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.