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."
Will the Malays unite and change the government? By Mariam Mokhtar
Friday, October 14, 2022
Malaysiakini : What transpired behind the scenes? In the battle of wills, it was
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who claimed victory. Is it a case of
whatever Zahid wants, Zahid gets? Zahid's ploy to hold GE15 this year is pure survival. His own.
How
could Ismail Sabri betray the rakyat? It does not take a genius to
realise that holding GE15 during the monsoon season is gambling with
people's lives. What happened to Ismail Sabri's advisers?
Caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Will the Malays kick all of them out of office?
Many
Malay leaders have delusions of grandeur. Is this a side effect of
suffering from Ketuanan Melayu? Their dream is that Malaysia will become
a high-income, developed nation, but at the same time, they refuse to
dislodge the tempurung mentality, which is firmly entrenched in them.
Ismail Sabri boasted that he delivered his speech in Bahasa Malaysia at the last United Nations General Assembly in New York. What happened to the audience? He was addressing a largely empty hall.
If
he and the other Malay-minded MPs want to project Malaysia onto the
world stage, economically, socially, and politically, at least show the
world that you can speak basic English and not hide behind your perfect
Malay. Who understood them? Who cared?
‘Tunnel vision’
Malaysia
has suffered three prime ministers in as many years. Two were not from
Umno, but all three are contaminated by Umno genetic material. In common
with many Malay politicians, they have tunnel vision in all matters,
and their focus is only on the Malays. How does one become a prime
minister just for the Malays?
The PMs may claim their policies
benefit other races too, but the non-Malays who really benefit are their
cronies. The ones they do big business with. Or the politicians who
have learnt to dance to their (the Malay leaders) tune.
Dr
Mahathir Mohamad should learn to let go, but he won't. He will continue
to meddle, until his last breath. His Malay-only agenda is an obsession
that he will take to his grave.
Muhyiddin Yassin is proud to
declare that he is a Malay first and a Malaysian second. For decades,
his peers and superiors overlooked and ignored him, so when he had the
chance, he grabbed power in the Sheraton Move and put the first nail in
the Malaysian coffin. He lowered the dignity of the entire Malay race
with his lust for power and his cheap tactics.
The major problem
with Malaysian prime ministers is that as soon as they occupy the PM's
seat, they surround themselves with their friends and cronies.
Ismail Sabri continued Muhyiddin's tradition of selecting ministers
who excelled in fawning. Our cabinet ministers and heads of GLCs were
nominated because they were good at ampu-bodek.
Those
belonging to Ismail Sabri's inner circle would be rewarded, and
therefore, those who are on the fringes will do their best to gang up
against him to stop him from doing what he wants.
A progressive
and switched-on individual would have chosen cabinet members with
particular expertise or skill. Instead, we are bogged down with
mediocrity. Actually, mediocrity would be an exaggeration.
Many of Ismail Sabri's ministers are not fit for purpose. Environment ministers
who have no background in science. Law ministers who talk about God's
wrath rather than articles of law. Women ministers who are misogynists
and who are subservient to males.
Education
ministers who ignore STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematical disciplines) subjects, but make religion the main focus.
Religious leaders who criticise women's clothing, their hair, and their
conduct, but say nothing about corruption by fellow Muslims.
Ismail
Sabri said he would help ordinary Malaysians in his "Keluarga Malaysia"
but it is the ministers and GLC heads who get the best financial
rewards.
Ismail Sabri was foolish to let Zahid have his way.
What's wrong with waiting another six months, during which time, all of
the political parties can improve themselves, focus on the rakyat's
needs and seriously consider their manifestos?
No one is saying
"Do not hold GE15". We don't want it to be held when heavy rains and
flooding are expected. That is all. How would the elderly, the infirm
and those in wheelchairs cope with flooded voting centres?
Most of
the nation's problems are the consequences of the Ketuanan Melayu and
affirmative action policies. Ordinary Malays did not benefit much from
them. Only the elite and the politicians made tremendous gains.
Have
the ordinary Malays learnt their lessons after six decades of being
tricked by crafty Malay leaders? Will they unite and reject Malay
leaders from Umno, Bersatu, Gerakan Tanah Air, and PAS? Time will tell.
