“The international literature festival Berlin calls on all individuals, institutions, schools and media outlets that care about freedom and civil rights to participate in a worldwide reading of texts about surveillance in support of Edward Snowden, on 8^th September 2014″.

Ron Ridenour will be a part of this with his poem  inspired by Pastor Martin Niemoller, Edward Snowden, and Worldwidereading

Ron Ridenourdeltager på World wide reading i Berlin med et digt inspireret af pastor Martin Niemoller, Edward Snowden og  Worldwidereading

By  Ron Ridenour

First they came for Jihad terrorists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a terrorist

Then they came for any Muslim
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Muslim

Then they came for the occupiers
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an occupier

Then they came for all my communications
And I did not speak out
Because I had nothing to hide

Then they came for Japanese war aid
And I did not speak out
Because I had nothing to say

Then they came for German war aid
And I did not speak out
Because I was out shopping

 
 4 September 2014