You might think that defensiveness - which psychologists describe as avoiding , denying , or repressing information one perceives as threatening - would not be a good thing , and maybe even causes you stress .
All elections are local , but these seven big ones will help determine what happens next on two of the world 's largest issues : how quickly we 'll get through the global economic funk , and whether repressing millions is still a viable strategy for national leaders .
It was indisputably a defining moment in the 20th century , the end of a utopian experiment of mind-boggling ambition that , in the name of creating a perfect society , ended up butchering 10 million people and repressing the rest , along with half of europe .
Yet as mr lardy also knows this distorted financial regime is part of a wider system for taxing savings promoting investment and repressing consumption which has led to huge interventions in foreign currency markets and vast accumulations of foreign currency reserves .
Yet , as mr lardy also knows , this distorted financial regime is part of a wider system for taxing savings , promoting investment and repressing consumption , which has led to huge interventions in foreign currency markets and vast accumulations of foreign currency reserves .
Like repressing inflation , repressing budget deficits can be a serious mistake .
与抑制通货膨胀类似,“抑制预算赤字”可能也是一个严重的错误。
Agee left the agency in 1969 , disillusioned by what he saw as the cia 's complicity in aiding military regimes who were repressing dissent and torturing dissidents .