And in the Second World War we fought against Germany and Germans as a whole although majority of them were not nazis and didn't murder innocent people...
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. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Tim Stoev "My humor"? You started with "All my friends are Socialists, Trade Unionists or Jews" quote, which I find quite insulting. I guess I will leave, bye.
Tim Stoev "Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for First they came . in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings."
So, address my concerns under the many posts I've done on the topic. There is no easy solution. Non-Muslims have a right to be wary of Muslims. See my posts for the why's.
David Lazarus The quote is cliche yes, but some things that actually were created before the mass culture of blind consuming(which raised the 'cliche' label to its current application) are still true, and labeling those in any way doesn't change that at all. The song takes a modern provocative approach on the same problem.
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And in the Second World War we fought against Germany and Germans as a whole although majority of them were not nazis and didn't murder innocent people...
ReplyDeleteFirst they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
ReplyDeleteBecause 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 for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
Tim Stoev He probably shouldn't live in a country inhabited only by Socialists, Trade Unionists and Jews...
ReplyDeleteListen very carefully, I shall say this only once. Racism will not be tolerated in my posts. End of.
ReplyDeleteRhys Taylor I agree wholeheartedly!
ReplyDeleteFrantišek Fuka...the matter is too serous for me to get your humor..
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_
Tim Stoev "My humor"? You started with "All my friends are Socialists, Trade Unionists or Jews" quote, which I find quite insulting. I guess I will leave, bye.
ReplyDeleteFrantišek Fuka *Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it* Check the link in my post above.
ReplyDeleteTim Stoev "Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for First they came . in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings."
ReplyDeleteAre you trolling me?
no, there is a dot that got added(probably from me) at the end of the link. Sorry for the broken link. Here it is again:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_
František Fuka I fixed the link on the first post also.
ReplyDeleteSo, address my concerns under the many posts I've done on the topic. There is no easy solution. Non-Muslims have a right to be wary of Muslims. See my posts for the why's.
ReplyDeleteTim Stoev - Your aforementioned quote is so cliche. Try this one instead - "Sooner or later history will teach us nothing." -Gordon Sumner (Sting)
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/k8ZtkpsacRY
http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Sting%3AHistory_Will_Teach_Us_Nothing
David Lazarus The quote is cliche yes, but some things that actually were created before the mass culture of blind consuming(which raised the 'cliche' label to its current application) are still true, and labeling those in any way doesn't change that at all. The song takes a modern provocative approach on the same problem.
ReplyDeletehttp://astrorhysy.blogspot.cz/2015/11/scapegoats-and-statistics.html
ReplyDeleteAlso
ReplyDeletehttp://astrorhysy.blogspot.cz/2015/11/fear-short-exploration-in-mostly-memes.html