Disasters can happen at any point in time, and when they do they drastically affect those around the disaster. Disasters can happen by nature or anthropogenic; these disasters can lead to social unity and vulnerability. In the novel Tribe, Sebastian Junger examines an anthropogenic disaster that has affected millions, war. When people unite under extreme situations “class differences are temporarily erased, income disparities become irrelevant, race is overlooked, and individuals are assessed simply by what they bring to a group” (pg 54). These extreme situations cause a shift in social class, values and social morale. An example of how social morale changes in an instant involving a threat is afterwards many may experience Post Traumatic
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109). The change in social morale in a specific mental illness like PTSD can change the way a person views the world and even what tribes there a part of. For example, those who suffer may have nightmares or try to stay away from heavily populated areas. Dr. Rachel Yehuda from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York says many struggle with the difference between great courage vs. great cruelty within combat (pg. 99). This is the conflict between having the courage to fight for their country yet being characterized as cruel for taking the life of another. Another issue with those living with PTSD when in a disaster is they are bred to get the job done by dehumanization. This process of dehumanization starts long before they go off into combat. This dehumanization process is explain in On Killing, by Dave Grossman. He explains that soldiers should see their opponents as subhuman and the soldiers are just minimizing a threat (SITE). Lastly, the harm done to the human psyche that could cause change in social morale is the oppression. Veterans many times keep what they see during combat to themselves rather than sharing their stories with others. “For most people in combat, experiences range from the best of times to the worst of times” (pg. 81). Junger later explains that not letting veterans’ expresses their true feelings only hinders them. That they should be allowed to share their feelings on a day dedicated to them, Veterans Day. He states that some may say their experiences were the best thing to ever happen to them yet others may be so upset for what they endured they won’t make sense. Those people risked their lives for our safety and ‘they’ll die for their country, they’re not sure how to live for it” (pg.
109). The change in social morale in a specific mental illness like PTSD can change the way a person views the world and even what tribes there a part of. For example, those who suffer may have nightmares or try to stay away from heavily populated areas. Dr. Rachel Yehuda from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York says many struggle with the difference between great courage vs. great cruelty within combat (pg. 99). This is the conflict between having the courage to fight for their country yet being characterized as cruel for taking the life of another. Another issue with those living with PTSD when in a disaster is they are bred to get the job done by dehumanization. This process of dehumanization starts long before they go off into combat. This dehumanization process is explain in On Killing, by Dave Grossman. He explains that soldiers should see their opponents as subhuman and the soldiers are just minimizing a threat (SITE). Lastly, the harm done to the human psyche that could cause change in social morale is the oppression. Veterans many times keep what they see during combat to themselves rather than sharing their stories with others. “For most people in combat, experiences range from the best of times to the worst of times” (pg. 81). Junger later explains that not letting veterans’ expresses their true feelings only hinders them. That they should be allowed to share their feelings on a day dedicated to them, Veterans Day. He states that some may say their experiences were the best thing to ever happen to them yet others may be so upset for what they endured they won’t make sense. Those people risked their lives for our safety and ‘they’ll die for their country, they’re not sure how to live for it” (pg.