by kpatz January 23, 2009
Get the threemorrow mug.In 2009, a former member of a radical left student organization from the 1960s (i.e., the SDS) repackaged communist vanguardism into a patriot vanguardism designed to appeal to the far-right ideology of the American militia movement. Instead of building class consciousness, these III Percenters would challenge the growing power of the federal government, and build a consciousness that the federal government needs to return to a more limited form (e.g., the original Constitution). Like radical movements during the counter-cultural 1960s, III Percenters choose direct action to forward their agenda, typically by showing up carrying firearms in situations where police authorities are in conflict with local residents.
The origins of 3% are not clear. Colonists fighting in the American Revolutions were less than 1% of the population, just as less than 1% of the population are veterans today. Support for the American Revoltution was somewhere between 40-45%. Since the 1950s, outlaw biker gangs have claimed they are "one percenters" and "five percenters" are an offshoot of the black nationalist Nation of Islam. It seems likely that 3% simply splits the difference, and linking it to the American Revolution makes it unnecessary to talk about the communist history of vanguardism and where these repackaged ideas came from.
The origins of 3% are not clear. Colonists fighting in the American Revolutions were less than 1% of the population, just as less than 1% of the population are veterans today. Support for the American Revoltution was somewhere between 40-45%. Since the 1950s, outlaw biker gangs have claimed they are "one percenters" and "five percenters" are an offshoot of the black nationalist Nation of Islam. It seems likely that 3% simply splits the difference, and linking it to the American Revolution makes it unnecessary to talk about the communist history of vanguardism and where these repackaged ideas came from.
by cafebedouin April 21, 2016
Get the three percenters mug.1)Noun, A popular band in the late nineties who took the idea for the band's name from the popular 70's series "CHIPS", as 7Mary3&4 were John and Ponch's call letters as motorcycle highway patrol officers in southern california.
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Get the Three minute wonder mug.Insert three fingers anally, slightly past the middle knuckles; then bend the fingers and lift violently.
When I caught the whore going through my wallet; I gave her a three knuckle hook job on one end, grabbed her hair with the other hand and threw her ass outta the hotel room.
by NoFnNamesLeft June 9, 2009
Get the Three knuckle hook job mug.1. A term used in football for the England football team. It comes from the English Coat of Arms, in which there are three blue lions on a shield.
2. A very well known song released in 1996 sung by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. It was used as the official anthem for the England football team in the European Championships that year. It is commonly sung by crowds at football games.
2. A very well known song released in 1996 sung by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. It was used as the official anthem for the England football team in the European Championships that year. It is commonly sung by crowds at football games.
-Will the Three Lions bring home the world cup this year?
-I really love that song, Three Lions. It was on the radio last night!
-I really love that song, Three Lions. It was on the radio last night!
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