'Murican jelloware is infused-from-near-birth with pure-f'ing-Bizness-'ethics', which is to say, largely-Ethics-free(?) Think: universal bed-bug infestation?
Is it surprising--in any competition--that our National-mindset is counter-to any concepts of say, Class (as in 'classy'), Fairness (always a difficult concept to parse)
or ... the Unicorn-idea of simple-human-grade, once: mercy?

aka We Are (what-we-eat? but that's boring) What we umm, Act-out?
(But then I an't no Sports-ept a one and complexification is the enemy always of Virtue, I wot.)
Let's hoist a round for every Sherpa who shepherded his $$Auslander --> all-the-way.
Then (with a few exceptions like Tenzing Norgay?sp) ... got only some paternalistic nod ... subsequently.

[Methinks that Pro-sports-all have an uncomfortable parallel to Rah-Rah!-MY Religio be: Numbah 11One111ONE.]
tl;dr then, Something has gone All-Rong re the Base-bases of 'Winning'-at-all-cost, but what do I Know.


Ackshully 'at-base'/basest: Mammon is in full-$$-Charge.