I won't say I disagree with you. Some of the things we have listed (including UJL's point) is utterly idealistic. That level of morality doesn't exist in developed world, how can we hope for that in an underdeveloped chaotic clusterfuck like our country?
I think it has to be a mix of both. Those who are educated and understand, and wish for the long term good of the country, need to discourage such behavior and encourage contrarion viewpoint. We cannot just blame it on others and do nothing. If CIAA is doing a good job, we need to come out and celebrate that more. If people like SP Ramesh Kharel is transferred, we need to come support him and protest. We gotta save our protests that only fulfills the leaders agenda.
We have to, have to, change the mentality that we have at present. Otherwise even if the development comes, it'd be like India where most part of the country is still battling the 13th century ideology and the distance between rich and poor is monumental.