If Ali had been around in the 40 s?

he'd have been in jail for sure, and get lynched on his release. well murdered I what I mean.

 

Joe Louis didn't feel as if he was playing a role nor was he viewed as merely playing a role by the black nor white community. He felt that he was simply a regular American doing his patriotic duty and Americans perceived him that way at that time..

 

Well, since we are all products of our culture and back then the Civil Rights Movement had not taken place and the Black Muslims were not propagating their rebellious philosophy geared towards American Blacks who felt abused -I would have to assume that Caseous Clay would have done exactly as Joe Louis did because he would have considered it his patriotic duty.

BTW
He would not have changed his name to Mohammed Ali.

 

yeh i'm not sure ali would feel the US had a right to enter the WW for the purpose of looting wartorn cities either

 

thats what he said anyway.

a regular cit, apart from the off chance of getting lynched for talking to a woman.

 

Did he ever claim or insinuate those other motives you are insinuating?

 

I would say that considering his religious affiliation he was very predictable in reference to how he viewed white society and USA foreign policy. In fact during his time of inactivity he made money giving lectures where he clearly made his religious and political views known.

 

The "Nation of Islam" members were draft dodging during WW2.
We can assume for argument's sake in this scenario, a 1940s Muhammad Ali would have done so too.

Contrary to popular myth, Muhammad Ali didn't join the anti-war new leftie 'hippies' of the 1960s, his draft dodging was very much inspired by his leader, the "prophet" and honoroble Elijah Muhammad, who spent 1942 to 1946 in jail for draft dodging and encouraging draft dodging during America's involvement in the world war against Germany and Japan.

 

nocos he didnt wanna get lynched massa.
difficult to make claims like that when u are on a bizarre fruit.

 

I meant after the Civil Rights Movement had made things like that OK to say.