tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11548461.post112061689928568357..comments2023-10-09T05:21:57.614-05:00Comments on D&D Austin Update: He looks good in yellowdquackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580898152559485297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11548461.post-1120777223856355362005-07-07T18:00:00.000-05:002005-07-07T18:00:00.000-05:00I'm all for Lance Armstrong competing in the Tour ...I'm all for Lance Armstrong competing in the Tour de France. He's a good guy who's had a lot of struggles in the world. He deserves to be in first and he especially deserves to win if he puts forth the effort.<BR/><BR/>But I'm starting to feel a little bit of "Unthinking Eurocentrism" here (I don't remember if you took Dr. Wiell or not). In this case, it should be more like "Unthinking America-centrism." If I have any beef with this whole Lance Armstrong business, it's this:<BR/><BR/>Yesterday, I was listening to the radio and I heard an ad where this guy called Armstrong's publicist and left a message. The thing that struck a chord with me was the idea that Armstrong was upsetting a whole bunch of European guys. Now, I don't think it was Armstrong's intention, but I think that theres a "We're (US) number one" attitude going on. It's like "The US is kicking ass so nothing else matters." Of course, we might see it as just plain old pride and fun. But I also know for a fact that a lot of people elsewhere aren't too keen on Armstrong, especially sicne he's dominated the last couple of Tours. Maybe the Europeans are being elitist, but then some of us Yanks may be raucously rattling our "We're #1" foam sabres more than what's healthy. I'm wondering if we know how to be humble (though we know Lance is). <BR/><BR/>Then again, Argentina hand us our asses in Basketball during the last olympics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com