They've never promoted civil liberties. That's just the smokescreen they use to drive their Gramscian wedges into our culture. They are Karl Marx's advance guard, nothing more.
I have high hopes that the internet (bloggers, etc.) will be able to shine some light (sunshine) into these mo's. Where they get their money (which foundations, etc., promoting what agendas), about their leaders, and especially their case history. I myself would like to see the RICO act applied (I can dream). But sunshine disenfects, congress is starting to wake up about judicial activism, and hopefully the aclu will start to be shouted down.