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."
IndigoKite6964 : Only the people who elected them into power can break their vicious hold on them. However .. fear is an effective bound. What detest me is that they are using the fear of events after death to bind the living. I don't think for one moment that their rhetoric is about islamic principles but as always .. to retain their political control and the fat benefits they can extract from it.
however, we are a democratic country and the voters get their wishes (provided the election is fair). Only the Muslims can do something about it. The bind and fear that PAS has imputed into their voter base using religion is both unfair to the voters and has definitely misrepresented the religion.
nonetheless it is my believe the majority of the Muslim leaders if not all of them salvate at the benefits of binding the population in a way to assure them of votes .. and .. heaven can wait and let us enjoy the spoils of the earth first. Perhaps that's the reason why zakir naik is given Malaysian PR and drives around like a VIP.
All said, Muslims must choose between religion and politics and don't complain bitterly when their leaders drive in big cars and have a luxurious life style and they are fighting to put food on the table for the family.
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The PAS-led state government ruling that all Muslim and non-Muslim
supermarkets, convenience stores and fast-food outlets have to close on
the first day of Hari Raya Aidiladha may not be new but what is
predictable is that in a time of political and economic uncertainty, PAS
is attempting to use religion to deflect from the problems at hand.
Hadi
and, by extension, PAS have made it clear that economic security is
something that is last on the list and must be handled together with
Islamic principles. This, of course, means issues linked to economic security, such as
food security and environmental issues, are considered minor
inconveniences to the larger narrative of religious and racial supremacy
in this country.
Mind you, just this January, Kelantan Menteri
Besar Ahmad Yakob claimed that the state had been graft free for 32
years since PAS took over. He offered no evidence for this, and no
doubt, nobody would question him.
Of course, the numerous reports
about corruption, especially illegal logging, land grabs and other
municipal malfeasances, are ignored by the menteri besar because (in the
reality created by PAS) corruption is only something others do and not
the religious party (PAS) whose members believe that they are ordained
by God to impose Islamic superiority in this country. PAS through its divisive leader Hadi has made it clear what they think of non-Muslims in this country.
