When they came for the trade unionists, I said nothing, because I was not a trade unionist.
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When they came for the trade unionists, I said nothing, because I was not a trade unionist.
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When the Nazis came for the communists, I said nothing, because I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I said nothing, because I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I said nothing, because I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left who could protest.
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Twelve separatists were convicted and given long prison sentences for their roles in holding the banned secession referendum in 2017. They then declared independence a few days after the results. Unionists boycotted the referendum, which was held amid a large police presence intent on stopping it.
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