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u/that-bro-dad Sep 14 '22
Note that Trump also won't defend you.
See what's happening to the Jan 6th rioters for a recent example
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u/Dyerdon Sep 14 '22 •
see what's happening to the Jan 6th *terrorists** for a recent example*. Ftfy
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Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 15 '22
Just FYI - you either need one more or one fewer asterisk for your formatting to work.
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u/Dyerdon Sep 15 '22
Thanks, I'm garbage at Reddit formatting
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Sep 15 '22
If only they provided help in some way, calling it "formatting help" and put it as a mini link popup for people to use. It would be even better if they put this link at the bottom of the reply text box.
But I guess we can all dream.
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u/f-105thundercock Sep 15 '22
They were a pathetic excuse for terrorists. Where was the hangings of politicians? The burnings of buildings? I want some fucking action, show me some fucking action
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Right? The original poem being socialist aside, there’s actually a real lesson from it that you could apply to a lot of groups (not just socialists).
But applying to any individual is largely dumb because most individuals aren’t going to have the ability to help you. But Trump, Bannon, Lindell…there’s a 0% chance they’d give a single shit if you were drowning right in front of them and they were all holding floats.
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u/ForceGoat Sep 14 '22
"I wasn't The Pillow Guy" there's no way this is serious, what is this? I wasn't the cheeto man, so I stayed quiet.
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u/unresolved_m Sep 14 '22
"I wasn't Donald Trump, so I couldn't get myself a judge claiming I shouldn't be prosecuted"
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u/FizzyBunch Sep 14 '22
I really think that the tweet was satirical.
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Sep 14 '22
She's a writer for a right-wing conspiracy site, so apparently not satire.
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u/KeinFussbreit Sep 14 '22
And she worked for Infowars, but got fired after she was arrested on charges of theft and assault.
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u/sachs1 Sep 14 '22
She wasn't fired for that however. She was fired because she produced a "documentary" called shadowgate right around that time. In it they accused Roger stone of working with the globalists. I don't remember the specifics, but it was the stone slander that really pissed Jones off.
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u/KeinFussbreit Sep 14 '22
Thank you, the wiki only says that Jones fired her after the arrest.
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u/sachs1 Sep 14 '22
That isn't wrong, but it doesn't include the deep lore. Also, to pass some of the curse along to you, one of her characters was called "rainbow snatch" and it is peak comedy. I swear she thinks she's funny.
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u/KeinFussbreit Sep 14 '22
Does snatch mean what I (ESL) think it means :)?
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u/dopallll Sep 15 '22
It's hilarious that they do so little oversight of their own content that that got through.
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u/pcmac128 Sep 15 '22
this is an underrated reason for the failure of the "alt-right" "maga" trumper movement - the fact that none of those bitches and dicks actually get along or possess the ability to work as a team, other than temporarily uniting over a common enemy
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u/SaltyBabe Sep 15 '22
Also like “I wasn’t that one individual person” completely misses the point lol
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u/buisington Sep 15 '22
Laughed too hard at the Cheeto man cause I just imagined Chester Cheeto getting shackled
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u/UPBOAT_FORTRESS_2 Sep 15 '22
God I wish they had all actually stayed quiet, or the they truly had come for him
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She’s literally doing something by posting this stupid tweet. She’s deaf to her own actions.
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u/-eumaeus- Sep 14 '22
The irony that a Republican bases this on Niemöller's poem about socialism will have me chuckling for a good many days.
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u/fungi_at_parties Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 14 '22 •
It was a poem about fascism. The poem even mentions going after communists/socialists. The Nazis called themselves socialists but…. They actually hated them. They were fighting against far right labels and wanted to get working class people on board.
So I suppose the irony is that this is like saying, “First they came for Hitler” and it really comes off as completely absurd.
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u/Socksandcandy Sep 14 '22
FTFY:
Then they came for ME in aisle 5 at Walmart licking the top of every ice cream container.
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u/Thomas_K_Brannigan Sep 14 '22
Not just mentions, but it's the first line about who the Nazis went after! Especially ironic as he was a Nazi-supporting Christian but realized how big of a mistake he made after they came after him! If only these far-right supporters could understand what he learned!
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u/jrh_101 Sep 14 '22
On top of that, Republican are against Abortion so they're already going after her but she doesn't notice it.
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u/Waasookwe Sep 14 '22
Right! I knew she was plagiarizing but the author’s name eluded me / thank you for reminding us of the author’s name.
