Moment Of Silence For The Conscientous Objectors.
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Found this on Singaporearmystories.Blogspot.Com.SOme of you might think its controversial but I will respect anyone who will not take up arms and fight the invaders but still die for the people he cares about and never gives away any information to the enemy..
A moment of silence for the conscientious objectors suffering in DB
by Agagooga
"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." – John F. Kennedy
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I shall die, but
that is all that I shall do for Death.
I hear him leading his horse out of the stall;
I hear the clatter on the barn-floor.
He is in haste; he has business in Cuba,
business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning.
But I will not hold the bridle
while he clinches the girth.
And he may mount by himself:
I will not give him a leg up.
Though he flick my shoulders with his whip,
I will not tell him which way the fox ran.
With his hoof on my breast, I will not tell him where
the black boy hides in the swamp.
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death;
I am not on his pay-roll.
I will not tell him the whereabout of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
Though he promise me much,
I will not map him the route to any man's door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
Brother, the password and the plans of our city
are safe with me; never through me Shall you be overcome.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay -
Why dun they just assign those ppl to civil defence or SPf? Seems like a better and more efficient way of dealing with them.
I talked to someone who was in DB and he told me that these ppl are not really treated like prisioners in DB. Mostly, they help out in catering and other general duties. Oh, and i was told these ppl get bullied by the prisioners all the time. -
I agree.Since they will not bear arms, at least let them serve in CD.But it seems that our govt is trying to tell them that they can't play the system.Originally posted by lwflee:Why dun they just assign those ppl to civil defence or SPf? Seems like a better and more efficient way of dealing with them.
I talked to someone who was in DB and he told me that these ppl are not really treated like prisioners in DB. Mostly, they help out in catering and other general duties. Oh, and i was told these ppl get bullied by the prisioners all the time.
Poor fellows.I think they are not as cowardly as anyone might think in times of need.