Reply #128: That is an altered version (not the author's) of the original quote [View All]

[omega minimo]

Here is Martin Niemeyer's poem:

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.


It's a beautiful piece and VERY unfortunate that it has been altered and then ATTRIBUTED to the author erroneously.

This is the first I've seen of it on DU til today. Someone else mentioned that it was altered to have some additional appeal to the religious, but certainly the original version makes the point quite well. Any religious person would get the concept of "subgroups" without their particular subgroup being specified, right? (And please use the original quote or note the alteration-- wonder who changed it and passed it off as his work?)


"I don't really care what anyone has to say on hear as long as they're not telling anyone to shut up because they do not conform to what one person defines as "the liberal position" or "the progressive position" I'm glad you think that centrists should be allowed to stay."

I see a lot more posts ABOUT these skirmishes than the actual posts being referred to. We can figure out where we are as a Party if we get to listen to what each other has to say. "Bashing" tends to get in the way of that.


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