Thanks for sharing that. This story is a fundamental truth of humanity. We see this kind of bravery pop up repeatedly, every time the unknown or a tragedy strikes -- whether it's a shooting or a hurricane, or something as random as an elevator trapped between floors: we see our fellow man in trouble or in need and we help. There's no thought given to who the person is, what they've done in their life or what kind of things they believe, our first instinct is "what can I do to help?" People are generally good.

That's something that everyone should try to remember, and not just in bad times like in the aftermath of a shooting but every day since so much of what we do impacts the lives of others.

except for puerto rico ofc - brown ppl are just lazy and want everything done for them...

knock your racism and bigtory off fender aka heinrich von goebbels, descendant of joseph




reported, btw

I got you, and I understand why you were mentioning that information. There was absolutely nothing wrong with your comment



Well said man, and it's very true. People are good, and we should understand that this is true in general and not just during times of crisis, but sometimes it is tragedies like this that really make you realize everything. There was one person by the name of Jonathan Smith (who I heard about on the news) who saved many people before being shot in the neck. Fortunately he survived, but I feel like if not for him having to go to the hospital, the world would have never known about his heroism. There were a lot of people who did some really heroic shit that day whose names we will probably never know about. They helped out complete strangers, and then the next day they felt like they were ready to go home and see their families. They didn't talk to the press, they didn't tell anyone but their close friends and families when they got home.

I wish I could find these nameless people and personally thank each and every one of them, and I wish I could reunite some of the victims with the individuals who saved their lives.

Well I was mainly speaking of average, ordinary people. Donald Trump is neither average or ordinary; he's a very damaged, abnormal individual who's possibly (or even likely) suffering from mental illness. I'd like to believe that most people would try to help their fellow man if they found themselves in P.R., dealing with that kind of aftermath.



It's a hard concept to express to people -- that what we have in common and what unites us is so much more important than what divides us.

I can't find the term online but there's some psychological description of the way people act in a disaster. The best of our humanity comes forth in terrible situations like this. If only we could be that way in normal life.

This post was edited by IceMage on Oct 4 2017 06:39pm

mob mentality? i kid. i think you mean come together after a tragedy, and some who step up during it. most time large crowds act more like gazelles than heroes during the actual event.

Yeah, maybe it is after the disaster. I know of the bystander effect/diffusion of responsibility of course... I'm looking for the happy side of psychology.

Altruism. Its real.