First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then 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 out for me.
("First they came ..." Pastor Martin Niemöller 1892–1984)
I hope to see at least two changes in current legislation take place in my life.
Right now we have a current legislation of "separate but equal" for gays in the sense of marriage. "you can have a civil union, but not be married" sounds a lot like "you can sit on the ground....., but you can't sit in this chair next to you" OR "you can go to school with other people like you, but you can't go to school with me". There was Brown vs. Board of education that gave abolished segregation of blacks and whites and i am looking foreword to the legalization of gay marriage.
We currently have a legislation that makes it illegal for individuals to possess marijuana. We deem that it is too dangerous for individuals to use, as with other drugs. Skydiving is dangerous. Should we make skydiving illegal?? If someone desires to use a substance to change their state of mind, are aware of the risks, and are not hurting anyone else, they have the right to do so. I want to see marijuana legalized.
First they came for the gays, and I did not speak out—because I was not a gay;
Then they came for the drug user, and I did not speak out—because I was not a drug user;
Then they came for the business owners, and I did not speak out—because I was not a business owner;
Then they came for the Iranians, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Iranian;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.
I think this also applies readily towards war. Everyone has their opinion that is justified in their own mind. They are right. In this sense, nobody is wrong in the world. When everyone is right, they decide that they must stand strong in their position. They cannot compromise, they revert to force and violence. Everyone looses at this point. We need less soldiers in this world and more diplomats and ambassadors. Compromise is the key. War is always a lose-lose situation, always.
First they came for the gays, and I spoke out—even though I was not a gay;
Then they came for the drug user, and I spoke out—even though I was not a drug user;
Then they came for the business owners, and I spoke out—even though I was not a business owner;
Then they came for the Iranians, and I spoke out—even though I was not a Iranian;
Then they came for me—and the gays, drug users, business owners, and Iranians spoke out for me.
"They" never defeated us.
Defend the rights of others.
--Taylor Allen 2009
Then 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 out for me.
("First they came ..." Pastor Martin Niemöller 1892–1984)
I hope to see at least two changes in current legislation take place in my life.
Right now we have a current legislation of "separate but equal" for gays in the sense of marriage. "you can have a civil union, but not be married" sounds a lot like "you can sit on the ground....., but you can't sit in this chair next to you" OR "you can go to school with other people like you, but you can't go to school with me". There was Brown vs. Board of education that gave abolished segregation of blacks and whites and i am looking foreword to the legalization of gay marriage.
We currently have a legislation that makes it illegal for individuals to possess marijuana. We deem that it is too dangerous for individuals to use, as with other drugs. Skydiving is dangerous. Should we make skydiving illegal?? If someone desires to use a substance to change their state of mind, are aware of the risks, and are not hurting anyone else, they have the right to do so. I want to see marijuana legalized.
First they came for the gays, and I did not speak out—because I was not a gay;
Then they came for the drug user, and I did not speak out—because I was not a drug user;
Then they came for the business owners, and I did not speak out—because I was not a business owner;
Then they came for the Iranians, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Iranian;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.
I think this also applies readily towards war. Everyone has their opinion that is justified in their own mind. They are right. In this sense, nobody is wrong in the world. When everyone is right, they decide that they must stand strong in their position. They cannot compromise, they revert to force and violence. Everyone looses at this point. We need less soldiers in this world and more diplomats and ambassadors. Compromise is the key. War is always a lose-lose situation, always.
First they came for the gays, and I spoke out—even though I was not a gay;
Then they came for the drug user, and I spoke out—even though I was not a drug user;
Then they came for the business owners, and I spoke out—even though I was not a business owner;
Then they came for the Iranians, and I spoke out—even though I was not a Iranian;
Then they came for me—and the gays, drug users, business owners, and Iranians spoke out for me.
"They" never defeated us.
Defend the rights of others.
--Taylor Allen 2009
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