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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.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came#Text



HN crowd just flags almost any article about this stuff instead.


"Grandpa what did you do during the dissolution of American democracy?"

"Don't worry Jimmy, I did my part by flagging articles online so that we could focus on how to use em dashes."


The lesson is, time when you speak out exactly right, and you can get rid of the socialists and the trade unionists.




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