First they came for the immigrants
And I did not speak out 
Because I was not an immigrant
My ancestors were, but that was different
Then they came for the Socialists 
And I did not speak out 
Even though America is kind of socialist
But real socialists are evil – so they say
Then they came for the trade unionists 
And I did not speak out 
Because I was not a trade unionist 
Not anymore anyway but I used to be 
my dad, too - and all four grandparents
But unions nowadays, well, you know…
Then they came for the Jews 
And I did not speak out 
Because I was only half a Jew - not even
Raised as one, didn’t know I was a Jew
So I don’t know anything about that
Then they came for me 
And there was no one left 
So I had to tell them myself:
“Yeah, I knew you’d get around to me.
Eventually.”

– Mark Lucker

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