While this poem is a useful tool, we cannot accept it being used by even the author to obscure the deaths of those he agreed with the Nazis about.

That priest was a product of his time and place, and fully teaching his poem demands passing on critique of that basis.

Wholly agree with you here in the goal, sentiment, and calling out he’s a product of his time. Once again, here’s a conservative that only cared about something once it affected him. At least he left his words to the ages in hopes others would learn from them instead.

Martin Niemoller, famously a prominent Lutheran pastor, was actually not a Catholic priest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller

I agree with your sentiment, but his piece is timeless and too important to history to misrepresent.

EDIT: it’s also my understanding (not a historian though) that communists were the first targets. Political opponents when the nazis first achieved power because they were not strong. The moved on to ideological targets after they had established power.

I think it’s cute how mad this guy got lol. Wait til he finds out ICE murders people.

US: hopefully trump’s death of old age

World: hoping for a fusion achievement