tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post116135337327381205..comments2023-10-28T23:29:05.323+13:00Comments on WebWeaver's World: First they came for the Jews... variations on a themewebweaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892154660260300770noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post-62871113442678879792011-12-25T19:58:46.314+13:002011-12-25T19:58:46.314+13:00With apologies to Pastor Martin Niemöller's fa...With apologies to Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous poem, First they came..., his cry of protest against those Germans who did nothing to stop the Nazi rise to power, and who stood by as the Nazis purged group after group of "undesirables" in their country.<br />[url=http://webweaversworld.blogspot.com/2006/10/first-they-came-for-jews-variations-on.html] Source[/url]<br /><br />As you can see, there are many variations, please vary...<br /><br /><br />When SOPA came for the ISPs,<br />I remained silent;<br />after all I was not an ISP.<br /><br />When SOPA locked up the all the routers,<br />I remained silent;<br />after all I did not have a router.<br /><br />When they came for the movie uploaders,<br />I did not speak out;<br />after all I was not a movie uploader.<br /><br />When they came for me,<br />there was no one left to speak out.aurizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652684103629595394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post-77975057705542351312010-09-20T05:42:48.714+12:002010-09-20T05:42:48.714+12:00I was looking for Pat Parker's variation on th...I was looking for Pat Parker's variation on this poem, I didn't find it on the web, but I did find your page. This was a great read, thank you so much for writing it.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536026869529225842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post-28826744620616531902009-02-09T19:50:00.000+13:002009-02-09T19:50:00.000+13:00When the republicans abandoned our children in the...When the republicans abandoned our children in the schools;<BR/>I remained silent,<BR/>because I did not vote for them.<BR/><BR/>When the republicans abandoned New Orleans;<BR/>I remained silent,<BR/>after all I didn't vote for them.<BR/><BR/>When the republicans abandoned the people losing their houses to foreclosure;<BR/>I remained silent,<BR/>after all I'd voted against them.<BR/><BR/>And when I lost my job because their policies corroded the economy from the inside out,<BR/>they fiddled in the breeze, because our votes didn't make a sound.<BR/><BR/>- Me, because I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.Piri Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549249690478365663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post-64014356808368145862008-03-22T17:23:00.000+13:002008-03-22T17:23:00.000+13:00i like the"amendments" one...that's amazing.i like the"amendments" one...that's amazing.Jeriel Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700221844245839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28818669.post-69685558026876123652008-03-16T09:19:00.000+13:002008-03-16T09:19:00.000+13:00I just visited Yad Vashem for the first time, and ...I just visited Yad Vashem for the first time, and then was searching for some more info when I found your blog. Fascinating stuff! I like all the variations you have on this same theme: the social responsibility to stop evil from happening by speaking up.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049060801979704030noreply@blogger.com