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I've said this to you before, so this is mainly for the benefit of others.

Certain people clamor for civil war. I don't believe it's wise or prudent to be enthusiastic in any way about such a dreadful thing. People don't understand the all encompassing nature of warfare on a nation's soil. They have a very much incorrect view of how it's going to unfold, occur, and then wrap up.

But I'll say this...(and you yourself pointed this out very well a few short weeks ago)... Everybody has a breaking point at which they determine that taking drastic measures is an only option. It's rather like being on a path where it's not feasible to go backwards, or to stand in one spot. Going forward is an ugly option, but of all the options it's the only logical one.

People can be categorized into large socio-political groups that have some degree of overlap. There is one group in particular which has already been identified as dangerous by the administration as well as the media. I'm going to be creative with my description and call this group the "Christian, Homeschool, Fundamentalist Militia". It's almost a misnomer, but not quite. It's not quite a misnomer because these people are like a big, high speed Thyristor at a power plant which controls gigawatts of power flowing from one point to another. When the switch throws, an enormous amount of energy suddenly ceases flowing from one direction to another.

There will be little warning, as these people are very much peace loving and quiet. Only the most vocal are involved in the Tea Party, or will even give you their political opinions at all. But they're all viewed by the current establishment (and administration) as indeed dangerous, and for good reasons...the reasons I've described above.

If those in power who fear the "Christian, Homeschool, Fundamentalist Militia" had any sense, they'd stop doing what they're doing. They're going to back a vast number of people into a corner, and when they do, this nation is is going to polarize and shift in a deadly and dreadful way. Currently, our national power brokers are giving absolutely ZERO heed to their constituency. This makes them dangerous indeed. It's anybody's guess what they will try next, and that very thing (whatever it is) could very well be what pushes that Thyristor to suddenly switch. It could be that they (for example) decide to mess with people's 401ks in order to reduce the national debt. But in truth, it could be any number of things and nobody can even guess at this point.

Hopefully, the things we're seeing unfold in America can come to a peaceful end. But I'm not seeing it at this point. Hope and Change right?! :-)

"If those in power who fear the "Christian, Homeschool, Fundamentalist Militia" had any sense, they'd stop doing what they're doing. They're going to back a vast number of people into a corner, and when they do, this nation is is going to polarize and shift in a deadly and dreadful way. Currently, our national power brokers are giving absolutely ZERO heed to their constituency. This makes them dangerous indeed. It's anybody's guess what they will try next, and that very thing (whatever it is) could very well be what pushes that Thyristor to suddenly switch. It could be that they (for example) decide to mess with people's 401ks in order to reduce the national debt. But in truth, it could be any number of things and nobody can even guess at this point."

Well said.
What is going on with the powers brokers you mention, IMHO, is a mentality of never having to suffer the consequences of actions taken or decisions made--this can either be by grace of being shielded (Obama), or calculated planning and dealing in the shadows (Ted Kennedy). This mentality breeds a fatal arrogance and blind spot, ala Versailles and Louis XVI.
Now, deep down in the reptilian portion of the brain, the scum you mention know that what they're doing is making some pretty thin ice--case in point the action of CNN cutting to commercial quickly during Rand Paul's speech (we're coming for you).
I think the biggest mistake people like this Newsweak author make is assuming that the anger is going to be misdirected. I would posit that when it manifests, it will be cold, directed, and unrelenting.