The 3%: Stupid Fucking Call-signs

For real, what is up with all the stupid fucking nicknames and call-signs 3%ers use?  It's obvious they just come up with whatever bullshit they want in order to make them feel like absolute badasses.  If I have proven anything here is that these people are anything but badass.  This article will be a little different than usual.  I'll present y'all with a call-sign and proceed to make fun of it for either it's stupidity or lack of originality.  So sit back and grab some popcorn fuckers.

How fucking original.  What better way to tell people you're part of a well trained militia than by using a call-sign inspired by and over the top 80's action franchise.  This also tells me that at least on a subconscious level this guy sees himself as some kind of action star or hero.  In other words, the time of guy who gets his teammates killed.

This guy even got his shit on a name-tape.  Kill Zone might have been an awesome Hong Kong action film and an absolutely fucking amazing video game on the PlayStations.  However, Kill Zone is definitely not this guy.  If anything this fucker should be called Hobbit or something because that's the only thing I can think of at the moment.

I'm not gonna be too hard on this kid.  He looks like he's about 12 so I think that's punishment enough for now.  Though he does got the 3% gang sign.  If I had a dollar for every time I've seen one of those or asked to throw one up in a photo I'd have all the money I'd ever need for gear and preps.  Regardless, I'm sure this kid will come up with something dumber essentially.

Ha, motherfucker must have spent the majority of his your playing N64 (not that I can judge, especially he was actually playing Goldeneye that game was the shit).  I don't know what's in that shoulder holster holds but it's not his pistol.  Also, I don't know what to make of the fact that among a group who are notorious for being cheap bastards this guy has a MP5.  Even the cheap ones are expensive.  Though in the environment they currently operating in and sub gun isn't what I would consider a practical firearm.  However, I will give him credit for taking care of his weapon.  Then again, if your shit needs that much care it probably won't do too well in a SHTF scenario.

Oh shit, everyone stand clear.  John Wick in the house yo.  For real this motherfucker probably watch that movie and was probably thinking to himself "yeah that's me right there".  Only problem is he's too cheap to get a legit chest rig that not from Amazon or Cheaper Than Dirt so it's most likely that he can't afford the $2,500 in modification to get the John Wick Glock or the $4,000 STI.

Yeah, real fucking original dude.  I think every group south of the Mason/Dixon Line has at least one guy named Cowboy.  How cliche too with the cheap plate carrier with all the velcro covered in patches.  I have the strangest feeling that this dude is called Cowboy because these groups are already called racists and I really don't think calling this due "Token" would be socially acceptable.

Oh Jesus Fucking Christ.  Another cliche is that of every group having some busted up chick calling herself Harley Quinn.  I'm not just referring to Patriot groups either for that matter.  Everyone know that one nasty ass couple that refer to themselves as Joker and Harley Quinn.  Obviously these douches never read a single comic or even watched the almost 30 years worth of cartoons.. Otherwise they would know how abusive relationship that is.  So if you know a chick who fashions herself as Harley Quinn, you should ask her if her man beats the shit out of her.

You know what? I'm leaving this guy alone actually.  I highly doubt he came up with such a goofy ass name on his own.  Then again that's kinda how call-signs are made.  You don't give them to yourself, someone gives it to you.  It's also not something that obviously makes sense.  Call-signs are usually obscure and a little on the weird side.  You group might suck but, your call-sign and cleared hot dude.

Well take a look at this shit.  The hard charger is so fucking badass that not only is he a fucking General, the has 2 different call-signs.  By the way, this dick is the organization's founder so naturally it's a rank he gave himself not one that he earned by skill or leadership or any of that bullshit.  Let's take a look at those names though.  First, we got Blood Agent and as someone trained in CBRN I'll tell you right now blood agents are the weakest chemical warfare agents out there.  They don't kill they just disorient.  Secondly, we Holy War.  Really motherfucker?  I know you're afraid of the Muslims and all but damn dude.  Do I really need to say anymore at this point?  Look up his videos because he's probably the worst offender at running toward the cameras and making his group look like a bunch of fuck heads.

Look, I'm not denouncing the use of call-signs.  Shit, I really can't seeing how I'm currently using my own at the moment.  The difference he is that mine wasn't given to me.  It was something used to poke fun at me because I have short arms and can't reach shit my taller friend can.  Instead of getting butthurt I decided to own it.  However, that the point of call-signs.  They're meant to be in jokes and things you use to poke fun at each other for.  These are meant to be used to build up your own ego.  They're meant to tear that shit down.  You can't be full of yourself in these situations because that's how you end up dead or worse, that's how others end up dead.

