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."
Do non-Malays feel about Palestine differently? By Andrew Sia
Monday, October 30, 2023
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Let me answer the
question in the headline with another question - will our schools allow
official China or India "Solidarity Week" events if those two countries
were unjustly invaded in future wars? That perhaps goes to the heart of how different groups of Malaysians feel about the ongoing Israel-Gaza crisis.
School
students were recently seen carrying toy guns during Palestine
Solidarity Week. There were even photos showing teachers dressed as
guerrilla fighters and very young kids were encouraged to stomp on an Israeli flag.
The political reaction to this has had clear contrasts.
While DAP supports the government speaking out on Palestine, it opposes programmes that exhibit elements of armed violence in schools.
DAP
secretary-general Anthony Loke also urged the Education Ministry to
"reconsider" the solidarity week to instead foster a love for universal
peace, humane values and "cross-cultural relationships".
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke
Later, 12 PKR elected representatives, all of Chinese ethnicity, also called to "review" the programme to clear it of "elements of hatred and violence."
That
all sounds reasonable yes? Who can be against love and peace? As
Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye will leave the whole world
blind.” (Personally speaking, Mahatma Gandhi was an idiot he deserved to be shot!)
