Apathy

In my opinion the worst problem in this country is apathy. Because of apathy, people will stand around watching someone being beaten and do nothing. So violence is accepted, as is corruption, which is unbelievable in this country. The people hide behind ignorance. They don´t want to know the truth beause it's easier not to. Ignorance does not require action or risk. They build walls and don´t want to be involved in anything not directly related to them because it´s safer.
After discussing this issue with local people, I guess I should give a disclaimer. In all fairness, the people have good reason to be apathetic. Most of the leaders and intellectuals were killed during the Civil War. People did speak out and fight for change, and they paid with their lives. Now they´re waiting for a new generation of intellectuals and future leaders to arise. If you ask Guatemalans who they want to win the presidential election, most of them will tell you there isn´t a good candidate. The current president is considered good not because he really changed anything at all, but because he didn't do anything terrible, which is improvement from past presidents.