• quindraco@lemm.ee
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      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

      • glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist

        “they” in this poem is referring to anti-semites, specifically Nazis. Germany is doing the right thing by censoring and excluding anti-semites from society, to ensure that what this poem describes will never happen again.

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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        Using Niemoller to support antisemitism is peak 2016 “triggered, lib?” bullshit. Fuck off with that. The intolerant don’t deserve tolerance. If you try to deny someone their humanity, yours is forfeit.

      • Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world
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        Are you drunk? You are now at the Point of negative knowledge about what’s going on! You are defending People who discriminate and harm others.

        • muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world
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          You can defend someone and hate them symultaniously its not mutualy exclusive. Ohh shit did i just say i hated nazis is that hate speach am i going to be arrested? Or is it ok to practice hate speach against nazis cos that sounds a lot like discrimination to me.

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        Does that mean no one should be prosecuted for their actions?