in a normal version of the timeline, sane rational Americans are storming the FBI head quarters al la the French and the Bastille. y'know ACTUALLY exercising the 2nd amendment.
the difference is technology has mesmerized the masses and the average human will be denied justice until the internet propaganda machine is brought to heel.
the key is the brain washing i hate to say it, but this 80's comic book ish trope has won the day.
my evidence is the lack of ubiquitous critical thinking.