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I'm not sure his actions were self-centered as much as a protest of the way blacks were treated differently than whites. This was still the case in the sixties.
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I don't dispute that but it always seemd to me that he was also more concerned with himself than with the plight of blacks. I am not saying that objection to military service in and of itself is dishonorable (most would agree that German citizens that refused to fight for Hitler had acted in a honorable manner) but the manner (self centered and self promoting) in which Ali carried on could be considered either dishonorable or less than honorable.