People dressed in Ku Klux Klan outfits poke fun at Maricopa County Sheriff Republican Joe Arpaio after his victory over Democratic challenger Paul Penzone to hold on to office as Maricopa County's sheriff, in Phoenix, Arizona November 7, 2012.
People dressed in Ku Klux Klan outfits poke fun at Maricopa County Sheriff Republican Joe Arpaio after his victory over Democratic challenger Paul Penzone to hold on to office as Maricopa County's sheriff, in Phoenix, Arizona November 7, 2012. Controversial Arizona sheriff Arpaio, known for targeting illegal immigrants, fended off a strong challenge from Penzone, a Phoenix police veteran, on Tuesday to win a sixth four-year term. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

The Ku Klux Klan has assumed a new form. It has been known for its right-wing views, but will now recruit followers without harbouring any issues over their religion, race or sexual orientation, according to RT News.

The group was formed during the period of Reconstruction at the end of the Civil War, and it redrew its group to threaten Southern African-Americans as well as their white supporters. They wanted to prevent them from enjoying fundamental rights. Outlandish titles such as "invisible empire" gave the KKK mystique and popularity, according to splcenter.org.

But today, the members' diversity makes the white-hooded man behind the group say that it's new. "The KKK is for a strong America," John Abarr of the Rocky Mountain Knights said, according to rt.com. "White supremacy is the old Klan. This is the new Klan."

The leader's views claim to be evolved. It has become more inclusive, welcoming African-Americans, Jews, Hispanics and gays. However, the white hoods and outlandish clothes are mandatory. If anyone wants to join the "new non-discriminatory group," he is required to be at least 18. Living in the Pacific Northwest, and also fighting the "new world order" that the U.S. government is trying to usher in is important.

On the other hand, the "Imperial Wizard" of the United Klans of America, Bradley Jenkins, accused Abarr of opposing the bylaws of the KKK constitution. Hence, he cannot not use the KKK title, he said. He is allegedly trying to keep behind the KKK to advance his political career, Jenkins pointed out.

There were many who confirmed that Abarr is perhaps the lone member of his "new" group. He is the one person who is pretending to start a Klan group, said Mark Pitcavage of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that is closely observing hate groups and other U.S. extremists. The ADL said there are 35 disparate Klan groups in the U.S. and they could be very small, "often with only a single local presence."

The KKK Christian organization was considered to be one of the most important hate groups when it emerged in 1865. It had asked for "purifying" society and declared that non-white races are not acceptable to it. Today, Klan groups are scattered about in a disorganized way. The Southern Poverty Law Center estimates that the Klux members are between 5,000 and 8,000. There were millions of them in the 1920s, and tens of thousands of them in the 1960s. Today groups suffer too many internal conflicts related to area and ideology, in a hostile and unwelcoming situation non-accepting of their goals, according to NPR.