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Yavin4

(35,432 posts)
Tue May 12, 2015, 11:02 AM May 2015

Here's the real lesson for Americans to learn from Deflate-gate

Deflate-gate, steroids in MLB, Lance Armstrong, and the housing bubble of the early 2000s are all object lessons for ALL Americans to learn one simple truth: Uber-competitive people are going to cheat to win. Plain and simple.

AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED STRONG REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T.

And, if they get around the regulations and we catch them later, like Armstrong, we strip them of their "wins".

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Here's the real lesson for Americans to learn from Deflate-gate (Original Post) Yavin4 May 2015 OP
Holy crapoli! A post at DU that gets my unconditional support! Buzz Clik May 2015 #1
That's like saying it's no big deal to steal, say $50, but at some level it becomes libdem4life May 2015 #2
The rich can cheat and steal but UglyGreed May 2015 #3
 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
2. That's like saying it's no big deal to steal, say $50, but at some level it becomes
Tue May 12, 2015, 11:14 AM
May 2015

a punishable crime...say $1,000? My Dad used to say if you stole a quarter, you were a thief.

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