*** Quoting Peter Lutz to Mike Honig dated 03-23-98 ***
> MH> Nonetheless, to our knowledge no BORG has ever tried to assimilate a 
> MH> Founder, so we can only infer whether or not such an attempt would 
> be 
> That's only because the BORG haven't gotten that far across the galaxy 
> yet, but the founders can be assimilated by the Borg, as they are a 
> beatable form.
> Otherwise the Fed/Klingon alliance would not be able to defeat even one
> ship.
> The only reason that the Fed/Klingons have any problem beating the 
> Founders is because the Jem'haddar are just too gung ho on dying as 
> ordered.
> Witness the first encounter with them. The weaponry was a bit 
> different, but they are also suicidal. Technology can be overcome, but 
> a kamikazi fool that is designed and grown in a test tube is bit harder
> to defeat, as he won't or can't cry uncle.
True enough that the BORG have simply not gotten to the Gamma quadrant yet. 
That's really all I'm arguing: That we don't know how well a BORG attempt to 
assimilate Founders would succeed.
One thing that's troubled me greatly (if a fictional universe can trouble one 
greatly ;) is that upon first meeting, the Jem'haddar and the Dominion had 
obvious weapons and shield superiority. At that time, it looked like the UFP 
would lose unless they coudl defeat them by sheer mass of numbers. Now it 
seems that the weapons/shield equation is much more equal, with the Dominion 
forces seemingly almost a bit inferior.
Wha' hoppened??!!  :)
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