Picking A Pistol on A Budget

I was recently asked by Matt from The Statist Quo podcast about pistol selection on a budget.  Now I'm no expert on what the best is which is best for the individual shooter.  However, I know enough that I could make some very general recommendations.  Not for any particular model but instead, a category of pistol.  That category would be that of a police trade-in.  They are just the right combination of functionality, aftermarket and of course, price.  Though most probably will not look the best or be in the caliber you desire, they should operate just fine as they have very few rounds ever fired through them.  Besides, what goon wouldn't love the irony of carrying an old cop gun on them during the Boogaloo.

In order to get the most out of functionality, I would recommend that you get a compact model when available.  Primarily because most compacts are adequate enough in both sized and capacity to use as a conceal carry gun.  Also, in the event of a Boogaloo both full sized and compact magazines will work in a compact gun.  That means if you were to come across either size magazines, you should be good to go where if you had the full size pistol and could only find magazines for a compact you would be shit out of luck.  Now if all you can find a compact model you can go right on ahead and get the full size.  You should already be stocking up on magazines, just stock up on more.  I don't want to hear no shit about spending more money though, you just got a handgun for 40% off you cheap bastard.

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Seeing how the pistols are so common, there is also a sizable aftermarket.  Not that it's hard to find or anything but, Glock as an enormous aftermarket.  There are so many parts that you could literally custom build one from scratch.  You can also be one of those assholes who goes and makes one of them Gucci Glocks that cost something like $2,500.  Other companies like Smith and Wesson, Sig and FN also have growing aftermarkets as well.  You'll be able to find everything from triggers, new sights and even extended magazines.  Also, the 2 holster companies that I would recommend, G-Code and Safariland make holsters for these guns which is an important factor to consider.  Also if you have a striker fired model (which is pretty much all of them at this point) you can get custom back plates.  That means even you 3% jerkoffs can get your fucking III on your gun too.

Now the biggest factor for that should make a police trade in an easy choice is simply the price.  All the trade-ins I've shown y'all a bunch of pistols and not a single one is over $400.  These guns brand new on the civilian market would easily cost over $600 (depending on you individual state and taxes and all that other bullshit) if not more.  If you were looking at a new gun with such a low price tag it would most likely be a piece of shit (or some little shit pocket gun).  With such guns available, not even you poors have an excuse to not buy one.

You do not have an excuse to not have a high quality pistol.  There are plenty of good pistols on the surplus market thanks to police trade-ins.  They are all of high quality, have plenty of available spare parts and accessories and holsters from quality companies are readily available.  Now if you are not completely convinced to go with the police trade-in option you're not at a total loss either.  Depending on where you look there are always sales going.  Some of the pistols aren't all that expensive to begin with.  That combined with sales you might just find what you need at a comparable price brand new.  Just to your research and shop around.  Just don't buy cheap shit because no it is not JuSt As Gud.

You Don't Need A $2,500 Rifle

The AR-15 is one of the most common firearms in America today.  Thanks to economy of scale and a lack of any patents or copyrights, it is also one of the most affordable.  Except, some companies have found ways increase the perceived value of these weapons by means of proprietary design elements, additional features and unique designs.  However, not all of these additions are needed in an effective rifle.  In fact, some of these "high-end" rifles are probably not the best options for a shooter.  Especially one who is of the Boogaloo persuasion.  In most cases, people recommend many of these rifles just to flex on the poors.

Many of the AR-15's have such high price tags because of components that unlike a more conventional rifles, contain components that are proprietary and patented.  Some of these components are simple things like handguards and barrel nuts.  While others are more complex like ambidextrous lower receivers or even proprietary upper receivers and bolt carriers.  Some rifles, especially ones that are piston operated are almost entirely proprietary and spare parts can only be purchased from the manufacturer for extremely high prices.  For someone who is intending to Boogaloo or is just preparing for a SHTF scenario in general needs to take such factors into consideration.  If you have one of these heavily proprietary rifles and a part was to encounter a failure, it is highly unlikely that you will be able to match parts in the event you are able to scavenge additional AR-15's or components.  Unless you've gone out and spend the usually high costs for the necessary spare parts, if your rifle goes down you are most likely gonna be shit out of luck.

Some rifles are extremely high end purpose built machines.  Designed for competitions, these rifles are designed to be fast firing and accurate.  Often simply referred to as "race guns" one could easily think these rifles would be great for combat.  In reality though, these are probably the last rifles that one would want.  First off, many of the rifles are simply not designed for heavy duty use.  Some can be much heavier than a more conventional rifle making carrying for long distances and long periods of time a more difficult task than needed.  Also, most competition guns are built to very tight tolerances.  While it makes for a very accurate and smooth shooting rifle, it also makes for a severe reliability concern when used in adverse conditions.  Conditions that are more than likely endured and a Boogaloo or SHTF scenario.  In a nutshell, you'll have a very nice a shootable rifle.  If you can get it to work.

