This passage is so fucking courageous~

Paxton 2021-12-10 08:01:45

This is what Ali said to the media when he refused to participate in the Vietnam War. I really did not expect that a rough boxing man could say such a backbone and make such a wise decision~
"I ain't draft dodging (evade military service) . I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you ? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home. ”
Li Ao once said, "A person, under militarism, he does not agree with the Nazis under fascism, and does not join the party under a one-party dominance. He is "innate" and his personality is higher than that of Afu. , Disagreeable, and party members. Even if this kind of people is reduced to being a low-ranking person, a bad guy, or a sewer outside the party, their personalities are high. Because they are in the "great morality." In terms of behavior and the big trajectory, they are correct, great and admirable. They are all big people who "the great virtues do not become more idle, and the small virtues can go in and out."
Although Ali was criticized on many small things, For example, he is arrogant, insulting opponents, irresponsible to marriage, etc. However, he is superior in the big trajectory. He does his own way and dares to act, never succumbs to the pressure of the government and public opinion, and immediately responds to the insults of white people. He never compromises. He refuses to perform military service. Caring for the suffering of compatriots fights for equality and freedom for them, and at the same time wins dignity for themselves. The superior personality is his spiritual motivation, and it is also the main factor that makes him superior to other players. How can those little people who fight for money and fight for themselves can withstand Ali's heavy punch of carrying the mission?

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  • Claud 2022-03-20 09:01:48

    Ali, Ali, Ali, Ali, Ali...

  • Luther 2022-04-22 07:01:30

    The soundtrack is excellent, but the boxer Ali in the film feels to me like a talk show actor + playboy. Didn't recognize Jon Voight as the bald wig host. . . . .

Ali quotes

  • Muhammad Ali: I'm gonna give 1000 dollars to the man who brings me Howard Cosell's toupee, dead or alive.

  • Muhammad Ali: This was supposed to be the fight that Muhammad Ali was ended. Supposed the myth that Muhammad was gonna fall! Supposed to be my destruction! Well, they miscalculated, they misjudged, they got it wrong!