{"id":13335,"date":"2009-08-06T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T23:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=13335"},"modified":"2009-08-07T04:30:24","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T09:30:24","slug":"agosto-is-just-like-ali-only-completely-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=13335","title":{"rendered":"Agosto is just like Ali – only completely different"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know it’s rough for a journalist to write something that everyone else has written about and give it a new twist – I try to do that every day here – but this is just poor research. Todd Wright at the NBC bureau in Miami wrote this yesterday; Miami Soldier Headed to Jail for Ali Stance<\/a>;<\/p>\n

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Spc. Victor Agosto might not be the greatest but he appears to have the same views as Muhammad Ali when it comes to war. And now he will serve jail time just like the former heavyweight champ.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That was his whole point – Agosto is like Muhammed Ali. Yeah, well that’s not exactly true – in fact it’s not even broadly true. For starters, Agosto isn’t a famous 6’3″ black boxer.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Ali was sentenced to five years in prison, but he never served a day. On the other hand, Victor Agosto will do his whole thirty days in prison. Muhammad Ali didn’t refuse to go to war – he refused to be drafted. He probably would not have gone to Vietnam if he’d joined because of his fame and ability to draw a crowd. He would have been more valuable as a recruiting tool than a fighting soldier in the jungle.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Ali declared himself a conscientious objector, Victor Agosto has declared that he’s NOT a conscientious objector. Muhammad Ali refused the draft because of his religious beliefs, Victor Agosto refused to be sent to war because he thinks somehow the war in Afghanistan is illegal.<\/p>\n

So how is Victor Agosto like Muhammed Ali? Well, they both went to court once – so he’s just exactly like Muhammed Ali – only completely different.<\/p>\n

Below the fold is a screenshot of the article in case it gets yanked.
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