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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

First they came for Pluto's planethood.

Next they're coming for Australia's continenthood.

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago

When they came for Pluto, I said nothing because I wasn't a planet
When they came for Australia, I said nothing because I wasn't a continent
When they came for Bielefeld, I said nothing because I wasn't a city
When they came for me, there was no one left to say anything

– Martin Niemöller