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[–] Carsandsarcasm [S] 0 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago 

That's the part that bothers me most. I can accept going extinct if we were conquered by a superior force in glorious battle. That's nature and it's beautiful. But this rolling over and passively forfeiting the fight, or even aiding the enemy, with a smile on our face is what rubs me the wrong way. Undignified and embarrassing are absolutely the right words. It's so much more painful knowing that we would decimate anyone if we were to actually fight. It's like watching a lion be eaten alive by chickens while he apologises for being a lion.

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[–] CowboyDancer 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

I too would rather be destroyed by a superior opponent in even an unfair fight, than slowly get dragged and swallowed into a bog of depressing apathy and mediocrity brought about by an easy life of hyper-abundance <3.

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[–] ceasedmerrymaking 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Sadly this rarely happens. Most great societies get lazy and complacent at some point, and that's when they get fucked. Happened to Egypt several times, it happened to Rome, it happened to Babylonia ...the list goes on.