The Tea Party’s militia
by digby
I’ve heard of the 1% and 99% and the 47%, but the 3% was new to me until I read expert on US extremism JJ McNabb’s twitter stream:
The Idaho 3% have pledge to provide armed support to the OR militants.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 8, 2016
The name 3% comes from a not-quite-accurate estimate that colonists won the Revolutionary War w/ only 3% of the population actually fighting
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 8, 2016
Therefore, the militia movement thinks that if they convince 3% of Americans to side with them, they can win the Second American Revolution.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 8, 2016
Since the vast majority of 3%ers are Facebook “keyboard warriors,” a second group has emerged that call themselves the 1%ers.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 8, 2016
Their flag (III stands for 3%) is a hat tip to the Tea Party flag (II stand for Second American Revolution) pic.twitter.com/Eu6ZDOMHf2
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 8, 2016
Fergawdsakes …
It wouldn’t be worth even thinking about if these people weren’t armed to the teeth. And we hadn’t had a history of this:
