Itโs December 7th so Make ๐ sure ๐ฏ you ๐ donโt ๐ซ๐ซ get ๐ โผ๏ธSURPRISE ๐ฑ ATTACKEDโผ๏ธ ๐ข by ๐ his โฟ D๐ ๐ผ this ๐Pearl ๐ Harbor Day! ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ Heโs ๐๐๐จ gonna ๐ฃ๏ธ be ๐ the only ๐ thing ๐ต GOING ๐ DOWNโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ ๐๐ tonight! ๐ฉ๐ฅด Letโs ๐ช see ๐ณ if he ๐ฉ can ๐ฆ find ๐ช๐ the ๐PEARL ๐ฎ in ๐ญ your ๐ harbor๐ข. Share โฅ๏ธ this with ๐ fellow ๐ฏ women-at-arms ๐ช fighting ๐๐พ ๐ซto defend their ๐ rights ๐ to life๐ถ, ๐ liberty๐, ๐ฝ and pursuit of that โก๏ธ dick๐. ๐ If you ๐ get ๐๐ผ 5๏ธโฃ ๐ back, ๐ช๐ผ youโll ๐ be ๐คฐ getting ๐ your ๐บ๐ธ๐๐ fill ๐ of SEA-MEN. If you ๐ get ๐ none ๐
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๏ธ๐น๐น๐น๐น 0๏ธโฃ๐ซ, 0โฃ sorry ๐ณ hoe ๐๐ผ๐ but ๐๐ซ your ๐ U.S.S. Arizona ๐ค is gonna ๐ ๏ธโก๏ธ๐ค๐ข sink ๐ต๐ฐ๐ ๐ฉ๐
๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ **HISTORY ALERT!** ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ
On โ๏ธ that ๐ฅฐ๐โจ **SUNNY** โ๏ธ **Sunday** ๐
**morning** ๐ฟ of December 7, ๐๐ 1941, Messman **Doris Miller** was on ๐ **๐ณ breakfast** ๐ฅฃ๐ **duty** aboard the **USS West โฌ
Virginia** in โตโตโ **Pearl ๐ Harbor**, Hawaii! ๐ณโ๏ธ Suddenly, ๐ **BAM!** ๐ฅ Nine **๐ค Japanese ๐ด torpedoes** hit ๐๐ก the **๐ข ship**, ๐ฑ **chaos** ๐ ensued! ๐ฑ
In ๐ the **middle** ๐คฌ of the **madness**, **Miller**, a **Black โฌ man** ๐จโ๐ assigned to **serve** ๐ **white ๐ป๐ผ officers**, **stepped up** ๐ **BIG ๐ฅ time!** ๐ฐ ๐ **He ๐ฅต helped move ๐ the ship's wounded captain**, ๐งโโ๏ธ **fired ๐ฅ an anti-aircraft gun** ๐ซ **despite** ๐
**zero** ๐ฐ๐ฐ **training**, ๐ and **rescued injured sailors.** ๐ช๐ข
**That โฌ๏ธ night**, ๐ the **U.S.** ๐๐ **declared war** ๐คฌ๐ซโ๏ธ **on** ๐๐๐๐๐๐ **Japan,** ๐ฏ๐ต **kicking** ๐ **off** ๐ด **a crazy** ๐คช **global** ๐ **showdown!** **Japan,** ๐พ **Italy,** ๐ฎ๐น **and Germany** ๐บ **formed a "steel pact"** (whatever ๐ **that** ๐ **is)** **against** ๐ซ **the** **U.S.** ๐บ๐ธ ๐คจ **Mussolini** **and** **Hitler** **believed** ๐๐ **Americans** ๐บ๐ธ **were** ๐๐ **corrupted ๐ฅ by** ๐๐ **Jews** **and** **Black โซ Americans.** ๐บ๐ธ ๐
**Fast ๐ forward โฉ to THOT-O-WEEN,** **Mussolini's** **fascism** ๐๐๐ **ideology** ๐ฏ๐ซ **is on** ๐๐ผ **the scene.** ๐ฌ **Forget** ๐ง **socialism,** ๐ซ **he's** โ
**all** ๐ฅ๐จ **about** ๐ฆ **ruthless leaders, suppressing opposition, ๐
โโ๏ธ and elevating a dictator. ๐ Hitler joins the party, ๐ฅณ thinking ๐ค fascism ๐๐๐ will ๐โฝ destroy ๐ฅโ๏ธ democracy!** ๐ ๐
