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Disaster Communism is a concept used to describe how after disasters (ie earthquakes, bombing of cities, storms, tsunamis, disease outbreaks, fires, , average people become incredibly altruistic, cooperative and
Historical Examples
1980 Bologna Train Station Bombing
In 1980, neo-fascists in Italy bombed a major train station in the city of Bologna, killing 85 people and injuring over 200. During the bombing, numerous bystanders helped provide first aid and rescued people from the rubble of the train station, private cars and taxis helped transport people to hospitals whilst retired and vacationing doctors returned to help treat the wounded.[1]
Analysis
Disaster communism is frequently presented as a counter to the idea that people naturally greedy, competitive, violent and lack care for others.