Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Pegasus: The Malays are not lazy, Mahathir. Many of them work
hard delivering food 15 hours a day, seven days a week. Many Grab
drivers work 15 hours a day. Market and pasar malam traders work 10 hours a day, rain or shine. Most
of the Malays work hard, but no matter how hard they work, they can
only earn a meagre income barely enough to feed their families.
Their
fates are like this is because of our poor education system not
emphasising English. Not fluent in English has made them less confident,
canāt learn skills, and because of that, they canāt get jobs even
though some are graduates. If you want to blame, blame the
nationalistic education system that you brought along when you became
prime minister the first time. That has messed up many generations of
the Malays. So, please donāt say the Malays are lazy or unproductive. If they are, it is because you made them so.
YTMQ:
Indeed, the Malays whom I've come across in the private sector and
those who are running businesses without government support are smart
and hardworking. It's those whom you had spoon-fed and still trying to spoon-feed who have become lazy, and in many instances, stupid too. Your policies represent racism and laziness. You would do this nation a favour by leaving.