Lest we forget...
"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."
-- Rev. Martin Niemoller
OR, at the moment:
First they came for the AR-15s, and I did not speak out—
Because I did not own an AR-15.
Then they came for the all the Assault Rifles, and I did not speak out—
Because I did not own an Assault Rifle.
Then they came for ALL the semi-autos, and I did not speak out—
Because I did not own a semi-auto.
Then they came for my Parker—and there was no one left to speak for me.
It is worth noting that in Nazi Germany, as in many other totalitarian states, the rights, property and lives of citizens were taken with the acquiescence, complicity and/or full cooperation of politicians, courts, judges, lawyers, police - and unquestioning military leaders and personnel. Thus, the Nuremberg Trials highlighted the concept of an "illegal order."
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