1. Who said:
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.?
2. Who wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird?
3. It’s intolerant in French, bacchettone in Italy, intolerante in Spanish and upoko mārō in Maori, what is it in English (hint, the answer is a noun not an adjective).
4. Why was Rosa Parks arrested in 1955?
5. Is there a place for positive discrimination?
Homepaddock 
1. Neimoller. Can’t remember first name.
2. Harper Lee.
3. Racist seems relevant.
4. Not going to the back of the bus?
5. Yes…the dustbin.
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I wonder if this is the place to point out that China is a nation, not a race. A nation ruled by brutal, totalitarian, control freaks. There is more to this than simple bigotry.
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(1) Martin Niemoller
(2) Harper Lee
(3) Bigot – a frequently misused word
(4) Sitting in the wrong seat on a bus
(5) No! – but there is a case for discrimination and of course it is something everybody does all the time
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1] Martin Niemöller
2] Harper Lee
3] Don’t know. Intolerant is too easy.
4] Not moving from her seat when a white got on.
5] The discrimination in favour of people who have previously been discriminated against may help offset previous discrimination, but may also perpetuate the problems caused by the discrimination.
Yes, with conditions.
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