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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:03 PM Jun 2016

R.I.P. Muhammed Ali - Why Do We 'Sanitize' Our Heroes?

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R.I.P. Muhammed Ali - Why Do We 'Sanitize' Our Heroes? (Original Post) thomhartmann Jun 2016 OP

If I admire a man for living his conviction, is he automatically my hero? merrily Jun 2016 #1

No one has mentioned his endorsing Reagan in 1984. braddy Jun 2016 #2

Muhammad Ali on interracial marriage and couples... ConsiderThis_2016 Jun 2016 #3

God damn it Hartmann, would you stop already?! If we didn't sanitize them they would appear just jtuck004 Jun 2016 #4

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. If I admire a man for living his conviction, is he automatically my hero?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:07 PM

Jun 2016

Why can't I admire what I admire about Ali, without expecting perfection from Ali or from any human?

braddy

(3,585 posts)

2. No one has mentioned his endorsing Reagan in 1984.

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 04:10 PM

Jun 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/03/us/campaign-notes-muhammad-ali-switches-his-support-to-reagan.html

ConsiderThis_2016

(274 posts)

3. Muhammad Ali on interracial marriage and couples...

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 05:09 PM

Jun 2016

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. God damn it Hartmann, would you stop already?! If we didn't sanitize them they would appear just

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 06:49 PM

Jun 2016

like us. That might lead us to understand that ordinary people are the ones who really get things done, and we might have to take responsibility instead of pointing fingers. Then we might start asking questions, and who knows where that would lead?

Dammit Thom, we have to be able to justify living in our Lazyboys with shitty cable service while serving as prey for bank$ter/jihadists somehow.

de La Boétie knew what he was talking about.

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