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the nelm

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5. None have said it better that German pastor Martin Niemller back in the day:

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:30 PM

Dec 11

"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"

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"I will be next if I allow it to happen to other people." [View all] Swede Dec 11 OP

But for some reason this fact escapes the average MAGA. harumph Dec 11 #1

MAGA thinking is for self. F everyone else IronLionZion Dec 11 #2

Imo, MAGA thinking is an oxymoron. littlemissmartypants Dec 11 #4

That is what we should all be saying. I'm white/male/etc. but it can and will happen to me. erronis Dec 11 #3

None have said it better that German pastor Martin Niemller back in the day: the nelm Dec 11 #5

TY Kick For Brave People like Cha Dec 11 #6

Cheers canetoad Dec 12 #7