131313 said:
Well, I said I understand cynicism...but blind cynicism isn't much difference than blind faith. Obviously, whoever are selected as the "independent observers" have to be looked at critically, but this seems like the best course of action. I asked if you had a better idea, you responded with name-calling... I understand and actually appreciate your anger...really, I mean that...I'm glad people still care about clean sport. But what do you suggest as a better plan? Getting an independent panel of people outside of the sport to look at the structure of the sport seems like a good start to me, whether it's "the party line" or not.
Apologies. I missed your post. That response was to Ryo.
My point is that everytime we've had a crisis in cycling there has been such desperation to 'move on' and to declare the new 'clean era' without any major structural change. Everyone was willing to accept 1999 as a new era, 2006 was a new era, anti-doping experts on your team was the new thing in 2008, the biopassport was supposed to be the next big step. All of which has been moving the deckchairs on the titanic.
Everytime, these were 'media moves' - designed to create the veneer of a new era, when in fact nothing changed underneath - we still had the same rotten system from top to bottom, the same rotten corrupt national federations, the same rotten, corrupt teams, dirty DS's like Riis and Hog.
For example Vaughters criticised CA for getting rid of White and Hodges, now I have to ask - what does he think that White, who only went when he was pushed, still has to offer the sport? Why does Vaughters even want these people involved in the sport?
When Vaughters calls for change - is he really calling for deep structural change of the sport, or is this another 'media move' to make everyone thing things have changed while nothing changes?
Getting rid of McQuaid is like giving Ricco a 25 year ban - it doesn't change anything - the rotten feds remain, the dirty teams and riders remain, the dirty doctors and ds's remain (and it seems Vaughters doesn't even want them gone).