Why do good people not unite and raise their voices against the societal ills?

 When I am out of the land of my birth, I am happier because I see that the wrong people are promptly stopped by society members to do any wrong act or prevented from completing this wrong act. But somewhere I see it lacking everywhere here. Why is it so? 

Society and its unwritten rules

Society is made up of people and the members have to ensure that they uphold humane values. Every religion teaches to side good and object to anything wrong and defeat it. What is wrong and right for a society and humanity is not so difficult to decide. I have seen many people say that we are no one to decide good or bad. This is an utterly disgusting lame excuse to cover up one's cowardice and apathy towards others and society. It is a glaring example of people shunning their duties towards society and talking illogically. They set bad examples for the younger generation. I would include such people also in the category of bad people of society. 

Today's society (Source: Reddit) 

Reasons for not raising voice against wrongs and injustice 

Wrongs and rights in society can be easily identified. They are not hard to decide on. If one places oneself in another person's place, and realizes that he or she would feel bad and sad in the suffering person's shoes, then it is clear that the suffering person is being wronged and one should help that person who is wronged. We should raise our voice against the person doing the wrong or at least get it to the notice of the authorities for this purpose. 

Today's society (Source: Reddit) 

But often people do not raise their voices against these wrongs and injustice. The reasons are multiple but let us try to categorize them in some broad groups:

1. Cowardice and fear: This is the most common reason for keeping mum in situations that demand voice and action. 

2. Lack of confidence in self-strength and strength of unity: Every person has great strength within and should start realizing it and using it. Gather good people around you to put curbs on societal wrongs. Everyone can be be a Hero. 

3. Lack of empathy: Most people these days especially in urban people have gone apathetic. Their sensitivity has eroded and they no more feel for others. 

4. Busy schedules: City life is busy and a person may want to help but is unable to do so due to heavy busy life of his or her own. 

Today's bad world (Source: Reddit) 
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5. Poor administration: Many times people had in the past tried to do a good deed towards others but had a bad experience from the administration or law. They instead were harassed by the law or police. The governance should be good and sensitive enough to not trouble the person doing a good deed. Otherwise the society will suffer since it will deter the good from helping anyone. 

6. Wrong teachings of Saints and spiritual people: I strongly feel that saints and spiritual people are best in the 'caves' rather than living in civil areas here and spoiling the essence of peaceful living. People who are blind disciples can go with them to the caves as well. And if the disciples like them so much, they can make a pickle of them and eat them so that the Saints are with them always: INSIDE them and not anywhere OUTSIDE. Because good and strong people are least interested in seeing or having such 'exploiting' saints around them. 

These saints say that FORGIVE ALL. Forgiveness comes only with regret from the person who has wronged and not without it. Also, it is the prerogative of the person wronged to decide to forgive or not. No one else can decide for him or her. So stop harping all that nonsense of forgiveness. Stop talking 'universal' and 'blanket' statements. And let the really good people take over and decide for themselves. The people will definitely do better when they think for themselves in a good way and clearly without the intervention of Saints. 

People here have a lot to learn still and it will be possible when they stop thinking from their old and regressive and ultraconservative culture and instead switch to humane thinking. Accept the wrong things, stop glorifying it for your ulterior motives, and then treat and heal yourself and your society for that element of 'true happiness' that is classically missing here (https://lifensocietyblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/South%20Asia-happiness%20index-india-unhappiest-Pakistan-happiest.html)

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