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You could even paraphrase Martin Neimoller's well-known (if not the author himself, I didn't until I looked him up) poem[0]: First they came for the Social
by gargravarr 9y ago
You could even paraphrase Martin Neimoller's well-known (if not the author himself, I didn't until I looked him up) poem[0]:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
I think the message is just as relevant (and powerful) to personal liberties as it is to groups of people.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...