APPLICABLE EUROPEAN QUOTATION
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. They then came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak out.
-Attributed to Martin Niemoeller
I didn't speak up when the secret government brought about wars in Laos, Burma, Vietnam, and Central America. I didn't speak out about the deaths of 58,000 Americans in Vietnam, or the tens of thousands of CIAdirected assassinations in Central and South America. I didn't speak out when the savings and loans were looted. I didn't speak out when courageous individuals spoke out about the October Surprise operation. I didn't speak up when other people reported the CIA drug trafficking into the United States. I didn't speak up when I learned of the looting of peoples' assets in Chapter 11 by corrupt federal judges and others.
I chose to remain ignorant about the depth of corruption by government officials and judges. I ignored the pattern of coverup and criminal activities by members of Congress. I ignored the patterns of corruption. They didn't affect me directly. I ignored my responsibilities as a citizen, and was indifferent to the tragic plight of those people who were directly affected by the massive corruption in government. I shirked my responsibilities by eagerly believing the disinformation and denials given by the media and federal officials.
I am now paying the consequences, and I share the blame for what is happening to the United States, to the American people, including those specifically targeted, and to myself.