 

You will also have these rifles that are high priced but, that's about it.  Not to say they are bad or just have a high price tag on them.  Most of them are very well built with a lot of craftsmanship and quality control.  However, many command a price that is just unwarranted for what you get.  You're mostly just paying for the name.  Some may have a minor proprietary component that might be one of the best on the market or even some sort of engraving intended to appease a specific political view.  Even worse, you could be getting a rifle that still uses what many in the firearms community might consider to be out of date technology or bargain bin components.  Such features do not mean the weapon is worth such a high price.   Especially when in most cases you can get a rifle with similar feature and the same level of quality and functionality for hundreds of dollars less.

Now I'm not saying weapons like these are bad.  Some of them are absolutely great and definitely the best AR-15's on the market.  If you have the means there are many high end rifles that I would absolutely recommend.  However, just remember what you are getting into.  Some will require that you stock up on plenty of spare parts in the event of a failure.  Others are nothing more than you wanting to show off which is your right.  Just know what you're getting into when you buy.  This doesn't mean you should get the cheapest AR-15 on the market either.  Those have their own sets of problems and misadventures.

The 3%: Militias and the Poison of Bureaucracy

They say that bureaucracy breeds incompetence.  That statement could not be more true than within the ranks of our military and law enforcement.  Unfortunately, the same has happened to our militias.  Organizations that are meant to be decentralized in order to be effective has been drowned in excessive structure and organization to the point that they are no different from the actual military.  Then again, seeing how they seem more interested in playing army most of the time than being in actual militia it really isn't all that surprising.  Yes, I know a militia is meant to be well trained and organized, but they're also meant to be small.  These organizations nowadays are massive, organized at the state and even national levels.  With so much self ingrained bureaucracy that there is no way these militias could be effective if they were ever needed.

Often these groups structure themselves as if they are actual military units.  They'll have ranks with full blown promotion ceremonies.  Even reading a promotion warrant that has been modified to reflect the militia and not the military.  Instead of traditional units, most groups are broken up within their respective states by region or "zones" and have an appointed leader for their zone.  Matt Freeman stated in a recent episode of his podcast The Statist Quo (if you don't listen to him then fuck you) that militias back in the good ole days would elect their leaders.  After spending 5 years in the modern militia movement, I know that shit would never happen.  Most people are just appointed due to either minimal activity in their area or they happen to be friendly with someone in a higher echelon of command.  An organization that I associate myself with from time to time because I'm a glutton for punishment, decided to go with a sort of board of directors.  Whether it is training, communications or equipment there is a director for everything.  With that said, nothing happens within the organization without approval from directors.  Even basic conversation about someone looking for a piece of kit ends up getting back to the director of procurement whom I assume is just some random asshole with a Condor dealer account (speaking of which stay away from the company, everything they make is shit).  So obviously with such structure, it makes it almost impossible to get the most basic of shit done.

In terms of actual leadership, most of the militias that are around today were founded withing the last 10 to 15 years and their founders are still around and in most cases have a death grip on control of their organizations.  Regardless of how incompetent they are, many refuses to relinquish control.  Probably because many of them see themselves as the modern George Washington or some shit.

As incompetence is a natural occurrence within militias, it goes without saying that fucking morons find themselves in positions of power.  Firearm instructors who don't know shit about weapons safety.  Gear experts who just happen to be salesmen for Condor (for real stay the fuck away from that company).  Worst of all, combat instructors who either never seen combat or never had any formal training.  Not saying that either of those are a requirement but I've seen guys conduct training with their only qualification being watching a Magpul DVD or reading a book by a contractor and know I'm not fucking joking about that.  Some have even had less than that.  Even if some of these guys are military vets, most got out at least 5 years before the War on Terror and have little to know experience in regards to modern tactics or techniques.  However, people like this still find ways to get put in charge of shit and the bureaucracy keeps them there.

This is something I haven't done yet but now seems perfect.  This man is George Curbelo.  He is the leader of the New York Light Foot Militia, which started as the New York Militia, which was a merging of 2 other groups (including mine) with his own New York Revolution, which might have been called Regulators at some point.  Or some shit it gets confusing.  It was his militia that decided to go down to Charlottesville to "keep the peace"  but we all know how that worked out.  Now they're getting sued and he's trying to martyr himself and his people.  I met this guy relatively early in my time with the movement, he seemed okay and idealistic (constantly quoting John Adams which is actually not the best choice if you love liberty) at first but I could never have a real conversation with him because he was too busy play politician and getting his time in the spotlight.  Now let's get back to that one group NY Militia.  Here's something for the unaware, organized militias are illegal in NY.  We also have an assault weapons ban (which barely anyone adheres to including the State Police but the SAFE Act ain't the point at the moment).  So not only was he trying to organize the 3% groups in the state, he also tried to organized them under a single banner.  As soon as he announced this, the first thing I thought was the RICO Act.  While intended to battle organized crime, the act also covers conspiracies.  In that case, the summbitch put every 3% group in the state in a position where if 1 dumbass in 1 group could fuck up and potentially put the entire 3% movement in the state at risk.  Yes, General Washington here took bureaucracy to the extreme by merging all these groups together into a single entity.

