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[–] icerunner_origin@startrek.website 130 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reich calls out the Führer, there's a headline that writes itself.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 110 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Early warning signs of fascism:

1.) Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism

2.) Disdain for the importance of human rights

3.) Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause

4.) The supremacy of the military/avid militarism

5.) Rampant sexism

6.) A controlled mass media

7.) Obsession with national security

8.) Religion and ruling elite tied together

9.) Power of corporations protected

10.) Power of labor suppressed or eliminated

11.) Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts

12.) Obsession with crime and punishment

13.) Rampant cronyism and corruption

14.) Fraudulent elections

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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.
  • Martin Niemöller

Just in case people don't know the original.

[–] badmin@lemm.ee 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's not the original.
Hint: any version that doesn't mention "communists" is "filtered".

[–] wieson@feddit.org 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Good call, I didn't know that. This is the original

Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen,
ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen,
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich geschwiegen,
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr,
der protestieren konnte.

It's not straight forward to translate, because there is no active verb in English for "to remain silent".

When the Nazis came and took the communists 
I remained silent
Since I wasn't a communist.

When they imprisoned the social democrats 
I remained silent
Since I wasn't a social democrat.

When they took the trade unionists 
I remained silent
Since I wasn't a trade unionist.

When they took me
There was no one left
Who could protest. 
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does "I chose silence" work?

[–] wieson@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good idea, but I think "remain silent" applies a bit more generally. The phrase "you have the right to remain silent" is always translated to "sie haben das Recht zu schweigen". So I went with that.

("schweigen" being the verb I'm looking for here)

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[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Good point. I forgot about the communist part and only copied the first one on wiki due to laziness. Thanks for reminding me.

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago

Gonna take more than speaking.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We're past the point of speaking out.

I would like for you to consider why the US constitution outlines free speech in its first amendment, and the right to bear arms in the second. The reason why is not that different than the principal of charity, or the social contract of tolerance. The first amendment outlines and sets speech, language, as the first step in challenging authority. But implicit in that principal, is the idea that governments are precluded from not listening, or not being available to that speech. It is literally in why the US constitution is structured the way it is, in putting limits and restraints on governments, not people.

We have devolved long past the point where free speech is respected by the US government, under any interpretation of the words.

The second, is an enshrining of the right to to the use of violence when the first is no longer being respected.

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Trump's implied support for Erdogan is also considered to be one of the reasons why Erdogan's trying this hard to keep himself as the leader even though protests are riling up all around the country. Speak out for us too.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You need to do more than speak out though. We've been speaking out about Trump for a decade and he's was reflected and is currently breaking America to rebuild it into some kind of dictatorship.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

i like to speak up in loud bangs

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Trump can do it, then any president can do it. That's the real problem.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

As awful as he is, I think he serves a good example of the opposite being true. It can serve as a warning.

"If we give any President this authority, someone like Donald Trump could use it if they ever got elected."

[–] Philharmonic3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

We need to disappear this regime.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (15 children)

I wasn't aware that "we" were taking it lying down.

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