@mattblaze The 1st revolution, sure, but all bets are off when the second wave of revolutionaries can and quite possibly will come along fairly soon afterwards. I felt this principle was well-illustrated in the movie "Burnt by the Sun": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_by_the_Sun
The book 1984 also has this theme; please refer to the scene where the old guard, who drinks together at a pub, is well-beaten-up.