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To: impimp1; Zakeet; greyfoxx39; colorcountry; SkyPilot; P-Marlowe; ansel12; MHGinTN; FastCoyote; ...
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn’t a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.

First of all, I guess we need to ask why you equate our government folks, some surprisingly who are members of a Catholic or Protestant church, with "Nazis?"

The key to quoting Martin Niemoller, a good Lutheran pastor who opposed Nazi-ism, is knowing when to apply this. Otherwise, what you get is:
When the Law enforcement folks came for the Planned Parenthood counselors who were telling clients how to get around rape & incest laws,
I remained silent;
I was not trying to protect a racist or incest perp.
When they locked up the educators who slept with local students;
I remained silent;
For I was not an abusive educator
When they came for the polygamists marrying underage girls in mock marriage ceremonies;
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a polygamist.
When they came for the abusive Roman Catholic priests
I did not speak out;
For I was not such a priest
When they came for me,
there was no more pedophiles left to speak out.

40 posted on 04/27/2008 8:25:11 AM PDT by Colofornian (What's a planetary compound w/a local god ruling polygamous wives? LDS celestial kingdom)
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To: Colofornian
> The key to quoting Martin Niemoller, a good Lutheran pastor who opposed Nazi-ism, is knowing when to apply this. Otherwise, what you get is:...

Excellent! Thank you for that clarification.

43 posted on 04/27/2008 8:34:31 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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