The problem is that the demagogues will just convince many people that it wasn't really their fault, that this is the fault of the previous administration and t

The problem is that the demagogues will just convince many people that it wasn't really their fault, that this is the fault of the previous administration and they're just trying to "clean it up". That will likely work for a while. They don't have to convince everyone, just enough people to ensure that protests can't reach a critical mass.