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Devils Panties 06/09/2025 (thedevilspanties.com)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] einkorn@feddit.org 82 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"When the Nazis took the Communists, I remained silent. I wasn't a communist, after all.

When they imprisoned the social democrats, I remained silent. I wasn't a social democrat, after all.

When they took the union members, I remained silent. I wasn't a unionist, after all.

When they took me, there was none left who could protest.

Martin Niemöller

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good English version too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_They_Came

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.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks. I translated it on the fly, because it isn't on the English version of his bio page.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago

There's a lot of versions and variations of this, all saying the same thing. Including the comic above. I don't think any of them are wrong, as long as the message is heard :)

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it feels pertinent to say that no, they didn’t come for the socialists first

they came for disabled people first

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That disabled people, LGBTQ folks, as well as Roma and other Travellers aren't there, is telling.

But it is also heartening that the only real domestic policy loss the Nazis took was their anti-disabled people one. Mass protests and resistance against it worked to hold back the death and sterilisation machine.

I also assume the poem is only once in power, as the SA were killing socialists and Jews in an unofficial basis long before Hitler became Chancellor.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Many LGBTQ liberated from concentration camps at the end of WW2 were moved straight back into regular jails.