People now know that they won't, by and large, be exterminated if they protest with enough people.
"enough" - that's the gist of everything.
Whilst I'd love to see a successful movement forward, there just isn't enough mass to push it forward. Be it by force, or dropping a few more carrots, the hardliners can solve their problem quite easily.
We won't see changes for the good in our lifetime. Sad but fact