First They Came For . . .

To paraphrase Pastor Martin Niemöller:

In Obamaland they first came for the banks,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a banker.

Then they came for industry,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an industrialist.

Then they came for those who did not support single payer,
and I didn't speak up because I was uninformed.

Then they came for the media,
and I didn't speak up because I was a believer.

Then they came for me —
and by that time no one was left to speak up.