First 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.
I also don’t think that any specific group is being arbitrarily arrested, but I’m not black so what do I know. Maybe it extends beyond violent force into wanting to invade privacy. I just don’t know what the incidence rate of such attempts to access are, though intuition makes me think that no one will care, but is intuition to be relied on?
First 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.
I also don’t think that any specific group is being arbitrarily arrested, but I’m not black so what do I know. Maybe it extends beyond violent force into wanting to invade privacy. I just don’t know what the incidence rate of such attempts to access are, though intuition makes me think that no one will care, but is intuition to be relied on?