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Would you die happily in an unsuccessful attempt to protect this girl?
Yes, of course. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Yes, I would endure a long painful death for her. 9%  9%  [ 1 ]
I hope I would protect her at all costs. 45%  45%  [ 5 ]
Failure to protect her is unpatriotic. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
No, I would not protect her. 45%  45%  [ 5 ]
No, I would enjoy watching them harm her. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 11

JonAZ
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17 Feb 2013, 8:56 pm

InThisTogether wrote:
Where is the option for "I would protect her, but not give my life doing so"? You are almost implying that if I would not give my life to protect her that I am either unpatriotic (although I do not know what this has to do with patriotism), or that I somehow see nothing wrong with it or even enjoy it.

At the very least, you should have an "other, please explain."


Great points!

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17 Feb 2013, 9:05 pm

I chose the third option. I don't think I would normally go as far as death to protect someone like that, but if I was in a suicidal mood (not an uncommon occurrence), I likely would.



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17 Feb 2013, 9:22 pm

No, I would help but not die. Also our first concern should not always be to die. Why do we always perceive self sacrifice. A better question is would you risk your life? not would you die. I would risk my life but I wouldn't knowingly march to my death.