Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Akmal is a dangerous bully who dares not challenge China By Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The real victims
This is exactly the kind of
racial narrative that Akmal was hoping to stoke when he started this
boycott. He must feel extremely religiously and politically virile
seeing how two Chinese ātycoonsā were charged with hurting the religious
feelings of people, the people he is claiming to defend while being
enabled by the mandarins of Umno and the cowards in Pakatan Harapan.
He
is hoping the Malays see themselves as victims, while the real victims
in this case are rich ātycoonsā purposely hurting the religious feelings
of āpoorā working-class Malay Muslims.
Of course, he did not and
most probably would not be given the green light to go after the Chinese
manufacturers of the socks. This is classic bully-boy behaviour. Prey
on people who you know cannot fight back for whatever reasons.
The
non-Muslim population cannot fight back because to do so would only
invite more aggression from people claiming they represent the majority.
Our elected officials are quiet and only seem to be able to make fait accompli admonitions.
However, there are a few who buck the trend.
Tuaran
MP Wilfred Madius Tangau rightly asked why Akmal was not demanding an
apology from China. To be honest I would actually like to see Akmal (if
he had the cojones) protest against China if only to see Beijingās response.
Remember
when Jamal Yunos of the Red Shirts was threatening violence in Petaling
Street, what was Chinaās response? Well, they trotted out their
ambassador for a merry jaunt
in Petaling Street and then defended the ambassadorās action saying -
āThe ambassador hoped to show Petaling Street is still a safe and
attractive spot, and so is Malaysia.ā
There was this gem as well - āThe ambassador was also happy to see
there are not only Chinese traders in Petaling Street but also traders
of other races.ā
Keep in mind the ambassadorās strongly worded statement
- āBut concerning the infringement on Chinaās national interests,
violations of legal rights, and interests of Chinese citizens and
businesses which may damage the friendly relationship between China and
the host country, we will not sit by idly.ā
God knows I have my issues with China but this was not a cowardly statement.
KK Mart owner KK Chai and his wife Loh Siew Mui
Can
you imagine what the response would have been here? In my fantasy, the
current Chinese emissary would visit a KK Mart store saying that the
stores were efficiently run and clean, and the prices of goods were
competitive or something like that. And he would urge people of all
races to frequent the store.
This of course would probably make a mockery of the already mockable aggrieved feelings of these defenders of race and religion.
Why pick on āChinese tycoonsā?
Speaking
of racial narratives, why only pick on the āChinese tycoonsā? As
professor Tajuddin Rasdi said - āDonāt forget that when the socks were
produced and brought into Malaysia, they had to go through customs. Why
doesnāt he go for the customs officers who allowed the socks to come
through?
āAfter all, those customs officers are Malay Muslims. Are you going to blame them as well for what happened?ā
Of
course not, because these are civil servants and the political
establishment is deathly afraid of hurting their feelings. But of
course, for the Malay Muslim workers of KK Mart and the Malay Muslim
clientele of KK Mart, these bullies have no interest in them.
Okay,
check that. If Akmal were really brave, why didnāt he ask all the Malay
Muslims who work for KK Mart or work for the owners of KK Mart in any
capacity to resign from their jobs in protest of this egregious act of
hurting the sanctity of Islam?
I guess this would have been a bridge too far for Akmal and his enablers.
And now this so-called defender is attempting to distance himself from the religious and political aggression that his cowardly polemics have created.
What
would have happened if the terrorist act was successful and the petrol
bomb went off killing people? What would happen if more acts like this
were carried out by people claiming to protect the sanctity of their
religion?
Khairy asked, āFirst of all, for Muslims, we need to
take a step back. Are we going too far?ā. As always, deflecting the
blame from the political elites and throwing the average Muslim under
the bus.