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u/-eumaeus- Sep 14 '22
You're welcome. In all honesty, the original and derivatives appear on twitter often, along with the author's name; which is why I recalled it so easily.
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u/ArtisanSamosa Sep 14 '22
Fascists know exactly what they're doing when they push propaganda such as this. It's to obfuscate discourse.
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u/Rusty-Crowe Sep 15 '22
I also find it funny that those who usually post versions of this will ALWAYS say that socialism, communism and Fascism are the same thing.
"At first they came for the socialists and since they were socialists, they wiped themselves out"
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u/-eumaeus- Sep 15 '22
We have the same here in the UK buddy. "Nazi's were socialists, it was in their name" and "socialists are all commies"
In truth, I'm a Liberal (that's kind of just to the left of the US Democrats), with socialist preferences, but at the end of the day, I have little care for someone's political label. Instead, it's their words and actions that matter. Call yourself a Christian, then bloody act like one! Stop imposing your beliefs and ideals on everyone else, just let people be who they are and who they will grow to be.
Have a super day.
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u/Rusty-Crowe Sep 15 '22
Yeah, here in the states, Christianity has become less acting like Christ and more checking off the box under " Religion: " on a form. They just want to make sure they remain the majority.
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u/Donkey_Bugs Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 14 '22
As if Traitor Trump, Buffoon Bannon, or Lumpy Lindell would lift a finger to defend anyone but themselves.
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u/clintCamp Sep 14 '22
This is the reality of being a conservative. Until it affects them personally, they will not do anything and are totally ok with it happening to others.
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Comparing three morons to the plight of the jews is exactly why the right wing is out of touch.... with everything.
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u/funkwumasta Sep 14 '22
Is this woman legit dumb? I think this was her attempt at some clever rhetoric, but it's just executed so poorly.
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u/Laugh_at_Warren Sep 14 '22
First of all, pretty sure they came for Pillow Guy first (unless I missed something).
Second, that’s only 3 guys. There should be plenty of guys left to defend you.
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u/nada_accomplished Sep 14 '22
No those are literally the only three people
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u/ripbingers Sep 15 '22
Excuse me but Mr. Giuliani is still monitoring the situation from the bat cave.
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u/maddsskills Sep 14 '22
I legit thought she was joking, especially when referring to him as the pillow guy. But then I looked her up and nope...she's just real dumb.
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u/suitedcloud Sep 14 '22
I mean in her defense, if there are plenty of men left to speak for her, they’re still probably not going to on account of she’s a woman
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u/Heikold Sep 14 '22
First they came for a criminal and I didn’t stand up because I wasn’t a criminal.
Then they came for a different criminal and I didn’t stand up because I wasn’t a criminal.
Then they came for a different criminal and I didn’t stand up because I wasn’t a criminal.
Then I carried on with my life not being a criminal.
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u/Peepsandspoops Sep 14 '22
The problem in her case is that Millie Weaver does have a criminal record.
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u/AllThotsGo2Heaven2 Sep 14 '22
Oh my god the criminal complaint against her
According to the criminal complaint, which Heavy obtained from the county prosecutor, McCarron [the mother] had been living at the Portage County home for about a month at the time of the confrontation. She moved in [with Weaver] after the coronavirus pandemic forced her employer in California to shut down. The report states that on April 25, McCarron was texting with a religious leader “about her daughter being mean.” McCarron accused Weaver of calling her names. Deputies said they confirmed McCarron had sent a text message to her Bishop 26 minutes before dialing 911.
In a separate interview with responding deputies, Weaver denied her mother’s allegations. She claimed McCarron had lost her phone two days earlier and was upset about it. Weaver described her mother as “mentally ill and not reliable.” Weaver claimed her mother had threatened the rest of the family with a knife, put it away, and then ran outside the house yelling about calling the police. Weaver told deputies they had considered calling 911 themselves but ultimately decided against it.
Trying to gaslight your own mom. The party of family values.
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u/Douchie_McBaggus Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 14 '22
A ‘reasonably defined’ criminal. In various nation-states it’s criminal to be gay or a certain religion. In this case, the laws broken were incredibly easy and reasonable to not break.
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u/mexican-american Sep 14 '22 edited Sep 14 '22
But the post is referring to the US and characters in the US, so what other nation-states consider criminal is of no importance and there's no need for the distinction.
