Confession of an Islamic Republic supporter

Confession of an Islamic Republic supporter
by David ET
03-Aug-2009
 

First they came for monarchists
and I did not speak because I was not a monarchist

Then they came for Kurds
and I did not speak because I was not a Kurd

Then they came for the left
and I did not speak because I was not a leftist

Then they came for seculars
and I did not speak because I was not a secular

Then they came for students
and I did not speak because I was not a student

Then they came for trade unionists
and I did not speak because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for Bahai's
and I did not speak because I was not a Bahai

Then they came for reformists
and I did not speak because I was not a reformist

Then they came for supporters of Islamic Republic
and Monarchists, Kurds, Leftists, Seculars, Students, Trade Unionists, Bahai's and Reformists spoke for me too

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Farhad Kashani

David, Great piece as

by Farhad Kashani on Wed Aug 05, 2009 03:10 PM PDT

David,

Great piece as always. And also, very true.

Keep up the good work.

 

 


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Jeghele

Confession of...

by Jeghele on Tue Aug 04, 2009 09:28 PM PDT

Let us add this as a grand Finale

"...Then they came for "God"

By that time no Ayatollahs were left to speak up for God,

and then the curtain fell for "God's Representative on Earth".

 


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Norchi

It is true any place any time

by Norchi on Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:15 AM PDT

well said my friend.

peace


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rosie is roxy is roshan

"He that would make his own

by rosie is roxy is roshan on Mon Aug 03, 2009 07:35 AM PDT

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition [oppression]; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. " --Thomas Paine

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Paymaneh Amiri

JJ

by Paymaneh Amiri on Mon Aug 03, 2009 06:58 AM PDT

David ET's poem is an interesting and painfully true (but a bit more hopeful) take on a poem attributed to Pastor  Martin Niemoller's .

 

Martin Niemoller was a German pastor who had first supported Hitler through his rise but had become disillusioned by him, opposing him publicly in his sermons.  He was imprisoned for "treason" in 1937 and was released only by The Allies in 1945.

First they came for the Communists,

and I didn’t speak up,

because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn’t speak up,

because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,

and I didn’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.

 


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Ali Akbar

Those who do not remember....[History]

by Ali Akbar on Mon Aug 03, 2009 06:27 AM PDT

 the past are condemned to repeat it.  George Santayana 

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ganselmi

Nicely done.

by ganselmi on Mon Aug 03, 2009 05:57 AM PDT

Nicely done.


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Jahanshah Javid

Nice

by Jahanshah Javid on Mon Aug 03, 2009 05:40 AM PDT

Nice adaptation of a famous poem by...? I forget.


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