{"id":39588,"date":"2016-06-05T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T23:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39588"},"modified":"2017-08-07T11:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:50:00","slug":"muhammad-ali-the-smartest-and-most-courageous-guy-on-the-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39588","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why There Is Such a Worldwide Outpouring of Praise and Respect for Muhammad Ali"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Muhammad Ali: “The Smartest One in the Room and Most Courageous Guy on the Block”<\/h2>\n

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Here’s a guy who literally failed his U.S. Army IQ test when they went to draft him for Vietnam.<\/h3>\n

His response: “I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

The truth of the matter is that Muhammad Ali was the “smartest one in the room”<\/em> as well as\u00a0“the most courageous guy on the block”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\nThere is a very good reason for the extraordinary outpouring of reverential sentiment and effusive respect for Muhammad Ali. \u00a0He spoke the truth in an era when it was very dangerous to do so. \u00a0Then he lived his own truth. \u00a0He took back his power from the System.<\/strong> And then he spoke truth to power in a way very few will ever do from such a high public platform. \u00a0In other words the guy had the COURAGE<\/strong> of Mahatma Gandhi and Joan of Arc all in one person. \u00a0Very few have ever been willing to stand up to the Military-Industrial Complex at the very height of their career knowing it could all be taken from them in a flash. \u00a0Ali knew that he was living in the “Belly of the Beast” and was not timid about saying so. \u00a0This is why he was so admired; very few people anywhere in American society have courage anymore. \u00a0People in general know this and, therefore, greatly admire what they so profoundly lack. \u00a0Were the USA to be populated with even a handful of Muhammad Alis<\/em>, the current predicament of societal collapse and political corruption, economic depression and financial hardship might have been significantly lessened. \u00a0How ironic that this awesome professional boxer and brave soul paved the way for the first black president who then created an Obamanation through his relentless warmongering. \u00a0Whereas Ali was the spearhead of the very first popular movement in recorded history to terminate a major war. \u00a0Now you know why he is a real modern-day hero. Even Martin Luther King derived great inspiration from him. \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>
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Refusing to be drafted for the immoral and repugnant Vietnam War is a perfect example of just how smart Muhammad Ali really was.<\/strong> \u00a0He knew that he would be used as cannon fodder for that rich man’s war. \u00a0He also knew that they were going for all his homeboys. Boy, did Muhammad Ali ever throw a huge wrench in their war machine. \u00a0And they never even saw it coming ….<\/p>\n

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Why else was he so smart? \u00a0Well here’s his great response to the folks in Hollywood who are responsible for placing the famous Hollywood Stars<\/em>. \u00a0He wasn’t at all for having his star placed on the ground like all the rest of them. \u00a0No, he sure didn’t either.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Ali dead: Why the iconic boxer\u2019s Hollywood star isn\u2019t on the Walk of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n

As for his wordsmithing, there was simply no one better at trash-talking—NO ONE! \u00a0Not before him; not after him. \u00a0He had that gift of gab that endeared the whole world to him. \u00a0If you don’t believe it, then just watch this video.<\/p>\n

VIDEO<\/strong>: Muhammad Ali: \u2018Not just the greatest boxer of all time. The greatest trash talker EVER!\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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Not only was Muhammad Ali a great boxer, he was also a very courageous soul. \u00a0Just think of how courageous it must have been to have a job knocking people out for a living and yet having the courage of your convictions to risk prison by rejecting your draft notice. \u00a0He really didn’t care that the establishment would heap scorn upon him for being an ‘apparent’ hypocrite. \u00a0The fact was that there was NOT an iota of hypocrisy in him. That’s why everyone loved him.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Ali Risked It All When He Opposed The Vietnam War<\/a><\/p>\n

Even Martin Luther King Junior was inspired by Ali when he saw him go from college campus to college campus riling up the students against the corporate-driven Vietnam War. \u00a0King was so empowered that he, too, found his voice in order to warn his black kin that they would be sacrificed in Nam in much greater numbers than their white brethren. And so they were. \u00a0And so was MLK killed for his forceful speeches uttered against the evils of the Vietnam War, as well as the perpetual war economy.<\/p>\n

As for his boxing prowess and fighting skill, oh, yeah he’ll be remembered for that, too. The following video shows just how good he was at living up to his signature ringside tactic summed up by his extraordinary ability to: \u00a0\u2018Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

VIDEO:\u00a0\u2018Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee\u2019 by Muhammad Ali<\/a><\/p>\n

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Did we fail to mention how incredibly funny Muhammad was? \u00a0If this guy didn’t\u00a0go into boxing, surely he would have given George Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock a run for their money.<\/p>\n

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As for good ole fashioned wisdom, yeah, he had a LOT of that, too.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, if you really listened to him closely you realized that the now deceased Muhammad Ali was the quintessential court jester of his day. \u00a0You know how the court jester was really the smartest one in the king’s court. \u00a0That if the kingdom was to thrive or if the king was to survive all the court intrigues, then he had better listen to his court jester. For it is from the mouth of the jester that truth — real deep truth — flows for all to hear. \u00a0Not to do so — hear it and act on it — is to neglect one of life’s most sacred and important duties.<\/p>\n

Let’s listen to what Muhammad Ali had to tell us all.<\/p>\n

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