Yes in fact this is about a culture in America that is a win at all costs, of hero worship and acceptance/excuses made for those willing to go the "extra mile" into substance abuse just to exceed their own limitations.
And it is about the fact that some folks literally hate the idea of being less than the best for any reason at all. Hate being average in any way. Of all things it is a picture of America that cannot be reconciled with the rhetoric spouted by politicians and those outside the arena making dire claims about the results of using those substances.
It is a culture where only winners are true Americans, and we ignore how they got there as long as they look and play the part. About how the fear of being a loser will drive Americans to do things they ordinarily wouldn't do. Because nobody loves a loser in America, no one.
It is a waste of effort to call those who use steroids cheaters, when the culture all around us in America is this way. Until we begin to learn that good people come in second place, and learn to love those who finish in last place too, then maybe there wont be the pressure to be a winner at all costs and we wont need steroids.
And it is about the fact that some folks literally hate the idea of being less than the best for any reason at all. Hate being average in any way. Of all things it is a picture of America that cannot be reconciled with the rhetoric spouted by politicians and those outside the arena making dire claims about the results of using those substances.
It is a culture where only winners are true Americans, and we ignore how they got there as long as they look and play the part. About how the fear of being a loser will drive Americans to do things they ordinarily wouldn't do. Because nobody loves a loser in America, no one.
It is a waste of effort to call those who use steroids cheaters, when the culture all around us in America is this way. Until we begin to learn that good people come in second place, and learn to love those who finish in last place too, then maybe there wont be the pressure to be a winner at all costs and we wont need steroids.