**But** ๐พ **guess** ๐๐ **what?** ๐ **Democracy** ๐ **fights** ๐บ๐คผ๐ก **back!** ๐ฎ๐ค ๐บ๐ธ **World** ๐ **War** ๐ต **II** ๐๐ **becomes a battle** ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ช๐ซ๐ทโโ๏ธ **between** ๐ **democracy** ๐ **and** **fascism.** ๐๐๐ **FDR, the man** ๐จโ๐ **in** ๐๐ **charge,** ๐ฒ **hammers home** ๐จโ๐จโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ๐ช **that ๐ณ it's about** ๐ฆ **the survival** ๐ **of democracy.** ๐ ๐ฌ
**16** ๐ฉ **million** ๐ฐ **Americans** ๐บ๐ธ **serve** ๐ **in** ๐๐
ฟ๏ธ **the war,** ๐ฑ๐ซ **embracing democracy's call** ๐ **for ๐๐จ equality.** โ๐ **African Americans, ๐บ๐ธ Latinos, Jews, Native ๐จ๐ป Americans** ๐บ๐ธ **โ all** ๐๐ค **in** ๐ค **the mix!** ๐ฅ ๐ **Democracy** ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ๐ **triumph
s,** **the Allies win,** ๐๐
**and it seems** ๐ **like ๐ democracy ๐ will ๐๐ฐ rule ๐ท the world.** ๐๐๐ ๐
**Post-WWII,** **America** โต **aims for** ๐๐๐๐
**a more** ๐๐ฆ **inclusive society.** ๐ฅ **But,** ๐ณ **uh-oh,** ๐ **some ๐ต folks** ๐ฅ **resist equality.** โ๐ **Fearmongering leaders chip** ๐ **away** ๐๐จ **at laws** ๐จ **protecting equality.** โ๐ ๐ซ **Now,** ๐ฉโ๐ฆณ **democracy** ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ๐ **faces ๐๐ another 4๏ธโฃ attack by ๐บ those ๐ฅ๐ฅ who ๐ think ๐ญ some ๐ are better ๐ than ๐ others.** ๐ผ ๐จ
**The once-grand Republican** ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐ฏ **Party** ๐ **falls to the right โ๐ฝ wing,** ๐ **led** ๐๐๐ฆ **by 4๏ธโฃ Trump ๐๐ง and crew.** ๐๐ผ๐ธ **Their** ๐ **plan?** ๐๐ค **Replace** ๐ฐ๐ **civil service,** ๐โ๐ฆบ **weaponize justice** ๐จโโ **and military,** ๐จ๐ผโโ๏ธ **target** ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ **immigrants,** **ban ๐ค๐ซ๐
โโ๏ธ Muslims,** **silence** ๐ถ **LGBTQ+,** ๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐ฆ **prosecute journalists,** **end ๐ abortion,** ๐ผ๐ผ **and set** ๐บ **up โ๏ธ an autocracy.** ๐คฏ
๐ณ๏ธ **Will** ๐ซ๐ฌ **we** ๐๐ฐ **let ๐ American ๐บ๐ธ democracy ๐ crumble?** ๐บ๐ธ **Doris Miller wouldn't ๐ฉ stand ๐จ for ๐ง๐ it!** **He** ๐ท **fought for ๐ท human ๐ค equality,** โ๐ **even ๐๐ though ๐ฅฐ๐โจ American ๐ฝ democracy ๐ had ๐ its flaws. He** ๐ฅ **laid ๐ down ๐ his ๐ life ๐ for ๐๐ the cause.** ๐ ๐
**Despite ๐ซ doomsayers,** **American ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ
democracy ๐ lives** ๐ค๐๐ **on.** ๐ท **Our** ๐ฐ๐ถ **system** ๐ท **gives** ๐ **us ๐บ๐ธ heroes like ๐ฉธ Doris Miller, and better ๐ฐ yet, ๐๐ it MAKES ๐ฝ๐ us ๐จ heroes like ๐ him.** ๐ด ๐๐ **Democracy** ๐ **might ๐ท face** ๐ **challenges,** **but ๐ it's up โจ to us ๐ฌ๐ป to defend it.** ๐ฝโ
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