First They Came For the…

(modified for the USA 2017)

First they came for the transgendered
and I did not speak out
because I was not transgender.
Then they came for the Hispanics
and I did not speak out
because I was not Hispanic.
Then they came for the Muslims
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Muslim.
Then they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the gays
and I did not speak out
because I was not gay.
Then they came for the blacks
and I did not speak out
because I was not black.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

~ Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-01-14 1984-03-06 age:92)