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[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

then they came for the civilians. And I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a civilian.

Yeah Thomas Mann's poem is still relevant and more people need to read it and understand it.

If you "only follow commands", you are still implicated in every action. If you are a cop you are literally one of the checks in the system of checks and balances.