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Reply #151: No. Countries don't win them; athletes do. This isn't an ego-boost carnival, [View All]

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Occam Bandage

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Mon Aug-11-08 09:51 AM
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151. No. Countries don't win them; athletes do. This isn't an ego-boost carnival,

Edited on Mon Aug-11-08 09:53 AM by Occam Bandage

it's a fucking competition between the best athletes in the world. If America is producing better swimmers and fencers than anyone else, then those swimmers and fencers get gold medals. They shouldn't be stripped of them because another American ran 100 meters faster than anyone else in the world.

Besides, China might very well beat us in the gold-medal count. Which would be interesting.

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