THIS. Also, to prevent people from misquoting this poem in the future, hereās the whole thing, written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller in 1946:
āFirstĀ they came for the socialists, and I did not speak outā Ā Ā Ā Because I was not aĀ socialist.
ThenĀ they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak outā Ā Ā Ā Because I was not aĀ trade unionist.
ThenĀ they came for the Jews, and I did not speak outā Ā Ā Ā Because I was not aĀ Jew.
Then they came for meāand there was no one left to speak for me.ā
Whatās more Niemoller was a national conservative. He originally supported the Nazi Party, hoping it would bring about a national revival (as did many Germans), until Hitler proclaimed the supremacy of state over religion and Protestant churches, at which point he allied with other pastors and Lutheran organizations against Nazification. He was also anti-Semitic, making many pejorative remarks about Jews, such as them deserving persecution for crucifying Jesus and believing they should be kept out of any positions in the government. He was imprisoned from 1937-1945, during which time he reconsidered his earlier views.
This poem is a warning, not because Niemoller saw it happen. It is because this is his story. This poem is him saying ādonāt be how I was, because for however much you support a regime and the hate it doles onto the people marginalized and labelled for extermination, they will one day come for you, like they came for meā. No one is immune from the prejudice of the state - there is never only one scapegoat.
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the implication she thought you were like, forest fairies that had to periodically connect with nature to regain your strength is the most racist but also kinda funny thing I ever heard
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