At the Threshold or Turning Point
Commentary
Reflecting on the breathtaking and unprecedented enormity of Alvin Bragg’s indictment of former president Donald Trump, a friend wrote me to say it reminded her of Martin Niemöller’s famous poem “First they came ….”
“First 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 for me.”…