"Ali hate"..... what's the point??

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Did you read what Tito wrote?

No one is making him out to be a hero but he certainly was not a coward. He did what he did, for whatever reason, it took balls. That is the point and it was not an easy way out.

Of course I read it. You'll notice I even quoted a portion of it.

Did you read what I wrote? My point is that it takes balls to selflessly stand up for a cause, even though you are not a victim of the cause. When you are standing up for a cause because you are the victim and it benefits you to support the cause... that's self preservation.

He dodged the draft and had to come up with a reason to save face.

I don't think he was a coward, but it seems like you guys feel that one is either a coward or a hero. There's a lot of middle ground in between there and that's where Ali lands IMO in terms of this particular topic.