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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:43 PM
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First they came for the Hispanics, but I was white,non hispanic, so I stayed silent
Edited on Thu Apr-22-10 05:56 PM by Gman2
Then they came for those with gay marriage certs. But I was not gay, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for the disabled, and told them to get to work. Work will set us free.
But I was able bodied, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for the single mothers, and those that aborted theirs.
But I hadnt a vagina, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for those that didnt pay federal income taxes, but I was
middleclass, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for those with educations, for they didnt believe the patriotic myths.
But I hadnt an advanced degree, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for the union members, but I was non-union, in a free
work state, so I stayed silent.

Then they came for the children that would not submit, needing drugs, but I had grown,
so I stayed silent.

Now, they are coming for the white males, with entitlement and connections, and there is noone to defend me.

Where did we fail to notice the creeping, imperceptible inhumanity? When we didnt prosecute these things that happened to NON-AMERICANS.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:45 PM
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1. Recommended
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:46 PM
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2. We poor people tried to tell the rest of you, but we weren't important enough to be heard.
:(
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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:48 PM
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3. I lied, I'm ill/poor.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:48 PM
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4. Now a lot more of us are poor...
But are we listening?

:hug:
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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 06:20 PM
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10. .
:hi: :hug:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:48 PM
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5. Good, except nobody ever comes for the white males. I'm pretty sure there's a rerason for that...
And damn it would be tough to be a disabled hispanic lesbian with a doctorate in mech eng, working for a union mine. :P
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:49 PM
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6. Well done.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:53 PM
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7. Already done before
Edited on Thu Apr-22-10 05:53 PM by itsrobert
Unrec for not being original.
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Gman2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:54 PM
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8. There is no new thing under the sun, Unrecc you for not knowing I knew that.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-10 05:55 PM
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9. Unreccing you for unrecing me.
for me not knowing and unreccing the OP.
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