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Originally Posted by damian2001
Im not sure I would have done - Im a stubborn old bastard, and the more I am pushed the more I dig my heals in. I honestly think I would have taken the bullet. The only thing that would make me do it is if it meant the other guy wouldnt have got out as well.
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You're confusing stupid with stubborn. I'm stubborn, too, and I don't cave easily but why the fuck would I give up my life instead of just mouthing a few words? To say you'd take a bullet first is idiotic on a grand scale. You're going to give up the rest of your life and everything you have for the nothingness of death because you're too "stubborn" to say a few words you don't really mean? Your death would mean nothing; you wouldn't break their organization or their spirit, you wouldn't turn the tide of the conflict, you wouldn't stop them from capturing and beheading more journalists, you wouldn't bring Islamic terrorists networks to their knees.
It's a moot point, anyway, because no matter how tough or stubborn someone thinks he is, if he has the normal sense of self-preservation, if he's any kind of survivor, he's going to take the option that keeps himself alive when he's staring down the barrel of a gun or feeling the edge of a knife on his throat.
I'm not afraid of death but I'm not stupid enough to hurry myself into the grave to soothe my pride.
SpaceAce