first they spread rumors
'til they commit this last atrocity
first they spread rumors & lies
demonizing & branding them as enemies of the people
then they removed them from positions of authority
then they branded them
then they destroyed their shops
then they isolated them in ghettoes
then they shipped them off to prison camps
confiscating all their remaining possessions
then they starved & worked them to death
then they ushered them into gas chambers
& threw them into ovens
& only then did we call it a holocaust
that we might never need worry about it happening here
‘til they commit this last atrocity
About the Creator
Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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Comments (2)
There was slavery, and Killing each other in Rwanda...and on it goes. The cycle and circle goes on. Aluta continua...the struggle continues.
Ahhh, no, FIRST they promise Community and Pride. They give you a job and clean up your street...