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KO the Con's asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

What happened in November 2008 that caused the massive rise of militias in the US?

I'm not sure why so many people would suddenly join them, can you please enlighten me.

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  • Smug Liberal
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Ignorant racist teabaggers got scared because a black man got elected as their president. It's as simple as that.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Is it really still a Mystery as to what happened to the once proud state of Illinois. How many human rights were burned away in Obama's short stint there?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Gas prices go up when republicans get elected and militia enrollment goes up when Dem's get elected....and so shall it be forever more.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Their love of the political process?

    Source(s): As created by the Founding Fathers and Constitution they sometimes pretend to care about?
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  • Chelfi
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Hmmm... November 2008 -- I seem to remember dancing in the streets and singing the national anthem.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Doesn't take much imagination for the paranoid to think the Feds are coming to take their guns away.

  • Socrates
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Please research. How many is "massive"? You wouldn't be misguided enough to believe the Tea Parties are militias would you?

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