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."
Toxic religiosity more damaging than ineffective public policy - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Makeshift Hospital
Anonymous : During this time of crisis, JAKIM, muftis and all the ulamas suddenly became dumb.
They are not coming out to help and advise muslims here how to do the right thing. These are the people who shouted out loudly whenever they imagined Islam is 'under threat' by other religions. But when the time is really needed that they speak up, they become totally silent and turn the blind eye.
The Covid-19 epidemic has flushed out these useless, despicable religious authorities and we see their true colours.
Malaysiakini : “In order to be a part of the totalitarian mindset, it is not
necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip. It is only
necessary to wish for your own subjection, and to delight in the
subjection of others.”-Christopher Hitchens
COMMENT | Before I begin, to people who thought that Sheena Gurbakhash’s article, “Why we should be bothered by gendered language during the lockdown” was mock-worthy, we now have this “advice” from the Women and Family Ministry, which seems like proto-Handmaid’s tale dogma.
The
seeds of tyranny are always watered in times of turbulence, as they
say. Rational women have always known they would bear the brunt of the
attacks by the religious state and they would not be able to rely on
other women to support their cause. Sermon over. I have often argued that the one idea that would most damage this country’s efforts in combating the Covid-19 virus is toxic religiosity.
Not only this country, but also any country that has a religious
component that is incestuously entwined with the political apparatus.
