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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 ou
by fifilura 2y ago
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.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came#Text https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came#Text
- card_zero 2y agoThe lesson is, time when you speak out exactly right, and you can get rid of the socialists and the trade unionists.
- SG- 2y agoHN crowd just flags almost any article about this stuff instead.
- AlecSchueler 2y ago"Grandpa what did you do during the dissolution of American democracy?" "Don't worry Jimmy, I did my part by flagging articles online so that we could focus on how to use em dashes."