• PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    FWIW my dad was drafted and couldn’t afford bone spurs. But he absolutely respected Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he genuinely believed in and exercising his right.

    But agreed - that is not Trump.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Exactly.

      The kind who dodged (or went to jail,) because of their convictions- courageous, and have as much respect in my eyes as anyone else. (And then there’s the hacksaw ridge guy. Geeze, I can’t even fathom that level of insanity. Desmond Doss.)

      Trump bought his way out because he was a rich coward.