This sounds like an aristocratic response to a revolution. I don’t mean this as dismissive, I mean that clearly there are enough people dissatisfied with the status quo that they are taking measures surprising to those satisfied with the status quo.
The so called revolution is just a halo that they attached to themselves so they can all look like heros. From an economic perspective, what they did is irresponsible and dangerous.
I agree with most of what OP said. It's just that some facts are harder to swallow in the current political climate of poor = good and rich = evil.
That's the point here. The only difference is that regular people made money this time.
You are essentially proving my point..