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."
Umno is as much a ‘thief’ as Bersatu! - Both parties were involved in stealing the people's mandate in 2020
Thursday, January 07, 2021
A thief is a thief. There is no such thing as a moral thief or an immoral thief. There are no Robin-Hood-kind-of-thieves who rob the rich to help the poor. Our thieves rob for their own benefit, to safeguard their power and consolidate their positions.
In an article headlined, “Ku Li: Members want to dump Bersatu, only work with PAS if they prioritise Umno,” Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah claimed that “Bersatu was a party that stole many Umno members and this is not something that can be forgiven easily”.
The Kelantan prince is being absurd in stating that Bersatu “stole many Umno members and this is not something that can be forgiven easily”.
Is it only Bersatu that stole? Didn’t Umno do the same thing? Didn’t Umno buy support to topple certain state governments? How did the Perak state government collapse in 2009? Didn’t three Opposition lawmakers sell their souls so that Umno could take over the state government? Ku Li had no qualms about Umno colluding with others to steal the people’s mandate given democratically to Pakatan Harapan, thus frustrating the voters.
Going by your logic, can the voters forgive you and Umno that easily? If you think that Bersatu’s theft cannot be forgiven, what about Umno’s theft – can it be forgiven?
Another confusing statement from Ku Li reads: “(We) cannot equate BN with Bersatu. Bersatu exists because it stole people from Umno. This is not something we can forgive. Morally, Bersatu is not right.”
Does the writ of the moral imperative stop at Bersatu, or does it extend to Umno as well?
