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."
From Malaysiakini Quigonbond: This is an interesting change in dynamics, but it will be disastrous for Umno. In
order for them to beat back DAP, both their paradoxical propaganda need
to work together - first, for the Malays, a vote for DAP is a vote for
Christian state, and to the non-Malays, a vote for DAP is a vote for
Islamic state. It will never happen. If they secure Malay votes,
they will lose the non-Malay votes. If they secure the non-Malay votes,
they will lose the Malay votes. Racial politics is Umno's forte.
Chances are, the folks in the same constituency will exchange notes and
see Umno propaganda for the bullshit that it is. Descending into a
race-neutral contest, they will be thrashed. As for MCA grassroots
feeling slighted about their constituencies being lent to Umno, it was
simply a matter of time before this day arrived. Either they get defeated, or they don't contest at all. The result is the same. Samuel Ng: Even before a single vote has been cast, MCA has lost one state seat and four parliamentary seats. Ferdtan:
That is the problem MCA leaders set for themselves many years ago.
Although they are Chinese-based party, they dare not face the Chinese
voters. They, especially the top leaders, prefer only to stand in Malay-majority seats. That made them winnable with the Malay votes. In
the past, there was not a problem. Umno can afford to be generous to
their junior partner MCA as Umno have sufficient winnable seats for
themselves. However, now it is a different scenario. First, they
have no confidence in MCA at all. They don't believe that they can
deliver the votes to win seats to retain Putrajaya. Secondly,
Umno are also not confident themselves to win enough seats in their
traditional areas without having to take additional ones from MCA. So
it is BN's (or Najib Razak's) dilemma. Let MCA contest they may lose,
but if Umno were to contest in their seats (they may look stronger) they
may face wrath and rebellion from the grassroots MCA members. Either way, it is doomsday for BN. Anonymous #55462178:
MCA deserves the bullying. After all, they have been bending over
backwards to please their Umno master. Serve you right for being
unprincipled. Anonymous #44199885: Once loaned and Umno wins, it is all over for MCA. They become totally irrelevant. Why should Umno hand the seat back to the MCA which does not have the guts nor gumption to face the electorate? This is the death knell for the MCA and so cleverly being manoeuvred by Umno. So much for being an independent voice in BN. Maybe
with this, Umno will after the elections represent all races and no
need for the other component parties, except the non-racial ones in
Sabah and Sarawak. Is Gerakan loaning seats to Umno as well? Anonymous_4031: MCA is at a crossroad; and the uprising is coming from the ground. Unless
the leadership is able to satisfy the grassroots, MCA will lose more
seats than earlier predicted by MCA's Lee Hwa Beng, who said the party
may win 5-10 parliamentary seats. There is no such thing as a "winnable candidate" or an "unwinnable candidate". Much depends upon the grassroots. Anonymous #85701391: If
the MCA president lacks the support of the Chinese community to become a
candidate and his ‘kakis' (supporters) are not happy to loan any seat
to Umno, why not consider enlisting help from Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali
and run him as MCA candidate. MCA will end up being on par with PAS, which has put a non-member, non-Muslim and non-Malay as a candidate. Good Men: Umno wants to turn GE13 into a racial election. The best advice to all rakyat is keep calm and don't react to Umno's baiting. They
are aiming to stir up racial sentiment and it is our responsibility as
citizens to not allow them to succeed. Malaysians of all races must rise
up and reject racial manipulation and kick out Umno once and for all. Not Convinced: With
PKR and PAS taking the fight to Umno in the Malay heartlands, long
considered Umno's stomping ground, the ruling party had opted for a more
racist and divisive stand so as to hold on to its traditional
supporters. It also sought the help of Perkasa and other right-wing
NGOs. This however resulted in non-Malays deserting BN in droves,
particularly MCA, with the party losing whatever support it has left.
So ironically, it's Umno which is killing MCA. ADJ: If MCA stands in their seats, they will lose. If MCA gives away their seats, they will never get it back. Checkmate.
