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This essay argues that the Klan's authority and effectiveness as a terrorist organization has diminished in recent years as the organization has fragmented and has been unable to attract new members in significant numbers. The threat posed by the Ku Klux Klan, while not to be taken lightly, should no longer constitute a major focus of law enforcement agencies in the United States. The modern KKK isn't an active terrorist group, so much as it is an historical artifact, the remains of an organization that once used terrorist tactics to keep much of the nation afraid.

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"In November 1999, eighteen members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered in New York City for a rally promoting their decidedly white supremacist beliefs. They stood silent for their rally because the courts denied them any sound equipment. Meanwhile, a counter-protest developed around the KKK rally, which attracted more than 6,000 New Yorkers. This latter group was there to protest the existence of the KKK and the rally that they were holding (Hentoff, 2001). The anti-KKK protesters had more than three hundred times the attendees as did the actual Ku Klux Klan. This disparity tells us quite a bit about the social and political clout that the Klan currently wields. The term "Ku Klux Klan" is used to denote any number of past terrorist organizations that have operated in the United States, under the loose banner of white supremacy."

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