Martin Niemöller’s poem “First They Came,” because it is about the importance of speaking out: First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Communist; Then 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. This is not okay, and I need to keep reminding people that stigma is what
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