Friday, August 27, 2010

First They Came For...

They came first for the gays and the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't gay, or a Jew.

Then they came for the immigrants and the socialists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an immigrant or a socialist.

Then they came for the Muslims,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Muslim.

Then they came for me

and by that time no one was left to speak up.


(re-imagined)

Seriously, you guys. Stop with the historical wheel of hate, OK? As somebody with a background in historical studies, it gets really depressing, and leaves me with very little hope for a future that doesn't look like V for Vendetta.