The “Three Percenters“:
During the American Revolution, the active forces in the field against the King’s tyranny never amounted to more than 3% of the colonists. They were in turn actively supported by perhaps 10% of the population. In addition to these revolutionaries were perhaps another 20% who favored their cause but did little or nothing to support it. Another one-third of the population sided with the King (by the end of the war there were actually more Americans fighting FOR the King than there were in the field against him) and the final third took no side, blew with the wind and took what came.
“one-third of the population sided with the King” – today’s Democrats.
“one third took no side, blew with the wind and took what came” – today’s Republicans.
“20% who favored their cause but did little or nothing to support it” – today’s Libertarians.
“10% providing active support” – today’s Tea Party movement.
“3% active against the tyranny” – we know who we are.
The narrowest definition is that Three Percenters are hard-line gun owners who are done backing up and will not comply with more infringements of their right to bear arms. A broader definition would be that they are hard-line Americans who are done backing up and will not comply with further infringement of any of their rights.
This is not Right versus Left, or Conservative versus Liberal, or Republican versus Democrat, or Capitalist versus Socialist. This is Rugged Free Individual Liberty versus a Too-Powerful Too-Intrusive Nanny State Imperial Federal Government … the very government this country’s founders escaped from and rebelled against.
There comes a time in every person’s life when they must make a choice. Stand, or kowtow. Beg for scraps from the king’s table, or grow your own food. Give blessings for your Creator, or give blessings for your elected/selected bureaucrat. Read the writings of Thomas Jefferson, or read the writings of Karl Marx.
We will not disarm.
You cannot convince us.
You cannot intimidate us.
You can try to kill us, if you think you can.
But remember, we’ll shoot back.
And we are not going away.
Your move.
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