Bureaucracy and incompetence seem to go hand in hand when it comes to militias and the 3% movement.  These "patriots" have no clue how to operate like a militia.  All they know is bureaucracy so it's likely to just be a natural occurrence.  It's just a matter of whether it's the bureaucracy is creating the incompetence or the wannabe George Washington's who are already incompetent to begin with.

The Goons of The Boogaloo

Many people in America believe that we are on the edge of an impending second revolution or civil war.  This has caused the militia movement on both the left and the right to dramatically increase in size.  However, there is a third option.  These people would best be described politically as such things as subscribing to such political philosophies as Libertarian, Voluntarism and even straight Anarchist.  For many of them they seem incredibly contradictory as they appear to be taking it seriously while also making a joke of the situation at the same time.  The best way to describe it is if the country is going to shit, they might as well have some fun with it.  For them, they refer to this uprising simply as The Boogaloo.  I will not be going into Boogaloo tactics in this article, others have done better.  However, will try to explain just who these participants are.

Many have tried to come up with an identifying term for those who will partake in this Boogaloo.  One term I've seen being used is Goon.  It might seem a bit nonsensical or not fitting but I like so I use it (Don't like it?  Well it's my blog so fuck you I'll do what I want).  One of the identifying markers within the meme community would be the use of night vision.  Whether or not any of them actually have this equipment is unknown beyond each individual but most know the force multiplier such technology provides.  With that said, most of them appear to be well versed in the art of gun-fighting.  They know their equipment and know how to use it.  That goes for everything from weapon system to armor and general protective equipment.  Some are snobs about certain things and refer to people who go the cheap route as Poors.  I'll admit that even I get that way sometimes.  I've spent enough time and money to know that some equipment sucks even though some say it's JuSt As GuD.

So, who are these Goons anyway?  Well, most of them are veterans of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  While it's definitely not an exclusive thing (my Goon roommate never served) but, I would say a large portion of them have military service.  Now here is where Goons and 3%ers have similarities while also differences.  Both, have come to realized the government is corrupt and will exploit war and tragedy for profit.  However, the big difference is that Goons have for more modern combat experience than 3%ers do.  While some 3%ers have modern military service, from my experience most of them had only brief experience or none at all as their service was not in a time of war.  Goons are also anti totalitarianism in any form while 3%ers are notorious for being bootlickers.  With that said, Goons should take 3% militias as equal threat as Alphabet or Local Municipal Tyrants.

 

Now as I said, some Goons have this cavalier attitude about Boogaloo.  This would best be expressed in what has been deemed their chosen attire.  One of the more popular options would be the Hawaiian shirt.  I don't know how this originated but I think it might have to do with another nickname being the Big Luau.  Another factor would be how some would look at this situation as almost a party as many people openly admit to being considerable drunk while in this situation.  Another clothing option would be the Adidas track suit.  This has been made popular by the guys over at the Biting the Bullet podcast (go listen to them).  From what I gather they were inspired to wear such attire by the cliche of every Russian movie villain wearing an Adidas track suit.  While cliche, I have been informed by people who have lived shady lives and had actual interactions with Russian mobster that it's actually a very true observation.  While yes it is very goofy, it also fits into the notion that a militia shouldn't be wearing conventional uniforms.  While yes one could argue that it is a uniform, it's not a military uniform which fits into the tactical approach many Goons take.

As I said before, there's almost an element of Goons not actually anything during the Boogaloo seriously.  The best example of that would probably be the expression of many to not spend any moment of the Boogaloo sober.  There is much talk of Goons willing to partake in heavy alcohol use, marijuana, cocaine and other "illegal" substances.  Most Goons have full intention of being HIGH AS FUCK during the Boogaloo.  Whether it's because there's no one to stop them or they don't expect to survive is still kinda unknown to me.  However if all is going to shit, well fuck it why not?

Now for the Goons, the primary threat is the government.  Especially if said government becomes tyrannical.  For most, the inciting incident for Goons to kick of the Boogaloo would be the government finally attempting full gun confiscation.  Want proof just ask Beto as he almost started the Boogaloo by shooting his mouth off.  Until then, the Boogaloo will remain a meme.  One could argue that's all it is.  A meme created by liberty loving veterans and gun snobs.  Until then, we'll just have to wait and see if we must gather the Goons and begin the Boogaloo.  Remember this is hypothetical.  We have no idea what the future may hold.  Hopefully, the Boogaloo will never happen but if it does kick off, stay frosty Goons.