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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So many 3% stickers on cars around my area

[–] linearchaos 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Should give them a 3% brick through the back window. /s

[–] kerrypacker 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] iamtrashman1312 5 points 3 months ago

Maybe do something like siphon all but 3% of the gas from the tank and let a similar amount of air from their tires

[–] AngryCommieKender 3 points 3 months ago

Using the ceramic piece of a spark plug as the "bullet" and just about any sort of sling will break the cars windows without setting off most car alarms.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Everyone of the people I know who have the sticker/tattoo aren't Nazis, they are big into guns and tend to be anti-government though.

Three percent is from the population% that supported the American revolution at its inception, at least that's what I've understood of it.

I'm sure there are plenty of Nazis that also claim to be 3%ers but I've never known it to be a Nazi thing, maybe they have tried to claim it.

Similar to the OK hand sign I will never see it as a symbol of nazism/white supremacy.

Most of those stickers aren't Nazis

[–] Bytemeister 3 points 3 months ago

If you see 6 people at a table happily socializing with 1 Nazi, you're actually looking at 7 Nazis.

3%'s had no problems marching with Nazis on J6, or at Charlottesville. Fuck 'em.