I also lean towards the Libertarian platform, though they can't seem to draw enough support to front a strong candidate.
To my knowledge the militias aren't as prevalent as you've been led to believe, but then again what do I know? In general there seem to be more blacks in the southeast, more hispanics in the southwest, and more whites in the north ... of course with exceptions, L.A., D.C., etc. The poorer people get, the more they tend to look down on, and pick fights with others.
In the immortal words of Rodney "Can't we all get along?"
$1.99US at the pump this morning, at least gasoline prices have stabilized.