re: #87 The Vicious Babushka

After Sergey broke down the actual Niemoller quote I decided to never use it in a meme again. The reason Niemoller didn’t speak out was because he was a Hitler supporter until the end. That is never mentioned.

I understand your stance. I remember Sergey discussing it. It was a revalation that wasn’t clear to many because of the way the quote has been used without the back story.

This is hard to explain, but I’ll give it a shot.

To me the quote is still a good quote to think about but not in the way it was taken by most. Sergey is correct.

With the revelations that Niemoller was a supporter, it says to me is that if you allow wicked stuff to happen, even as a supporter of the wickedness, you still can get run over by that wickedness when it comes your way.

Even if you are a monster you are not protected from monsters. Because monsters don’t care. They eat their own.

Was Niemoller saying it was wrong to fall for following his base instincts from the get-go and that he devalued himself to the point he too was seen as less than human like those he was willing to give up at first?

In a way it is sort of like Faust. The devil’s deal sounds so good you take it not thinking you are working with the devil who is never to be trusted. But because there is human benefit your thinking is clouded from the fact the devil gets his due.

Does that make sense? It is a tough twisting concept to put to words.

It’s like people falling for Trump. It sounds good to them because he promises benefits. What will be the cost to yours and others humanity by backing someone like Trump?