Thanks to dogwhistles like some posting on this very thread, the masses just considered it "kooks at play", rolled over, and went back to watching Amerikan Idle.
Remember a few years ago when all the illegal immigrants took of of work, and demonstrated. I think that scared a lot of people. I could see another demonstration like that happening, and then some sort of skirmish starting.
I just feel a lot more tension with people seeing the country we grew up in disappearing.