A Modern Version
First they came for the record stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used iTunes online.
Then they came for the bookstores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used Kindle online.
Then they came for the technology stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used Amazon online.
Then they came for the grocery stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used FreshDirect online.
Then they came for the restaurants
and I didn’t speak out
because I used SeamlessWeb online.
Then they came for the shoe stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used Zappos online.
Then they came for the home-wares stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used Soap online.
Then they came for the stationery stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used Staples online.
Then they came for the drug stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used CVS online.
Then they came for the furniture stores
and I didn’t speak out
because I used IKEA online.
Then they came for the newspapers
and I didn’t speak out
because I used a web browser online.
Then they came for the coffee shops
and I didn’t speak out
because I make my own.
And then there was nowhere to go
and nothing left to do.
The Hiltmon 2014
The Original Version
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 1946 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller
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