I share your admiration of Ali. We talked about him a lot at my leftist family’s dinner table in the 60s. Thank you for reminding me of his greatness. I would love to have a poster of the image you’ve shared of him to give to my grandchildren. Any suggestions?
An inspiring man! He really has been brushed over by history as I think many of us only really know him as a boxer who was anti-war, this video provided a much deeper understanding of what he sacrificed and how clearly he saw the situation with his own eyes at a time when many people believed the government propaganda. There is a very good book called 'A fraction of the whole' and your thoughts on conformity reminded me of that book which features a man teaching his son the value of not conforming.
Ali stayed with the prophet Elijah when Malcolm correctly saw his fraudulent game and left. But Muhammad later said he should have followed Malcolm, who was soon assassinated by the nation of Islam. A great man will confess his mistakes. And he didn't make many.
Thank you for bringing Mohammed Ali to the forefront in this discussion on the status of humanity, and what greatness really is.
I had the pleasure of meeting him, and his brother, long ago, when his name was still Cassius Clay. We spent most of the day just hanging out. A memory for all my days.
Education by/into compliance seems indeed a profound cause of the contemporary condition of stupidity (your term, ... difficult to find an alternative ... a quick search returned "gullibility"), of inability to analyse. This inspiring example may suggest a specialised (surgical) type of social movement: a mass mobilisation of conscientious objectors. If the army is the executive power of financial imperialism, a global movement, a mass mobilisation of conscientious objectors worldwide would deactivate it more effectively than the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
Thank you this is great and he was such a hero. For me today it is the singer and social activist Lowkey who is today’s equivalent in Britain . He creates music that exposes the truth and is a brilliant shining example of exactly what you describe. One line in his song helped me through the despair of the wall of silence I was experiencing ‘ they are afraid to say your name’ helped me to understand a lot about the fear people have and just how much they couldn’t cope with the stark reality and sheer scale of what was happening because it was happening live. Thank you for the memory of Ali he was one of the best . .
The western education system is designed to strip children of their conscience from the moment they step into school. Thirteen years later they walk out a soulless shell, just an extension of their “smart”phones.
Ali was bigger than Pele. I forgot that many USAians ended up disliking him for his moral stance. But MLK probably was inspired to come out publicly against the war a year later in 67 to extreme criticism from politicians and civil rights leaders. Agree, Ali’s example should be taught in school to not join evil. Well said.
I share your admiration of Ali. We talked about him a lot at my leftist family’s dinner table in the 60s. Thank you for reminding me of his greatness. I would love to have a poster of the image you’ve shared of him to give to my grandchildren. Any suggestions?
An inspiring man! He really has been brushed over by history as I think many of us only really know him as a boxer who was anti-war, this video provided a much deeper understanding of what he sacrificed and how clearly he saw the situation with his own eyes at a time when many people believed the government propaganda. There is a very good book called 'A fraction of the whole' and your thoughts on conformity reminded me of that book which features a man teaching his son the value of not conforming.
Alon, you are the Ali of genocide commentary! Time to change your name to "Ali-n Muhamizrahi"...
Lol it's a fabulous idea habibi
Ali stayed with the prophet Elijah when Malcolm correctly saw his fraudulent game and left. But Muhammad later said he should have followed Malcolm, who was soon assassinated by the nation of Islam. A great man will confess his mistakes. And he didn't make many.
Thank you for bringing Mohammed Ali to the forefront in this discussion on the status of humanity, and what greatness really is.
I had the pleasure of meeting him, and his brother, long ago, when his name was still Cassius Clay. We spent most of the day just hanging out. A memory for all my days.
Thank you for this. Ali was a great man who was maligned and prosecuted by the US government.
Education by/into compliance seems indeed a profound cause of the contemporary condition of stupidity (your term, ... difficult to find an alternative ... a quick search returned "gullibility"), of inability to analyse. This inspiring example may suggest a specialised (surgical) type of social movement: a mass mobilisation of conscientious objectors. If the army is the executive power of financial imperialism, a global movement, a mass mobilisation of conscientious objectors worldwide would deactivate it more effectively than the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
Surprised the CIA didn’t assassinate him.. just jailed him for 5 years
Crystalline insight and beautiful truth. Thank you.
Thank you this is great and he was such a hero. For me today it is the singer and social activist Lowkey who is today’s equivalent in Britain . He creates music that exposes the truth and is a brilliant shining example of exactly what you describe. One line in his song helped me through the despair of the wall of silence I was experiencing ‘ they are afraid to say your name’ helped me to understand a lot about the fear people have and just how much they couldn’t cope with the stark reality and sheer scale of what was happening because it was happening live. Thank you for the memory of Ali he was one of the best . .
Let's also add Aaron Bushnell to the list of modern day heroes.
Lowkey rocks.
This was brilliant and beautiful 💕 Thank you!
The western education system is designed to strip children of their conscience from the moment they step into school. Thirteen years later they walk out a soulless shell, just an extension of their “smart”phones.
Ali was bigger than Pele. I forgot that many USAians ended up disliking him for his moral stance. But MLK probably was inspired to come out publicly against the war a year later in 67 to extreme criticism from politicians and civil rights leaders. Agree, Ali’s example should be taught in school to not join evil. Well said.
Yep!
Thanks Alon. Your podcasts are some of the best and most thoughtful. I am better off for finding your channel.
Thank you very much, that's fantastic to hear