TimGolden
5 min readJun 16, 2022

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Dear NY FBI, thousands of writers have quoted Gandhi (as saying): First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win

https://www.google.com/search?q=Gandhi:+First+they+ignore+you,+then+they+laugh+at+you,+then+they+fight+you,+then+you+win&tbm=bks&sxsrf=ALiCzsYUQZq9Lt9FigOe1kgmxjD466zqEA:1655412882088&ei=kpirYrWFBaGMgged9I_oBA&start=120&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi1lqzG7bL4AhUhhuAKHR36A004bhDy0wN6BAgBEFI&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1
https://books.google.com/books?id=IgkkAQAAIAAJ&q=Gandhi:+First+they+ignore+you,+then+they+laugh+at+you,+then+they+fight+you,+then+you+win&dq=Gandhi:+First+they+ignore+you,+then+they+laugh+at+you,+then+they+fight+you,+then+you+win&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjpgqzT7bL4AhXuQ98KHefyDbk4eBDoAXoECAIQAg
Timothy Golden, Neighbor 12:00 PM

Dear NY FBI, why do no writers quote Nicholas Klein (as saying): First they ignore you Then they ridicule you Then they attack you And then they build monuments to you — Nicholas Klein, 1916

https://books.google.com/books?id=I-0UAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA53&dq=First+they+ignore+you.+Then+they+ridicule+you.+And+then+they+attack+you+and+want+to+burn+you.+And+then+they+build+monuments+to+you.&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE_s3s6rL4AhWSk4kEHWnzBycQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=First%20they%20ignore%20you.%20Then%20they%20ridicule%20you.%20And%20then%20they%20attack%20you%20and%20want%20to%20burn%20you.%20And%20then%20they%20build%20monuments%20to%20you.&f=false
https://www.google.com/search?q=First+they+ignore+you.+Then+they+ridicule+you.+And+then+they+attack+you+and+want+to+burn+you.+And+then+they+build+monuments+to+you.&sxsrf=ALiCzsZG49lc7xm8EQo5gkFJGAG6LmD4Vw:1655412125738&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTltjd6rL4AhX8kokEHRCKBc84FBD8BSgBegQIARAL&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1

1) I Told NY FBI (in 2011) to INSTALL BREATHALYZERS in all (new + old) cars or else + 2) 110,000 Americans have been killed by DRUNK DRIVERS (since 2010) =
3) If NY FBI had handed my letter off to Congress (in 2011), then 110,000 Americans may not have been killed by DRUNK DRIVERS.

1) I Told NY FBI (in 2011) to INSTALL BREATHALYZERS in all (new + old) cars or else + 2) 110,000 Americans have been killed by DRUNK DRIVERS (since 2010) =

https://patch.com/new-york/massapequa/s/iamdx/motorcyclist-trapped-by-wires-dies-after-drunken-driver-hits-pole-pd?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

3) If NY FBI had handed my letter off to Congress (in 2011), then 110,000 Americans may not have been killed by DRUNK DRIVERS.

p.s.

Congress is just now pushing for BREATHALYZERS in all new cars by 2026.

p.p.s.

‘First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win.’ — Gandhi

p.p.p.s.

chew! chew! [eat God’s Mail]

and

do! do! [exorcise (right wrongs)]

or else

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