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06-05-2016 12:18 PM
I'm trying my best to avoid the ridiculous non-stop coverage of this draft dodger, but it sure is hard.
06-05-2016 12:31 PM
This is from his Wiki bio
Ali stated: "War is against the teachings of the Qur'an. I'm not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed to take part in no wars unless declared by Allah or The Messenger. We don't take part in Christian wars or wars of any unbelievers." He famously stated: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong."[110]
06-05-2016 12:41 PM
@MomCat wrote:I'm trying my best to avoid the ridiculous non-stop coverage of this draft dodger, but it sure is hard.
One does not become a saint just b/c one dies....
06-05-2016 12:42 PM
Thousands and thousands Americans died while ali would only participate in an Allah war.
06-05-2016 12:44 PM
Young talented great Americans, like Ted Williams, gave up millions and millions to go fight with their brothers for America.
06-05-2016 12:54 PM - edited 06-05-2016 12:55 PM
@febe1 wrote:Young talented great Americans, like Ted Williams, gave up millions and millions to go fight with their brothers for America.
Ted Williams did NOT go to Viet Nam. His service was World War II and the Korean War.
Ted Williams also fought his draft classification in 1942. He was classified as 1-A, he felt he should be 3-A because he was the sole support of his mother. He eventually won but there was negative public reaction. Quaker Oats dropped him. He enlisted in the Navy Reserves in 1942, went active duty in 43 and was commissioned in 44. He also happened to play baseball during those years.
From Wiki:
Williams name was called from a list of inactive reserves to serve on active duty in the Korean War on January 9, 1952. Williams, who was livid at his recalling, had a physical scheduled for April 2.
I personally wouldn't be giving Ted Williams high-fives. He fought the draft and being called up-
06-05-2016 12:57 PM
I think we all would agree that Viet Nam could never, and would never, be called a religious war. Ali stood by his religious convictions whether you approve of those convictions or not.
06-05-2016 12:59 PM
@muttmom wrote:This is from his Wiki bio
Ali stated: "War is against the teachings of the Qur'an. I'm not trying to dodge the draft. We are not supposed to take part in no wars unless declared by Allah or The Messenger. We don't take part in Christian wars or wars of any unbelievers." He famously stated: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong."[110]
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Yep, that would be what we call the Louisville Lip. But it stops short of the rest of the quote of something along the lines of "ain't no Vietcong ever called me a ..........".
That is one of the reasons I do respect him. As he went on his speaking tour he talked about how he wasn't born with the same rights as white Americans. He questioned how even if he considered war acceptable (which he didn't), how a war that was about rights that weren't even allowed black Americans could be seen as so important. That is why he worked so hard for civil rights.
After winning the Olympic medal, he was refused service in a resturant, was not allowed to use certain bathrooms, could not ride certain buses, etc.
I applaud him on those efforts. I have a hard time understanding some of the things we did back then. Ali grew up not having the same rights as white Americans. He had a totally different perspective and concentrated on trying to promote civil rights and acceptance of all people. And that, I totally understand.
06-05-2016 03:05 PM
@febe1 wrote:
@MomCat wrote:I'm trying my best to avoid the ridiculous non-stop coverage of this draft dodger, but it sure is hard.
One does not become a saint just b/c one dies....
While you are certainly entitled to you opinion, you cannot deny the facts that he was a humanitarian and gave back time and time again to many organizations. These things are highly documented through articles and photographs.
06-05-2016 03:10 PM
@febe1 wrote:Young talented great Americans, like Ted Williams, gave up millions and millions to go fight with their brothers for America.
Thanks for telling us about the problem.
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