" According to Marcuse, "Niemöller's original argument was premised on naming groups he and his audience would instinctively not care about... "

Those groups also have to be innocent. Imagine how that refrain would sound if instead it was “first they came for the rapists....”

A political believe, even if violent in nature, is not the same as committing rape.

It's not comparable since the one describes something you believe and the other something you have done.

Rape comparisons should not be used as discussion jokers to win an argument.

I’m talking about actions, not beliefs. Believe that Sandy Hook was a hoax all you want, I don’t care. But when you cross the line into harassing and threatening the parents of the victims, it’s no longer a mere political belief.

Niemöller's quote is about indifference.

In the context of the time, certainly. I'm not sure what your point is.