It's over now, a nine day wonder and people or most people will get back to getting on with their lives. And when they see the sky has not fallen in after all they will wonder why they bothered.
People in America, I won't comment on because it is their country but here in the U.K. you can get rent-a-mob out on the streets for any left-wing/anarchist cause at a moment's notice thanks to the social media our benefit system.