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Originally Posted by James Steele
While a sad story, the crucifixion of Lance Armstrong is quite ridiculous. He may have harmed his sport, but he has done more good with his fame than harm he did to the sport. The US is not the center of the world, but it is the primary focus of the world's attention. Being as how we are always at fault for the bad in the world and always responsible for fixing all the problems in the world.
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He made adverts about how he cycled without drugs for Nike, literally selling himself on the basis that he didn't dope. He appeared in the movie Dodgeball, playing himself, to present a man who does the right thing in the face of adversity. He turned himself into a celebrity brand, and now he's getting the celebrity attention, oh no, please don't look at me, I'm just a simple man, I defrauded my sponsors and lied under oath, why are you being so harsh, I brought cycling to the civilised world. I get other people to pay money for charity, just like Jimmy Savile, by lying to them.