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."
MP SPEAKS | Building a winning coalition for GE16 By Liew Chin Tong
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Malaysiakini : MP SPEAKS | To win the 16th
general election convincingly, the Unity ticket must get at least half
of the Malay votes as well as maintain the level of support among
non-Malays, convincing them that voting for Perikatan Nasional is not a
viable option.
To envisage such a winning coalition
of voters under the Unity ticket, Pakatan Harapan-BN needs to articulate
a “Malaysian nationalism” that brings together more than half of the
Malays and an overwhelming proportion of voters from all other ethnic
groups.
I define Malaysian nationalism as having a
common goal of building the nation together, prospering together,
regardless of one’s background. It is the idea of a true Bangsa
Malaysia.
A note of caution on the discourse of
ethnic voting. I wrote a thesis on PAS’ internal politics between 1999
and 2004 during my time at the Australian National University.
