Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

First they came for…

“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me” ~ Martin Niemöller

We are seeing this today. Again. Still.

When we stand by, claiming that it is not our problem, we are the problem.

If we don’t speak up for others, we can not have an expectation that others will speak for us.

Say what you will, but I would rather be an easily offended, soft hearted, liberal snowflake who refuses to be ok with allowing racism, sexism, bigotry, Randian selfishness, than to look around one day as they lead me off to be Hitler’s proverbial personal prisoner, like Niemöller.

#niemöller #racism #saveblacklives #blm #blacklivesmatter #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #communist #socialism #martinniemöller #tradeunionist #judaism #jewish #theycameforme #feminism #feminist #speakup #speakout #liberal #snowflake #love #kalidesautelsreads
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