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."
It's either a win for Papagomo or Perak MB - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Voters
Malaysiakini : "The roles that we construct are constructed because we feel that
they will help us to survive and also, of course, because they fulfil
something in our personalities; and one does not, therefore, cease
playing a role simply because one has begun to understand it." – James Baldwin
COMMENT
| I could never tell the difference between a “DAP Chinese” and an “MCA
Chinese”. I guess one of the benefits of being an “ultra-Malay” is
that you develop radar which detects subservient Chinese in the
vicinity.
Umno Youth exco Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris has since “clarified”
his statements but make no mistake, a win for BN is a win for Papagomo.
But if you are “triggered” by Papagomo’s words, no doubt you were also
triggered by the Perak Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu and his "puak-puak DAP" statement.
The weltanschauung
(view of life) of mainstream political operators like Papagomo and the
Perak menteri besar are unfortunately not worlds apart. Both seek to use
the DAP as a proxy for the Chinese community. Both seek to reinforce
racial and religious narratives that seek to confine the role of
non-Malay political structures to that of the handmaid of Malay
powerbrokers.
