The Poem That Trump Supporters Will Recite if Trump Wins*

Disclaimer: I wrote the following story during the 2016 election cycle. This story was written at a time when conventional political wisdom stated that an inarticulate and impolitic businessman with no political experience and multiple fraud and sexual assault allegations pending against him could not possible best a former First Lady/former United States Senator/former Secretary of State in a presidential race — and the tone of the piece reflects that.

Aside from the occasional corrections to spelling/grammatical/syntax/factual errors, the story you are about to read is in its original form.

First, Trump filed for bankruptcy multiple times — and I did not speak out —

Because he didn’t lose any of my money

Then, Trump defrauded people at Trump U — and I did not speak out —

Because I never attended Trump U

Then Trump unfairly criticized the Pope and I did not speak out —

Because I am not Catholic

Then, Trump said that John McCain was not a war hero — and I did not speak out —

Because I am not a veteran

Then, Trump threatened to deport the Mexicans — and I did not speak out —

Because I was not a Mexican

Then Trump threatened to ban the Muslims, and I did not speak

Out —

Because I was not a Muslim

Then Trump mocked a disabled reporter and I did not speak out —

Because I am not disabled

Then Trump made many misogynistic statements and I did not speak out —

Because I am not a woman

Then Trump disparaged the Black Lives Matter movement and I did not speak out —

Because I am not black

Then Trump threatened to repeal gay marriage and I did not speak out —

Because I am not gay

Then Trump insulted the Khan family and I did not speak out —

Because I haven’t lost my child

Then Trump turned on me — and there was no one left to speak

for me

*This poem borrows very heavily (okay, almost completely) from Pastor Martin Niemoller’s poem, “First They Came”, originally published in 1946.

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