Nice people made the best Nazis. My mother spent her childhood in Nazi Germany surrounded by nice people who refused to make waves, chose not to focus on politics... They were lovely, kind people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away.
Naomi Shulman
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman
Naomi Shulman
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman
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It struck me then, as it does to this day, as one of the most perfectly formed & perfectly succinct phrases I'd ever heard.
It captures it ALL.
It is FAR more relevant NOW.
We've heard it a lot lately: if you've ever wondered how you would've acted when Hitler came to power if you'd been a German...
WONDER NO MORE.
Our moment has arrived.
We start small, with protests.
And when the time comes - BE READY.
Do.not.look.away!