• einkorn@feddit.org
    81·
    9 days ago

    "When the Nazis took the Communists, I remained silent. I wasn’t a communist, after all.

    When they imprisoned the social democrats, I remained silent. I wasn’t a social democrat, after all.

    When they took the union members, I remained silent. I wasn’t a unionist, after all.

    When they took me, there was none left who could protest.

    Martin Niemöller

    • Troy@lemmy.ca
      56·
      9 days ago

      Good English version too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came

      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.

      • einkorn@feddit.org
        15·
        9 days ago

        Thanks. I translated it on the fly, because it isn’t on the English version of his bio page.

        • Troy@lemmy.ca
          21·
          9 days ago

          There’s a lot of versions and variations of this, all saying the same thing. Including the comic above. I don’t think any of them are wrong, as long as the message is heard :)