Emphasize that this is the moment of a birth for our culture when we can, if we do this right, be one of the great winners in the coming reconstruction. We need to avoid the latter and ally with the former. If a leader admits culpability in failing to adequately address the threats and challenges of Y2K, he should volunteer to either step down or to do his best to help the country get through this difficult time and then step down. Increase taxes on speculators. Try and be more objective in remediating the problem and allow some expert advice.
Tempers are short .
Realize that any fire you stoke will have much more grave effects than even a few months ago. People have had to concentrate on this too long. They are hungry for scapegoats. Explain to them that no one is to blame. Have an extensive education campaign.