I didn't know I engaged in name calling here (I save that for liberal forums ). But if I did, seriously, I apologize.ddraig wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:41 pmHey gil. Do you ever stop name calling? Told you before, I am not Hawk bowler. Take a look at how many posts that guy has, then take a look at mine. You seem to have plenty of time for name calling instead of facts. By the way, if you care to do so, you can check with others on the forum. They know who I am.gil wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:04 pmNiemoller's poem. Is. Chilling.ddraig wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:23 pmSadly, we've reached the point that if you do not follow the "group think" of the elites, you may be incarcerated. The short version of a very famous poem follows:
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 Niemoller
But is this a bit of hyperbole? ("if you do not follow the "group think" of the elites, you may be incarcerated") In contemporary America? Are you referring to Trump? HawkBowler? Seriously, who?
I certainly was'nt trying to say you are Hawk Bowler.
What I was trying to do I respond to the claim ("if you do not follow the "group think" of the elites, you may be incarcerated"). Trump is saying some variation of that, right? Who else is being threatened with incarceration? I brought up Hawk Bowler because he seemed have disappeared and I was wondering (trying to be tongue in cheek, but obviously not successfully) if he landed in the hoosegow for not following the group think and "speaking the truth".