Edit: pay me no mind, I dumb dumb with near-sightedness
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u/Douchie_McBaggus Sep 14 '22
The original post is a terrible parody of a poem written by a man, Martin Niemoller, who was protesting against Nazism.
Socialists, trade unionists, and Jews were examples of persecuted groups that were made illegal, thus becoming criminals in the eyes of Nazi Germany.
Is it reasonable to call any one of those groups criminals? No.
Is it reasonable to call a person who steals and conceals classified documents a criminal? Yes.
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And then I felt a little better because I realized criminals might actually be held accountable for their crimes.
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u/treasureauthor Sep 14 '22
How is this clever? Or a comeback??
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u/abasio Sep 15 '22
It's not either yet it's got nearly 40k upvotes. People just upvote anything. My downvote felt like pissing into a hurricane.
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u/1CowboyR5 Sep 14 '22
This ain't even a comeback. Ya'll become lame
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u/Professional_Bar3689 Sep 15 '22
It’s Reddit. Anything bashing conservatives is worthy of posting. This place is one big circle jerk of “tolerance”
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u/GrimmOfThrones2187 Sep 14 '22
This isn’t a clever comeback at all. Do you clap when the plane lands?
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u/Spekingur Sep 15 '22
Every time. I’m just standing in airport, watching planes landing and clapping.
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u/surroundedbybanjos Sep 14 '22
Because all the MAGA lawyers were disbarred or in prison by the time they got to your small-time ass.
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u/AlexDavid1605 Sep 14 '22
She definitely has committed some crime connected to Trump. Have her investigated. Quite a few skeletons (literal or otherwise) will definitely pop out...
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u/SomberWail Sep 14 '22
I laughed at every one of these
How does one come up with such biting comebacks?
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u/stalphonzo Sep 14 '22
Why, it's almost as if you can't commit sedition anymore without getting targeted by law enforcement agencies!
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u/FLink557 Sep 14 '22
So the nazi supporters are the holocaust victims now??
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u/GODDESS_OF_CRINGE__ Sep 14 '22
They always use Leftist rhetoric to promote their terrible ideas. And their followers are uneducated and gullible enough to fall for it. I mean, Nazi was a shortened form of National Socialist, and there was nothing Socialist about them. They killed the real Socialists.
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u/LegitimatePumpkin88 Sep 14 '22
Every single bit of rhetoric the right uses today comes from the left. They are the least creative people in the country. But what makes it worse is that they use the rhetoric incorrectly every single time.
The "rent free" line is supposed to apply to people who don't matter anymore. Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama lived rent free in their heads because they weren't doing anything at that point. trump is not living rent free in heads because he has to do stupid shit to take up space in there. If he'd fuck off and stop doing shit that affects the public, nobody on the left would be talking about him.
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u/Then-Baker-7933 Sep 14 '22
“…they” means the government enforcing the existing laws of this democracy? If you break those laws, what should be the right action taken then? Wait, the answer is get elected and change those laws to favor the guilty which is a certain party’s agenda…
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u/SenorBeef Sep 14 '22
Hey, if you're next on that list, that probably means you've committed a little light treason and they should probably be coming after you.
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u/BruceSlaughterhouse Sep 14 '22
Cant wait to see Marjorie Taylor Green and Shat Gaetz being walked away in handcuffs as well.
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u/ball_fondlers Sep 14 '22
Let me simplify this for everyone.
First they came for the unions, and I said nothing, because I wanted to get rich.
Then they came for civil rights movements and their leaders, and I said nothing, because I didn’t benefit from civil rights for minorities.
Then they came for brown people in countries I didn’t live in or care about, and I said nothing, because I wanted cheap gas and revenge for 9/11.
Then they came for a bunch of rich assholes who tried to overturn an election they lost, and NOW I care about the precedent this sets.
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u/PaleontologistNo8217 Sep 15 '22
That is the dumbest “comeback” I have ever seen, and that individual’s username suggests that he or she has the critical thinking skills of a radish.
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u/aaronplaysAC11 Sep 15 '22
These people are so fucking offensive, they quote from genocide as if they’re currently living it.. you getting rounded up and packed in trains while your family is sent to different internment camps? No Stfu.
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u/ToriGrrl80 Sep 14 '22
I buy 4 MyPillows a week and return them 2 weeks later. Have for months.
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u/whytfdoibother Sep 14 '22
How is this even remotely clever? This is r/clevercomebacks not r/pushmypoliticalagendaonpeoplelookingforanactualcomebackbecausefuckthem
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u/Sea_Violinist2938 Sep 14 '22
This sub should just be called r/dumpamericanpoliticiansontwitter
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u/ShotDate6482 Sep 14 '22
have you seen r/whitepeopletwitter?
