[saganite]

Better to have al Qaeda cut my head off than to give up everything that makes life worth living. bravado Dictionary bra·va·do (brə-vä'dô) n., pl. -dos or -does. Defiant or swaggering behavior: A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery. A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.

[Prodigal Son]

false expressions of courage.

If it were false, you'd have a point. Just because your own personal calculus dictates something different does not mean others feel the same way.