Exactly. Any organization, such as a church, BSA, or even the GOP, has a mechanism or a grievance process to fight back. The BSA has a great one in place and it takes coordination and persistence... but it has been done before! Circa 1970, the BSA introduced BOYPOWER ‘76, which was an initiative to appeal Scouting to urban areas by watering down advancement requirements by adding skill awards to merit badges. The initiative made it possible for a Boy Scout to reach Eagle without ever camping. This created a backlash among volunteers and the BOYPOWER ‘76 reforms were phased out by the mid-late ‘80s. This organization to fight back was done before social media or the internet, it was people power!
It is likely that National has been purged of traditionalists, but as the DELAY shows, they still understand that "the little people" control their destiny. It also gives them an "out" so they can blame their retreat on us knuckle-dragging trads. They may not admit it, but I bet they LIKE us.