Speak truth to power (before it's too late)

This is a more contemporary version of a poem attributed to the Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöeller (1892-1984). I think it is food for thought, and the words ring very true today. - Vox

They came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up...
By Stephen Rohde (Author's Note: The USA Patriot Act became law a little over one year ago.)

First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Muslim.
Then they came for the immigrants, detaining them indefinitely solely upon the...
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