damage control, n.All

Damage control (n.) steers ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠attention to overzealous patriots and flawed leaders, never to the institutions that make the same commitments recur.