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."
DAP will always be the whipping boy for the far right - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Monday, July 08, 2019
PISS oops PAS on the left DAP on the right
Malaysiakini : “The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.”- Dwight D Eisenhower
COMMENT
| In my last piece, I argued that discussions always revolved around
the 3Rs because it was hardwired into mainstream Malaysian politics. A
good example of this is the welcome asset declaration move by the
Harapan government. No rational person should object to this
move and the discussions on it should revolve around its implementation
and the roles played by various government bodies in aiding the efficacy
of this policy.
Instead,
as with most policies issues in this country, the far right has managed
to make this about race and religion. The DAP can take cold comfort in
the fact that whatever political wounds it self-inflicts will always be
overshadowed by the virulent attacks against it by the far right. This
is damaging to the country, but makes it easier to rally the political
base.
