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."
Mahathir unleashing fear with his rants By R Nadeswaran
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Malaysiakini : Is Mahathir suggesting that we, in Malaysia, could anticipate suffering the same fate as the Asian Ugandans?
It
is not just his torrent but judging from the words and actions of a few
who seem bent on pushing the racial and religious agenda without
accounting for various other considerations.
Former Uganda president Idi Amin Dada
Such
a thought would have been unthinkable a few months ago but with the “we
shall overthrow the unity government” rhetoric, the ante has been upped
with all kinds of claims (read: threats).
It is said that
religion and politics are a deadly mix and if there is a dash of good
fortune promised in the hereafter, the equation changes further.
Mahathir
has taken the race and religion line to the extremes when without any
basis, he wrote: “Therefore, Anwar (Ibrahim) has to adhere to DAP’s
manifesto, especially on making Tanah Melayu a multiracial country and
replacing the official religion of Islam with a secular country...
(turning) Malaysia into a nation with no official religion.
And
the “killer” blows to win and hearts and minds of Muslims, he declared:
“With this, Malaysia will lose its membership in the Organisation of
Islamic Conference (OIC).”
Picking things from thin air
Previously, he had gone on another series of rants against non-Malays claiming that they want to “change the name and ownership” of Malaysia.
The former prime minister repeatedly alleged there was an attempt by
people “from other countries” to shift Malaysia from being a tanah Melayu (land of the Malays) into a multiracial country.
He also claimed that these people refused to recognise the Malays as the founders, locals and builders of the country.
“How
arrogant are those who come here, whom we have made into citizens, to
demand that the name of our country be changed, turned into a
multiracial country?” he was quoted as saying.
Did anyone make
such a suggestion let alone a demand? Mahathir seems to be picking
things from thin air and creating news to drive fear into us.
The aim of Mahathir and his bedfellows is to return to occupy the seats of power.
Their
brand of politics is not promoted on philosophies and principles but on
hatred and fear. In such circumstances, they become recipes for
disaster.
There have been similar claims and threats made by
others who are on the same page as Mahathir. And more of our personal
liberties are at risk.
Now, the million-dollar question: How do we
arrest such nonsensical utterances and approaches and how do we stop a
Malaysian Idi Amin in the making?
