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."
Ramasamy confronts 'big racial lie' - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
My late Sergeant Major, a Malay, who was a Corporal when I was a UCIS Commander, who later became my Sergeant Major before I was promoted to a Major said this:
"Tuan, nampak sangat mereka ini pilih bulu". I had already passed my promotion exam for Captain to Major around 9 years back! A former Chief of Army who was my batch said this when I was overlooked for career courses, "Sorry la Swami we overlooked you". He was a Major then I was a mere Captain, to that, I pulled down my zipper and showed him .
Later when I became a Major we are assessed on our performance, I was placed at nearly average, mind you I was Commanding the largest company in the Mechanized Company in the Infantry (Mechanized Battalion), I got to look at the others performance assessment, they were much higher all of them were Malays.
I was NOT supposed to know, unfortunately for them, the clerks were also under me. I told my 2IC, who later left the service as a two star General, "Sir, Malays are basically racist". To which he responded, "You cannot say that". I told him, "I will say that any way I like!" I was serving in the most blooded battalion in the Armed Forces.
"Now for the big racial truth. The fact is that non-Malays have never stopped loving this country. The country stopped loving us." That's the frigging truth!!!
Malaysiakini : “We must know what we want to achieve, what is our belief and if our
understanding (of the matter) is based on principles that lead to
harmony, peace, justice and humanity. This is very important, especially
when we are living in a multiracial country like Malaysia," – Prime
Minister Anwar Ibrahim
COMMENT | Amanah central committee member Mohd Sany Hamzan's contention that Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy “is looking for trouble
and attempts to be the hero of his race with cheap publicity” is
exactly the kind of strategy that proponents of the ‘big racial lie’
engage in.
An element of this big racial lie is that non-Malays
are not patriotic enough to accept the low wages that come with civil
service.
Umno Youth secretary-general Hasmuni Hassan said the same
as reported in the press – “In a statement today, Hasmuni said the lack
of non-Malays in the public service sector was due to low wages. He
said this is different from the Malay community who are more willing to
serve the government out of a spirit of patriotism.”
