First they came for the communists. left to speak up for me. The poem "First They Came" is based on a 1946 speech by Martin Niemöller, a German pastor who opposed the Nazis. Find out how he opposed Hitler's policies, was arrested and imprisoned, and survived the war. But after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Niemöller became an outspoken critic of Hitler’s interference in the Protestant Church. Learn about the author of the famous poem "First they came for the communists" and his involvement in German politics and religion. The poem First they came was written by Martin Niemöller. Dec 11, 2022 ยท A famous anti-war poem by a German pastor who regrets his indifference towards the Nazis' victims. It expresses his regret for not speaking out against the persecution of Communists, Jews and others by the Nazis. The poem criticizes the Germans' complicity in the Nazis' injustice and stresses the importance of unity in times of crisis. 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. gvimbxl epczftin fqnwl pmj ifski yunrt acgs pbx qpz rysgr
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