Surely, the West demanded it. Or political parties conspired to rig the vote. Or rich businessmen supported him. They filter out that which does not conform to their persuasion, does not accord with their suspicions, does not fit within their schemes. This deferral of responsibility brings relief from shame and blame.
Guilt is allayed by symbolically and ritually passing it onto another.
Fear is quelled by the introduction of schemata. These are potent psychological incentives. They provide structure to the amorphous, bring order to the chaos that is the brave, new world of the economies in transition. It is a re-construction and reconquest of a paradise lost by giving up the fruit of the tree of knowledge.