Thursday, December 17, 2009
if only
“First they came for the rich. And I did not speak out because I was not rich. Then they came for the property owners, and I did not speak out because I did not own property. Then they came for the right to bear arms, and I did not speak out because I was not armed. Then they came for me and denied me my medical care, and there was no one left to speak for me,”
– Laura Ingraham, protesting the Senate healthcare bill at a rally in DC.
Update:
Driftglass has his version:
First they came for the bigots, and I did not speak out because my cousin had a gay friend, and there's a black guy in my office;
Then they came for the oligarchs and fascists, and I did not speak out because I'm broke and brown makes my ass look fat;
Then they came for the theocrats, and I did not speak out because, Jeez, those people are just friggin scary;
Finally they came for me and the other eleven people left in the Conservative Movement — and there was no one left to speak out for us.
And America lived happily ever after.
posted by Scats : 12/17/2009 10:01:00 PM
