I find this all very disturbing and worrying on the 60th anniversary of the holocaust.
First they came for the Communists,
and I didnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t speak up,
because I wasnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t speak up,
because I wasnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didnâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.
by Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
Couldn't happen here?I'm sure that it was thought it couldn't happen in a 20th century Germany.
IF you waive the rule of law for some cases where does it stop?If one freedom is eroded it won't be long until the next one is deemed ok to wipe off the statute book.