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Words v censorship: and freedom to blog

By John Hirst

Words v censorship: and freedom to blog

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.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).