Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
What Asian values are we talking about, Kayveas? - By Commander (Rtd) S THAYAPARAN Royal Malaysian Navy
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Malaysiakini : “I personally have great skepticism
about the theories extolling the wonders of ‘Asian values’. They are
often based on badly researched generalisations and frequently uttered
by governmental spokesmen countering accusations of authoritarianism and
violations of human rights...” - Amartya Sen, foreword to ‘The Passions and the Interests by Albert O Hirschman’ (1996)
COMMENT | Before I begin, I would just like to say that it is not constructive engaging in ad hominems with M Kayveas for presenting a contrarian view
– in the alternative press – on celebrating “Asian values”. Indeed, I
wish that more space was available (unlike the mainstream press) to
pro-establishment types to peddle their views.
I am going to answer all the questions the PPP president posed
because the reality is that these questions are rhetorical traps. These
traps are deployed by those who would wish to silence people who believe
that Malaysians, regardless of creed or race, have rights that the
state wishes to infringe on using religious and political norms, all
under the guise of “Asian values”.