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u/ryantripp Sep 14 '22
This isn’t even a clever comeback. I wish we could ban politics on this sub
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u/thecorpseofreddit Sep 14 '22
I wish we could ban politics on every sub that isn't specifically related to a political topic.
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u/OffGriddersWCritters Sep 14 '22
I’m not sure how anyone is ok with the fbi going after pillow man and not the epistine list 🤷🏻♂️
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u/SomethingPersonnel Sep 14 '22
First they came for a criminal - and I did nothing because he is a criminal.
Then they came for a second criminal - and I did nothing because he is also a criminal.
Then they came for a third criminal - and I did nothing because he too is a criminal.
Then they came for me and gave me a speeding ticket because I was in a rush to join the party my friends were throwing for the capture and charging of criminals.
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u/Jussbussinmane Sep 14 '22
I love how to had to clarify who Mike Lindell was to try and add clout to her post lol
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I wish i was this dumb. Life would be so much better because I would be impressed i can buy a soda at any store if i wanted one. Or if a fast food joint had fries. Would be the happiest guy ever since i wouldn't grasp concepts like wanting everyone to have a better life around me because that also in turn makes my own a lot better.
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u/Webgiant Sep 15 '22
I'm trying to imagine a reality where Trump, Bannon, and Lindell defend anyone but themselves.
"I stood up to defend all three, and when they came for me, Trump, Bannon, and Lindell used me as a human meat shield."
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u/dilt72 Sep 15 '22
First they came for a criminal. Then they came for another criminal. Then another. Then they came for me ….I guess that means ….wait, what ?
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u/Negative_Mancey Sep 15 '22
I just can't wait for later generations in the future to ask me who mike lindell was and I get to answer in a crotchety old man voice: "He was a pillow salesman and a crook!"
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u/Jaccii18 Sep 15 '22
As if trump, Bannon or Lindell would gaf about defending anyone. These poor snowflakes. So afraid of the thought that even they might have consequences for their actions. Just think! If the FBI could investigate these men for fraud, treason, money laundering, any one of us could be investigated for those things! What's happened to America!?
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u/The_Scyther1 Sep 15 '22
My brain doesn’t want to accept a reality in which this was a genuine tweet and not a parody.
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u/equality-_-7-2521 Sep 15 '22
"So I didn't do anything."
Lmao bitch you did the same thing you're doing now. You whined on Twitter and solicited donations from idiots.
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u/Necrocornicus Sep 15 '22
Imagine thinking Steve Bannon and Roger Stone are the good guys. I can somewhat understand Trump because he’s charismatic and people are stupid, but them?
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u/Careful-Ad-1044 Sep 15 '22
Conservatives act like Nazis while gaslighting people into thinking they're being prosecuted like the Jews. We live in such a stupid timeline
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u/Jasper455 Sep 15 '22
First they came for the Nazi who committed treason. Then they came for the other Nazi’s that committed treason, and I made this tweet because I got scared.
FTFY
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u/Marc21256 Sep 15 '22
First they came for murderers, but I did not speak out, because I was not a murderer.
Then they came for rapists, but I did not speak out, for I was not a rapist.
Then they came for me, because I broke into a Best Buy and stole a TV, and nobody would speak out for me.
Do they not realize that the poem was written about rounding up classes of people who committed no crime? Personalizing it to an explicit defense of crime is absurd.
You could play with the order and make murder last, and claim persecution for being a serial killer.
I don't think that was what was intended.
Today's poem would have "immigrants", "LGBTQ+" and other classes who people are trying to persecute or remove rights from, not specific named criminals under investigation for actual crimes.
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u/MirageATrois024 Trusted Bot Hunter Sep 14 '22
People thinking this is clever is the biggest joke of all.
Edit: I see OP is all about politics and not much else…. Makes sense now.
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u/rocket_randall Sep 14 '22
I assume she's conservative, so why is she depending on others to defend her? Isn't it her responsibility to see to her own defense?
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How tone deaf and stupid.
For those who don't know, the original :
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.
"First they came …" is the poetic form of a 1946 post-war confessional prose by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984). It is about the silence of German intellectuals and certain clergy—including, by his own admission, Niemöller himself—following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent incremental purging of their chosen targets, group after group. - Wikipedia