When discussed at most Veterans of Foreign Wars posts it is the overwhelming consenus that he was afraid of dying in Viet Nam. It easy to get in to a loser you know you can punch his brains out but to go serve your country and confront an armed enemy takes real guts. Clay was a coward no doubt.
2007-12-03 15:21:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I support what we did in Vietnam. Communism was a very real and growing threat that could have ended the world as we know it. America had the ability to win, just not the will.
We lost for two reasons:
Red tape (Johnson) got in the way of warfighting.
Millions of drugged out degenerate scumbags used the war as an excuse to act like sluts, devastating our society and its resolve to win wars.
Ali is a hypocrite. He enjoys millions of dollars he made in our capitalist system, but did nothing to preserve it.
He enjoys the technology developed by capitalism that treats his Parkinson's disease, but praises the Viet Cong.
He is a coward of the worst kind. A hypocrite.
2007-12-03 16:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by Leroy J 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are exactly right, he was a coward. It seems that a lot of answers here feel that it was O.K. to refused to serve when called if you felt that the war was "unjust." Well guess what, that wasn't their decision to make. They were citizens of this country and asked to serve. There were all sorts of excuses that people made to avoid doing their duty and all of the excuses had one thing in common, they were all made by cowards. They should have all been hunted down and publicly executed, after receiving a fair trial, of course, which as citizens of this great nation, they are entitled.
2016-05-28 02:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by doris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And how old are you? Give me a break, we should have never been in that war. There are so many Viet Nam vets living on the streets it's not funny, I know a few men that did go and will not talk about that war. And if you truly feel that way why aren't you in Iraq now? Ali now has Parkingson Disease so talk about kicking a man when he's down, that's a coward in my book.
2007-12-03 15:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by Married Lady 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
They made his living fighting and getting punched in the face by some of the strongest men in the world. I hardly think he was a coward.
He could have accepted his call up, joined the army and spent his time in the service doing boxing exhibitions and never faced an enemy bullets. He probably could have retained his title, too and fought as a member of the US Army.
Instead, he took a stand on principle even though it meant relinquishing one of the most coveted positions in the sporting world - Heavyweight Champion of the World.
That took a hell of a lot of courage and conviction.
2007-12-03 15:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
In 1964, Ali failed the U.S. Armed Forces qualifying test because his writing and spelling skills were sub par. However, in early 1966, the tests were revised and Ali was reclassified 1A. He refused to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector, because "War is against the teachings of the Holy 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." Ali also said in 1966: "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong ... They never called me ******."
2007-12-03 15:24:56 · answer #5 · answered by tattoo_rocker 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
His biggest bone of contention was the disparity between white and black . At the time there were still two waterfountains, four restrooms and a back of the bus policy in almost every region of the United States. He like many blacks felt that they were disenfranchised by the government and felt no obligation to serve it. I'm white, a VFW member and a retired Marine and I call things as I see them.
2007-12-03 15:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ernie 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I would be afraid of dying in a war that i didnt believe in. I would be more courageous if i believed in the cause. If Ali went to Vietman...he wouldnt be on the front line..he would be a soldier/celbrity like Elvis and never really engage in combat. And why go overseas and fight other poor people when you see your own goverment sicking dogs and firehoses on your friends and neighbors and the National Guard has to be called in to take one little girl to school admist a bunch of hateful people?
2007-12-03 15:25:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Cassius Clay was a conscientious objector - look it up. There were a lot of people like him during the Vietnam War.
I really don't know whether I agree with his position or not. I wasn't old enough then to really know what it was like to be 18 and have your number (draft number that is) come up.
As far as being a coward, would you be able to get in a ring and take the punches he took?
2007-12-03 15:26:48 · answer #8 · answered by Dan H 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
in that same regard youre also calling our president a coward.
Which I have no problem with.
Air National Guard -- he was technically AWOL.
Got family to pull strings so he was out of harms way.
And that shows his level of patriotism for his ountry.
Any patriot would have proudfully served as a pilot in Vietnam.
Heck, its not like he was on the fromnt lines...he was in an undeployable unit already.
P.S. and all these pople that are saying Ali didnt believe in this war--I hope dont change their arguement when soldiers who enlisted to uphold the Constitution are sent to IRAQ instead for bush's own agenda.
Thats a war we should not be fighting.
So I hope you all arent being hypocritical
2007-12-03 15:26:40 · answer #9 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
How many wars have you been to?
I think he's smart for not going to Vietnam. It was a stupid war in the first place.
Also, only an idiot is not afraid of dying.
Go to a boxing club and express your opinion that Muhammad Ali is coward.
2007-12-03 15:27:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