Nicely written.
And, yes, various online forums are discussing it. Everything from "it won't happen," to the gun-happy "I'm gonna have me a case of beer and my shotgun" responses. Like many things, I think it won't live up to it's hype. The US is too big, and diverse (geographically, racially, politically, economically, pick one) to have a 3000x1500 mile riot happen.