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."
Amendment I. Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
government for a redress of grievances. The Second Amendment of the United States
Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,
shall not be infringed." “I don't agree with what you say but I
will defend to the death your right to say it.” Unfortunately, the
quote isn't real — or at least, it's not really Voltaire. It comes from a 1906 biography by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, in which it was intended to represent a summary of his thinking on free speech issues.Malaysiakini : "One of the problems with defending free speech is you
often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and
unpleasant and disgusting." - Salman Rushdie
COMMENT
| When Gobind Singh Deo says he is considering creating legislation
that takes action against news portal operators who do not take action
against readers who leave comments “that touch on racial, religious and
royal institution sensitivities,” what he is doing is curtailing free
speech in Malaysia.
Whenever political operatives talk about the
sensitivities which revolve around the 3 “Rs,” I always wonder why they
do not talk about the big “G” – gender. What about the misogynistic
rhetoric in the comments sections, especially against women when they
offer outlier views?
Remember when Maryam Lee was viciously
attacked for her role in the Undirosak movement? Empower (an NGO) summed
up the situation: “Instead of demonstrating maturity when engaging in
the discourse, many supporters of the opposition resorted to unwarranted
sexist, misogynist and extremist harassment against Maryam, and
targeted their attacks solely at body shaming and (at) her identity as a
young woman.