The "good" neighbor/citizen is the one able to explain how to improve on a flawed rule.

The avoidance of conflict extends to an avoidance of even merely justifying oneself, or of any "rational" (rikei) discussion.

Almost each time I start a rational discussion with somebody in Japan, except in an engineering context, I get a very negative reaction and I'm seen as a trouble-maker.

I don't think it is very sane to have rules that virtually nobody dares to refine or fix.