the ACLU is the most racist organization IMO.

the forms you fill out (most recently for the census) that ask for you race and ethnicity also harbor racism. shouldn't it just say " are you: American, legal immigrant, illegal immigrant"

as for the large growth in militias, haven't we also seen the economy take a dump which leads people to become more protective of what they have since others are more desperate to get what they need.
everyone is becoming more and more aware how badly the .gov is being run, how much the .gov really screws them with taxes, giving their hard earned dollars to companies or sectors that don't deserve them and should have failed.
the country is going through changes, the people are going through changes and these groups help represent people as a whole or at least toward some of their strongest values. in large numbers the elected officials start to listen.