The people who want to "start something" generally have nothing to lose. The average American in the suburbs with a family has plenty to lose. Their children, t

The people who want to "start something" generally have nothing to lose. The average American in the suburbs with a family has plenty to lose. Their children, their spouse, their job/income and providing, and safety, are far more of a concern to them than their phone records being spied on by the government in the name of counter terrorism. People riot and rebel when they are starving, not when their stomaches are full.