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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoThe literal Nazis started with trans people, too. (It’s unclear why Niemöller failed to mention them in his poem, but it’s true.)
minus-squareapplebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago“Zeroth they came for the people I hated and I said nothing because fuck them”
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt’s very possible (even likely) that he was transphobic, but it’s also possible he didn’t know about them or that he didn’t consider them a significant enough demographic to mention.
The literal Nazis started with trans people, too. (It’s unclear why Niemöller failed to mention them in his poem, but it’s true.)
“Zeroth they came for the people I hated and I said nothing because fuck them”
It’s very possible (even likely) that he was transphobic, but it’s also possible he didn’t know about them or that he didn’t consider them a significant enough demographic to mention.