What keeps people from getting together and making the changes they wish to see?
348289
Sometimes people expect  change to be something dramatic. In reality change is made in babysteps.We feel we are only one voice and what difference will that make.If you have a positive impact on just one person you have made a difference.Many raindrops make a shower.
929222
It's a long list of excuses, I'm sure.  Basically I think people are just too lazy to participate.  They can get to corner to buy a pack of smokes, cash their check, rent a movie, or do any other menial task, but when it comes to being a tiny bit responsible to your country, people get too busy.
561027
Without a doubt, revolution. Most people won't simply reform of their own accord whether in a group setting or as an individual. As long as their are two or more opposing sides I believe that there must first be an agreement of what is it that needs to be reformed. You cannot reach this agreement however if the two parties simply refuse to agree. Therefore the revolution comes first, and then reformation. My humble opinion.
1075428
Why? Where to start, how about that everything is allready so F.U.B.A.R. that trying to change it is impossible, just a little fish fighting against the overwhelming current of ingnorance and distaste. Some people just don't think for themselves beleive it or not, like little robots, you input info and they never question anything for themselves.
885803
There are no magic words of wisdom to share with anyone to get them to change their behaviour.  A lot of it has to do with the peers that they choose to run with, sometimes the environment they grew up in will dictate how they act.  But for a bad person to change they must want to do so more than they want to continue on the path they are on at present.  Actually there are not a lot of bad people in this world but more confused folks and they are either percieved as bad or try and act that way.  But inside they are really nice people.  It's a lot like a heavy drinker. There family, bosses, friends can all say that they need to stop drinking but until they are ready to make changes in their lives they will not.  Sometimes as people age and mature they realize that they are not acting in a way that would give them a good reputation and so they decide to make changes to better their place in this world.
130803
people just dont have time for each other. they want to fulfill other committments first. when they do talk, there are barriers in communciation and that starts fights. it's the rushed lifestyle thats causing problems.
589716
Changes can be disruptive.  I do not agree that we always oppose changes.  Nor do we always accept changes.  It depends what is being changed.\nIf the government raises my taxes, I always oppose it.\nIf the government lowers my taxes, I always accept it.
970401
Yes, I've had a problem with this myself. Altering the way you deal with things will only happen over time. If you think about it, you've reacted a certain way all your life so changing things around will take time and patience (which of course is something you don't have!! Don't worry, the irony was not lost on me either!)\n\nFirst of all, accept the things you cannot change. In my experience there are a lot of árseholes out there, certain friends of mine will always be very money oriented and my first marriage did not work out. I no longer fight it, I accept it. \n\nThis is going to sound like self-help book bull but when someone is mean to you, or does something to fundamentally upset you, respond with a smile and with kindness. It really throws them which is amusing and which in turn makes you less angry. \n\nWhen it comes to interpersonal relationships (i.e. wife/husband/mum/dad) have a mental look at your previous arguments and see how they went. Do you labour on a point relentlessly? If so, did it get you anywhere? Have you ever recorded yourself having an argument? Do you look "sane" and rational? Chances are that you don't. When you are having a 'heated discussion' stick calmly to the one point you are debating and don't let it become a list of everything that person ever did to annoy you. And remember, once you raise your voice your point is invalid.
654014
This councellor explained to me that you cannot change the "things" that happen to you or people's attitudes towards you.\nThe only thing you can change is how you react to it, your own attitude. If that changes, then people in return, will readjust.\nSo if you are doing the rights things for you to FEEL balanced and happy, people will sense it and react accordingly.\nEasier said than done but I have tested the approach and it works - never perfectly, or requires time, but there is truth in this.\n(For instance, act happy to feel happy -don't overdo it though)\nGood luck
316750
I don't know that you can do that. People are going to believe what they believe, no matter what  you DO about it. The only way to truly affect change is to BE what it is you profess. If you condemn them, that gives them the right to condemn you and that only leads to conflict which will worsen matters.
1063077
We need to except that they have their own way of life and get out of their way.  They don't come here trying to change us so we shouldn't do that to them.  If they want it changed bad enough, then let THEM do it!
362281
1. Lack of coordination\n2. Harder to implement big projects
820990
Why do you limit yourself to these professions?How about lawyers,doctors and politicians,newspeople union leaders and even our friends.There is a difference between coercion and persuasion and adults have free will and can make their own mind up.Even in a dictatorial state people find subterfuges to get around the ukases of their leaders(black markets,sabotage etc.).
292441
There are always sacrafices needed and made so that we can enjoy our freedoms. You can't force anyone to live together in peace. No matter how hard you try, it doesn't work. That is the big ideal that socialist/communist societies try to portray. History has shown them to be failures.
697968
You compromise with each other everyone is different and if you can accept and you're group accept it then there is no problem, if someone doesn't want to join the group then that is their choice you cannot force people to join a group,
317555
I guess it all depends on what exactly it is that you want but then again even still it's difficult to make anybody to do anything that they simply don't want to. It would be naive to think differently.
101464
Ther is no need to ratify the constution for any one particular group's wishes. There are alredy anti-discrimination laws in our country. If someone is unhappy with a law, they should work within the system to change that law. Change cannot be forced and can only come from within. What needs to change is our perception that any group of people should have more or less rights than any other group.