When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I was not a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
n.b. See post below.
Hat-Tip to Cherrypie in the comments for reminding me in these troubled times of this brilliant song Christy Moore - Yellow Triangle.
One of my favorite songs ;-)
ReplyDeleteYellow Triangle.
And when they came for the people who shopped at Woolworths I remained silent;
ReplyDeleteI do not shop at woolworths (although my misses did ESPECIALLY when we were on holiday and in EVERY FRIGGIN' TOWN on holiday she sought out and found a friggin' Woolworths. Feck!
I had the last laugh, though! Haha!