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Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab
Sure, its easy to plan and say how we would react in a deadly situation is but the honest truth is, how we react and how we should have reacted are two different things. People freeze, become confussed by either the comotion, just fear stricken or are just in pure denile of what is going on before them.
The flight 93 example you state is valid but think of it this way. How do we really know what happened. We are given ideas of that situation from what the government wants us to believe by a black box and a few cell phones that recorded sounds. Again spoon fed to us by the media. Unfortunately the true witnesses are no longer alive. For all we know maybe the plane would not have crashed or the military shot it down considering its flight path. No one will ever know how people reacted in a grave situation. I would love to believe they acted heroically but I can't be certain. No one can.
Im not saying I am right or you are wrong, im just saying think of all options and people especially in groups do not react well or co ordinated. Is there such thing as dying well.
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No, I don't believe there is such a thing as dying well in a situation like this.
You're correct that we don't know what happened completely in any of these situations. I'm just making general observations based on what I've learned. My comments are on the trends seen in these terrible situations which I believe are a symptom of a failed belief system. Maybe my reactions and beliefs are different than all those involved. I'm just tired of hearing about these tragedies. I truly believe the best way to counter them is to instill in people the belief that they must make sure they do everything they can to preserve their life, and that fighting for your life is better than not even if the outcome is the same. I'm more angry than sad in response to these tragedies.
A side note to this is the Holocaust. Millions of people where systematically exterminated over the course of years. They lined up peacefully and obediently went to their deaths. Why did they not fight back? Sure, the Nazis had the guns. There were way more Jews and other prisoners in the camps than guards though. They could have done more than go quietly to their deaths. The fact that they didn't boggles my mind. I see similar responses or lack there of in these current events.