"but has there been mass violence in response or whatnot? No, life has gone on as normal."

There has been quite a bit of mass violence. How many have we killed in Iraq and Afghanistan these last 8 years? Depending on who's numbers you believe its in the several hundred thousand to well over a million range. Just because we have sanitized the killing so we don't see the dead bodies on TV doesn't mean its not happening. This violence is a direct result of our energy policies. I classify those policies and the general American's attitude as "radical" (assuming I can bend the term radical to apply to what is the majority).