we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time - ThreadSky

joshuaerlich.bsky.social • 1 day ago

we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

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sjroadw.bsky.social•1 day ago

they’ve been calling latin american immigrants an invading army for way longer than a hot minute so they can treat them as enemy combatants in wartime instead of civilians with constitutional rights and a lot of people are still somehow convinced it’s just rhetoric

kevinwhitejr.bsky.social•1 day ago

A lot of people seem to be banking on being fat enough down the list that they’ll stop coming for people before they get to their line on the list.

jennycohn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Except first they came for trans people…

antifascistht.bsky.social•1 day ago

In fairness to Mr. Erlich..
https://bsky.app/profile/joshuaerlich.bsky.social/post/3lk2ditpbok2b

noahdahl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was gonna say, we're like down to #3 or 4 on the list....

forevernever.bsky.social•1 day ago

also failing the "never again" test.

redletter.bsky.social•1 day ago

first they came for me and i didn't say anything because i'm a huge fucking coward

brooklynspoke.bsky.social•1 day ago

Which is wild because when you post that Niemöller line you'll get lots of "Well, actually, he hated all those people he said they came for first!" Um, yeah... that's the fucking point and really applies to what a lot of people are saying to justify what's going on right now.

radlegaltakes.bsky.social•1 day ago

glarg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Apparently we should update the poem with "First they came for people who might personally annoy you, and you still need to stand up for them!"

depreciated.bsky.social•1 day ago

Even if Mahmoud Khalil thinks it's okay to dash infants against rocks, where is YOUR value system if you support the US disappearing him?

mikefrburkecville.bsky.social•1 day ago

I literally had someone tell me on FB today, “Well, he didn’t have his green card when he led those demonstrations!” As if that matters.

artisanrox.bsky.social•1 day ago

people in my red area are mad because "tax returns are going to take longer/market go down."

wait until they go door to door in some places for dissent and the banks won't honor your $5K bank account anymore!

there are soooo many people unprepared for all this

alitica.bsky.social•1 day ago

There is nothing that says you are not protected under the constitution if you happen to be a permanent resident.

maiett.bsky.social•1 day ago

eschatonblog.com•1 day ago

People keep saying this without saying which views someone might find abhorre nt and i wish they would spell it out

artsvandelay.bsky.social•1 day ago

IMO important that it's misquoted as "first they came for the Jews" but the original is "first they came for the communists"

Real message is "you have to defend unpopular groups". Misquoted version is "you have to defend Jews" which turns into "be pro-Israel".

socio-steve.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's all happening so quickly.

marietoto.bsky.social•1 day ago

Will share. Thanks

mikesnotwrong.bsky.social•1 day ago

The "why can't we question everything?!" crowd is suddenly reluctant to ask any questions. Who would've thought? 🥶

joshuaerlich.bsky.social•1 day ago

they came for trans people first and establishment libs responded by saying "maybe you have a point" and "it's an 80/20 issue"

tcar2000.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep. 🤮

desireealliance.bsky.social•1 day ago

They come for sex workers all the time. We always say "When they come for us - you're next!"

onesarahwatters.bsky.social•1 day ago

How can they not see it?

desireealliance.bsky.social•1 day ago

We're the canaries in the coal mine

internethuman.bsky.social•1 day ago

The crux of it is simply that human rights are non negotiable. Full stop. End of discussion.

If you think anything else then you're part of the problem.

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