Originally Posted by
meanwhile
This degree of naivety hurts to see. There's nothing "commendable" about using a charity to boost one's own image as Armstrong has done. His charity work has helped deflect criticism and investigation and raised his public profile, making his image much more valuable to his sponsors. Armstrong has made literally millions from associating himself with cancer.
This is very true. In fact, there have been several cures for cancer in the last fifty years that have been squashed by the medical/political mafia because they would interfere with big pharma money and medical revenues. Has Armstrong ever come out and told the population about the truth. Sure he does some good for people and lifts some people's spirits. Cancer rates are accelerating regardless of all the money we are throwing at cancer research. Armstrong is right in the heart of the big pharma/chemical religion. And he is riding the wave of popularity and fame.