If our collective reaction when we hear about a foreign swimmer getting caught is "hah.. knew it was too good to be true" then what have we to say when we hear it about one of "ours"?
So you mean that Americans tend to generally think that every aspect of sports here is the paragon of openess, honesty and fairness. So much so that a doping scandal really rocks the foundation of society--quick, put up the bat signal!!
If you pointed the finger at disgraced foreign athletes and thought of it in nationalistic terms, you're misguided.
It's like the thread saying how American's will be pointed at and embarrassed before the world. I really don't think the world thought that there were no athletes here that cheated or did wrong before the hubbub. An honest-minded person will look and blame the individual--not the society.
If you uncover a governing body scheme to dope that's one thing, a handful of cheating athletes getting caught is another--yes there's bound to be more US, GB, FR, IT anywere you want to name.
If our collective reaction when we hear about a foreign swimmer getting caught is "hah.. knew it was too good to be true" then what have we to say when we hear it about one of "ours"?
So you mean that Americans tend to generally think that every aspect of sports here is the paragon of openess, honesty and fairness. So much so that a doping scandal really rocks the foundation of society--quick, put up the bat signal!!
If you pointed the finger at disgraced foreign athletes and thought of it in nationalistic terms, you're misguided.
It's like the thread saying how American's will be pointed at and embarrassed before the world. I really don't think the world thought that there were no athletes here that cheated or did wrong before the hubbub. An honest-minded person will look and blame the individual--not the society.
If you uncover a governing body scheme to dope that's one thing, a handful of cheating athletes getting caught is another--yes there's bound to be more US, GB, FR, IT anywere you want to name.
