Would You Have Stormed The Cockpit? [More]
It's a question we like to think we would answer correctly but none of us could actually answer until the time came, although there are some indicators:
Have you ever thought you were going to die? How did you react? Have you ever physically fought others? Was it all defensive on your part or did you go on the offense? Were you able to think throughout and counter/attack or was it all instinct? Were you hurt? Badly? Did it stop you, or did you go on anyway?
We've been conditioned to be tame. Can you hurt someone? Savagely and with full knowledge? How do you know?
Stuff like that.
It's not enough to have equipment or even training unless ultimately you have the will.
One reason I believe there haven't been more 9/ll hijackings: By showing the intent is to kill everyone and there will be no way out, a critical mass of people now know they have nothing to lose and everything to gain by fighting to the death.
[Via Mack H]
5 comments:
This is a wise thing to say:
"It's a question we like to think we would answer correctly but none of us could actually answer until the time came, ..."
You can't really know in the abstract. Only when faced with the harsh reality.
I wonder about Lexington and Concord; D-Day, The Battle Verdun even - what would Gen-X or Gen-Z people do.
We know what "The Greatest Generation" would do, because of what they did
in WWII.
As I watch again - with fresh eyes - Deep Space 9, I think a lot about the Klingon culture.
They believed it was honorable to die in battle.
"Today is a good day to die!"
Because they really meant that, many of their adversaries feared them.
Who fears us?
Who fears the GOP?
Perhaps it is better to be feared than respected.
"Perhaps it is better to be feared than respected."
That is the lesson anyone should take away from the Antifa/BLM riots vs. the VA/MI peaceful demonstrations. But too few did.
I'm remembering hearing about the contrasts between the old Army training films of a rifle platoon all firing their weapons at the same time vs the actual combat ratios of shooters vs fox hole diggers.
Supposedly, that led to the development of the study that came to be known as "Killology", developed by West Point Psychology Professor Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. In short, how do you get more of your people to fire and fewer to do last minute improvements to their cover?
https://www.killology.com/
If you look like food, you will be eaten.
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