I just think they've been pacified mostly by religion. There have been plenty of firsts but they'd rather condemn anyone who takes action against the government, no matter what it does, because their cause is not "peaceful", no matter how righteous the retaliation is.

I am a rightist, I support the right - but I would never count on the right's support if the government murdered my family and I avenged them.

This is also why the left isn't really afraid of us and continues to operate with impunity. The right views any action taken independent of government as operating outside their role and condemns them as "vigilantes" or "terrorists" without providing any alternative solution. That said, the right is changing in this regard but I fear not fast enough.