From the On Tyranny series by Timothy Snyder, lesson #8 of twenty. Check here for a lesson every Monday or you can find them on YouTube. They are all short videos, no ads.
“Stand out. Someone has to. It is easy to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease there is no freedom. Remember Rosa Parks. The moment you set an example the spell of the status quo is broken and others will follow.” – Timothy Snyder
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This is a message from Iowa’s first trans legislator, making a urgent plea for attention to this issue that is imminent and expected to be voracious and abrupt:
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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, German pastor after WWII
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