eventually the masses tucker themselves out, get it out of their system, and everything returns to normal.

This is why the cia throws immense amounts of money at features of their reactionary revolutions intended to drag them out for as long as possible.

Free food, free drink, stage, music, shows, etc etc. Everything to keep people in the revolutionary moment for as long as possible.

Maidan is a very strong example of this. Massive amounts of money spent on things that were really just about making it "fun" to get the average people to stick around as long as possible and not lose the energy while the vanguard groups went about their plans.