justin_o_guy2
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I think I can follow that, you offered a good break down of the story line,,
I dislike cheaters, on principle., IDK if thats an offshoot of a Moral position, but it is from an ethical position, I think. It goes to the heart of competition, if I cheat, no matter what the score, I didnt win.,I cant win, by definition, if I cheat,,, because winning, by definition, requires playing a game & the game has rules,, cheating is loss by default. I think its sad that some people are able to feel the same sense of achievement by taking a game by cheating as if they won it fair & square.
Quick story, 9th grade, coach finally made me captain of a flag football team in PE.First pick was a big fat guy who was always picked last, I picked him after I got him to agree to do what I said if I picked him first,,He was a very nice, always quiet & reserved kid. I told him he was gonna be the blocker for the quarterback, every other team used 2 blockers. Next, I picked a quarterback. Every other captain was that teams QB.. I chose to not do that, because I would rather be just a team member on a winning team than captain of a losing team,, and, when we hit the field every day for the next 2 weeks, I told my team to let the other team make the rules,, I didnt want to argue about rules, I wanted to play the game, & as long as everyone uses the same rules, its a fair game, Let me tell ya,, we got cheated, a lot, not every team cheated us, but enough did that we didnt win the top spot,, a cheater team did,, & they acted like they really did something,,they believed they won,, our team knew who won the thing,, & Kendall Dotson, now deceased, had the time of his life, being the Big Guy the qb hid behind. & Kendall learned how to KNock people down & he was so happy, being treated with respect & being appreciated for doing a good job. PLaying fair is its own reward,,
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