It may not be a pleasant choice ... it may not offer much hope for success ... but it is there just the same. We always have our free will, even if wholly constrained, and in our hearts and minds those choices exist.
It is simply how I choose to view the world. I realize that in everyday life, sometimes the distinction and sometimes the logistics make it difficult (and after raising four teenagers it could not be more clear on the personal level just as it exists at the macro level) ... but even in that, we are left with the choice. In the hypothetical you presented, I would either choose a third way, or die in the attempt. That would be my choice.
Again, please realize that I respect your ability and right to have your opinion on this I have no intention of attacking you ... I just have a differing view on this technicality. I believe over all, in all the important issues that are representative of how we will both most likely live out our lives ... that we are probably very close in our beliefs and philosophy.