As Martin Niemöler in Hitler’s Germany proclaimed, “First 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 for me.”
Folks, we need to understand that the November election is not just political, this one is existential, it is for the survival of a free America. If we lose in November, the Fascists will seize the rolls of Free Republic and every other Conservative Internet site and come for the individuals on those sites to destroy their lives as they did Timothy J. Gordon. They are not the opposition, they are the enemy and acolytes of the devil.
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 for me.”
I have to point out that Niemöler's quote has been often misrepresented over the years; interestingly, despite being held in a concentration camp himself, he actually made no mention of the Jews.
Here is his actual quote; I've put the key words in bold. (A "Gewerkschafter" translates roughly to a tradesman in a union.):
Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Kommunist.
Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.
Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten, habe ich geschwiegen, ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.
Als sie mich holten, gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte.
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(Your point, however, is very well-stated.)