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."
Malaysiakini : “Propaganda... serves more to justify ourselves than to convince
others; and the more reason we have to feel guilty, the more fervent our
propaganda.” - Eric Hoffer
COMMENT
Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s “Malaysian family” propaganda, like the Bangsa
Malaysia kool-aid, are similar in that both are used to deflect from the
failings of the political class that has gaslighted the public for
decades.
People are quick to denounce the current prime minister
for this kind of propaganda but the reality is that there has never
been, and there will never be, an alternative to the race-based politics
of this country.
No International Fanfare on Our Great Leader
For
Pakatan Harapan to win in any election, they will need the support of a
sizable faction of the Malay polity to have any legitimacy or
credibility.
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said
that the creation of Bersatu was a response to political reality on the
ground that required a "Malay" party because the majority of Malays
would not accept a multiracial party as head of government. All of the
old maverick’s creations are to tap the Malay vote bank.
