another definition is pre-contextual and, for that reason more useful. I think it is very applicable to citizens preserving democracy.
“the quality or state of being wakeful and alert.”
That’s a great insight. I googled the word “vigilance,” and one definition was
“the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.”
This is the empire narrative-serving connotation, and it has become the de facto meaning of the word colloquially. But another definition is pre-contextual and, for that reason more useful. I think it is very applicable to citizens preserving democracy.
“the quality or state of being wakeful and alert.”