First they came for

First they came for

        By Martin Niemöller

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then 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 out for me

Martin Niemöller is best known for writing First They Came, but he is a complicated figure. Initially an antisemitic Nazi supporter, his views changed when he was imprisoned in a concentration camp for speaking out against Nazi control of churches.

can’t see upvote button, so upvoting here!

listened 2 Mark Carney yesterday & felt impressed (below)

 

 

 

the button is a bummer, the best upvote is resonating

He's charming with volcanic temper; fellow bankers scared to

sit on wrong side of him

Don't you see him’s George Clooney kind looking?

hahaha, actually yes, now u said it :-))

Americans love their guns for a reason.

Thanks for sharing! People have to unite in face of tyranny.

otherwise (APAD:) "Silence gives consent."

MAGAs who help unleash the monster are screwed

No one left to speak out for them