Society is to Blame?

Chuck has just weighed in on integrity in sports in the comments.  I thought his last paragraph deserved to see the light of day in a post.

I submit to you that the players in this test match were not lacking in integrity. They adhered precisely to the moral and ethical principles we expect from them. Their moral character was just as sound as we want it, they were as honest as they needed to be. The integrity shown in Sydney was little more then than a reflection of the integrity of Western society. This was no isolated incident, we see these behaviors in all sports on all teams, we see it in our political leadership, in our corporate leadership, our schools, and our churches.  If we don’t like what we see then it’s time to change ourselves and ask the hard questions about our own personal values.