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That have often been highly intolerant, themselves. and the third thing i think is you see that michigan has a proud gun culture. i talked to some a militia commander yesterday who told me that when people grow up in the back woods country and they see men shooting guns it s not something that alarms them. it s just part of regular life there. so i think if you look at those three things combined you have a sort of perfect storm that creates the elements for this kind of growth and this kind of extremism. sam, what is the difference in a militia and what we re now calling patriot groups? you know, i think the significant difference is whether these groups are aimed or not. patriot groups may be ones that have an ideology that is in line with or that shares some of the same thoughts and fears that militia groups have but the militia groups primarily are about their guns. if you visit the websites for the groups in michigan and throughout the country as i ve been doing this week yo ....

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