Is that a good thing?
Would it's replacement be better?
Arab spring has kind of taught us that things aren't as simple as: "Break status quo and things get better".
In the United States, over 200 years in, it is still very much so the American experiment. Its success dependent on all sorts of radical notions about human nature.
Turbulence in brand new democracies is not evidence of failure. It is to be expected. Democracy is hard.
I don't think that anyone needed to be taught that. I doubt that we will be able to judge whether the Arab Spring was a success for another ten or twenty years- the immediate aftermath of revolution is always deeply messy.
Not to mention that 'better' is entirely subjective anyway, of course. There are plenty of older Russians that miss the Soviet days, believe it or not.
If it takes 20 years to see a 'benefit' is it that bad now, that they should go through that kind of mess?
Given the vast improvement in the way of life for Chinese since deng xiaoping, and their continuos prosperity. Are we really sure that's the "best" thing to do.