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Question: HELP! i need to find a poem about totalitarialism in europe!?
you know after WW1 totalitarian govt took root in russia, italy, and germany!. and i need a poem that expresses 1)single party dictatorship, 2)state control economy, 3) police spies and state terrorism, 4) strict censorship , govt control of media, 5) use of schools and media to brain wash and mobilize citizens, 6) unquestioning obedience to a single ruler!.
i need the poem to get an idea of what i should write, i'm not very good at writing poems, please help me, if u can, i tried searching for it, but i didnt find what i needed,Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
this is a good 1 called when they came its german ill give u the greman and english translation
german:
Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Kommunist!.
Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat!.
Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten,
habe ich nicht protestiert;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter!.
Als sie die Juden holten,
habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Jude!.
Als sie mich holten,
gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte!.
english:
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist!.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat!.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist!.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I was not a Jew!.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out!.
its about social comunisum and its in ww2 but it mite help good luck with your paperWww@QuestionHome@Com