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A lot of less progressive people arrived after some of the right wing papers disappeared behind a pay wall. Also, if you want an argument and the progressives won't come to your paper go to theirs.
The Hitch said:Thanks Martin. That is a good article.MartinGT said:Didnt know where to put this, but thought this was a decent read;
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/12/not-just-russia-britain-corruption-allegations-athletics-sport?CMP=share_btn_tw
I thought the guardian was meant to be progressive though. So much blind dumb nationalism in the comments section. Even looks like Vickers might have taken his accounts there.
Great Britain is probably the least corrupt least cheaty nation is sport there is. To the point that we could be described as pretty naive. There are countries which can't afford the medical specialists to do it very well. We can, but we don't. There are countries where the expectations of success are low enough so they don't feel the pressure to cheat. We have high expectations and yet, in general, as a nation we don't. And there are nations where cheating "legardemain" is culturally more acceptable than the UK. Being caught here is to be shamed.![]()
A lot of less progressive people arrived after some of the right wing papers disappeared behind a pay wall. Also, if you want an argument and the progressives won't come to your paper go to theirs.