current Hong Kong situation reminds me Martin Niemoller's....

Dear world,

CCP will infiltrate your government,

Chinese enterprises interfere your political stance,

China will harvest your home like Xinjiang.

BEWARE OR BE NEXT!"

They came first for the Communists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics,

and I didn't speak out because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,

and there was no one left to speak for me.

- by (Friedrich Gustav Emil) Martin Niemoller

다음은 우리다.

나치는 우선 공산당을 숙청했다.

나는 공산당원이 아니었으므로 침묵했다.

그 다음엔 유태인을 숙청했다.

나는 유태인이 아니었으므로 침묵했다.

그 다음엔 노동조합원을 숙청했다.

나는 노동조합원이 아니므로 침묵했다.

그 다음엔 카톨릭교도를 숙청했다.

나는 개신교도였으므로 침묵했다.

그 다음엔 나에게 왔다.

그 순간에 이르자, 나서줄 사람이 아무도 남지 않았다.

- Martin Niemoller 마르틴 니묄러 -

1892. 1. 14 독일 리프슈타트~1984. 3. 6 독일 비스바덴

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In Korea, it took almost more than 60 years to get current liberty, freedom and  democracy.
And we are still struggling to make Korea more better place.

Tyrant and dictator do not easily hand over liberty and freedom to the people.

They always want to get more power and controls over the people.

Who makes that tyrant or dictator?

Actually people makes them.

The people who are indifferent, silent or unintelligent and stupid
and those who's interest is only getting more money.
(money is important in capitalism, but do not sell my soul for it.)

That kind of people do not care about corruption, dictatorship
and about the brutality of tyrant's abusive activities.

Nobody can rescue that kind of people from suppression
unless they spontaneously want to liberty, freedom and justice.

How to know the values of liberty, freedom and justice?

It will be possible through education. learning. self realization, etc.

In short, intelligence can make who you are unless you are not just animal.