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."
Will young leaders reform Harapan? - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Thursday, September 02, 2021
Malaysiakini : “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims... but accomplices.” - George Orwell
COMMENT
| You know that old saying, there are no victims only volunteers, this
sums up how some (maybe even many) feel about their support of Pakatan
Harapan. What the last couple of weeks have demonstrated is that the
issues facing Harapan are systemic.
Governmental
malfeasances on a state level, lack of coherence when it comes to
articulating policy positions (when Harapan has policy positions that
is) and the politics of demonisation which is crippling in this time of a
pandemic, are all indicative that Harapan has been hanging onto the
coattails (and emulating) failed BN governments instead of being the
alternative to the system in place.
Sure, the backtracking and
failure to implement campaign promises were important factors in these
diminishing returns opposition, however, people could forgive a lot if
only they did not feel that they were being played for chumps. Does
anyone really believe that nobody in Harapan knew of the forest reserve debacle for instance?
