will history repeat itself?

any of you who study the history of the christian church of were raised lutheran will probably know who dietrich bonhoeffer was. he was a german lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of nazism, he was arrested and sent to buchenwald and later executed for his part in an attempt to assassinate hitler.
in my reading recently i came across a quote that was from a sermon he gave on 2 corinthians 12:9
"Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness and pride of power and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear rather than too much. Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, than they are doing now. Christians should take a stronger stand in favor of the weak rather than considering first the possible right of the strong."
although i do understand the context of his sermon was in WWII germany, i think it has a lot to say about our world today.

as this election time approaches we need to understand that we are in a unique position in the united states. we have the ability to vote, and by doing so affect the policy of the strongest and richest nation in the world.

my prayer for myself and all the other christians is that we will take a stronger stand for the weak of this world. that we, as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ in this world will do what we can to hold up those that can not hold up themselves.