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.

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• can’t see upvote button, so upvoting here! -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 07:50:43

• the button is a bummer, the best upvote is resonating -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:06:43

• listened 2 Mark Carney yesterday & felt impressed (below) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (228 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:00:31

• He's charming with volcanic temper; fellow bankers scared to -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:10:29

• sit on wrong side of him -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:10:56

• Don't you see him’s George Clooney kind looking? -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:15:44

• hahaha, actually yes, now u said it :-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:19:51

• Americans love their guns for a reason. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:27:50

• Thanks for sharing! People have to unite in face of tyranny. -矽穀居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:45:31

• otherwise (APAD:) "Silence gives consent." -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:48:27

• MAGAs who help unleash the monster are screwed -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:54:15

• No one left to speak out for them -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2025 postreply 08:54:53