Political Apathy

They came first for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up.

In the interest of every Dutch citizen, let this quotation by Hitler’s personal prisoner Martin Niemoller be a warning. There is an one day fly politician in the Netherlands who is just copying a right wing populism strategy of Pim Fortuyn. First he came for the Muslim, then for the incurable ill, then for women & gay and by that time no one was left to speak up. The only way to survive is to respect all people, religions and cultures.