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."
Groups alarmed by May 13 disinformation, hate speech on social media
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Malaysiakini : A group of civil society organisations have expressed alarm and
dismay over what they say is a well-coordinated and paid attempt on
social media to generate anti-DAP and anti-Chinese fear and hatred.
In
a joint statement, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ),
Architects of Diversity (AOD), Justice for Sisters, Beyond Borders,
Sisters in Islam (SIS), KRYSS Network, Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor
and Pusat Komas are alarmed at the current disinformation and hate
campaign at a time of political uncertainty.
“CIJ’s
social media monitoring programme for GE15 has found what seems to be a
well-coordinated and paid attempt on social media to generate anti-DAP
and anti-Chinese fear and hatred since the elections.
“Inflammatory
posts, which are mostly on TikTok, have been pushing an anti-DAP agenda
while calling for mainly Perikatan Nasional (PN) to govern the country.
“These posts demonstrate trends that include a rewriting of the
history of May 13, 1969, including that the DAP was the cause of the
race riots,” said the groups.
They said that the
posts then evolved into videos containing images of weapons and guns,
with messages warning the Malay majority to beware of DAP and Pakatan
Harapan.
“They also threatened a return of racial unrest,” said the groups.
