by Richard Pearman

Created on: November 05, 2011   Last Updated: May 24, 2012

First they said, “We've got to be good to children because they're our future.”

I was a child but they hated me and punished me for retaliating against bullies

They didn't punish the bullies

Then they said, “The Holocaust was dreadful, we should be nice to Jews.”

I didn't hate Jews but they still hated me because I just look Jewish and have a Jewish sounding name

Then they said, “Let's be nice to people who are different and try to understand them.”

I agreed with that as I'm different but they still hated me because I was the wrong sort of different

Then they said, “Let's support women's lib and be nice to women.”

I like women but they still hated me because I'm male

And they felt they needed to protect women from me

Israel said, “Let's allow all Jews to immigrate to our nice restored homeland.”

I agree with that but they won't let me immigrate because I'm not Jewish enough,

And follow the Jewish Messiah

Then they said, “We must be nice to dark skinned races because racism is wrong.”

I agreed with that but they still hated me because I was white

Then they said, “We should be good to disabled people because it's not their fault.”

I agreed with that but they still hated me because I was just slightly short sighted,

Bad at sports and had bad acne

Then they said, “We must be nice to the other religions and not criticize them,

Even if they're sexist, drink cyanide and worship blue gods with elephants' heads.”

I didn't hate the followers of other religions but they still hated me and criticized my religion,

Because I followed the example of the prophet Elijah and my religion's the only one that isn't “other”

Then they said, “We must be nice to homosexuals,

Because the government has no place in people's bedrooms.”

So the homosexuals left their bedrooms, marched down the high street and persecuted Christians

But they didn't persecute followers of other anti-gay religions because they were “other”

I don't hate homosexuals but they still hated me and were uncomfortable with my sexuality,

Because I'm heterosexual and believe the Bible

Then they said, “Let's be nice to convicts and help them get jobs.”

I could rather see two sides of that and they still hated me and wouldn't give me a job,

Because I don't have a criminal record

Then they said, “Let's be nice to atheists, get rid of the Christian symbols that may

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