My take is that USians are sanguine about the price of gas.<p>In most countries (e.g. Egypt, France) the most common cause of a riot is an increase in the price of fuel. People think the government is responsible for the price of fuel.<p>In the US people think the market is responsible for the price of fuel and they pay up at the pump or get a smaller car. USians never riot over fuel prices; the most likely cause of a riot in the US is the cops killed a black person and got acquitted.