When I saw the title I knew exactly what the reference was and knowing your brilliance, I couldn't wait to read your insights into this classic and relevant quote. You didn't disappoint. You hit the target with stunning, scathing truth.
Your poem set me to thinking and, while I try to avoid the mix of poetry and politics, I could not help but comment on the timeliness of your poem. You raise a very good point about what will happen; but Pastor Niemoller's words were written in response to a right-wing fascism that deemed itself "patriotic," and seems chillingly similar to the thuggery we witnessed on January sixth of this year.
When I saw the title I knew
When I saw the title I knew exactly what the reference was and knowing your brilliance, I couldn't wait to read your insights into this classic and relevant quote. You didn't disappoint. You hit the target with stunning, scathing truth.
As quotable as the pastors' warning.
where trouble begins
I think the trouble is always complacency. When people say in their hearts, “It can’t happen here” that’s where trouble begins.
Your poem set me to thinking
Your poem set me to thinking and, while I try to avoid the mix of poetry and politics, I could not help but comment on the timeliness of your poem. You raise a very good point about what will happen; but Pastor Niemoller's words were written in response to a right-wing fascism that deemed itself "patriotic," and seems chillingly similar to the thuggery we witnessed on January sixth of this year.
J-Called
Left Wing – Right Wing
Left Wing – Right Wing… All The Same Bird.
The game is Divide and Conquer – and that game is run from a higher level.