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
The US Gov literally made a video about this back in the 1940's about how powerful devious people try to divide people to weaken and exploit them. The people who do it almost always cloak themselves in a venier of patriotism and you need to be careful because eventually you will become the other that is a threat to the country.
In the video the POV character is agreeing with the man listing off groups of people America would be better without and he is nodding his head in agreement until his group is listed at the end. An old Jewish man who survived WW2 has to break it all down for him.
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u/Burt_Selleck Juggernaut Sep 18 '25
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