People in power never want to address the root cause of the the problem, they want to live on the problems that are plaguing the society. For instance, Instead of encouraging reservations for the exploited sections of the society, why not improve all the facilities and systems so that the deprived sections would receive the same quality of education and amenities at the grass root level. In the race of life, instead of moving the starting line ahead for certain sections of the society, why not create a system which empowers the kids in the early stages of life by give them high quality education and healthcare. This kills meritocracy and demotivate the many youngsters having great ideas for the humanity.
All the changes that need root cause analysis could take long time and effort but they are worth it. But even people may not have the patience to cooperate with the good intentions of well meaning leaders. They want immediate results, they want to get some results and rewards in the short term, they want to avoid pain, they don’t want to wait for delayed gratification and long term happiness, some sections want benefits without effort by playing the victim card, they are willing to give up long term autonomy for short term security, they want to get the false sense of safety for the moment.
Powerful people who are in power misuse their authority and realize their selfish agenda by taking advantage of victim mindset of the people.
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