When we think of meekness - we often think of weakness. And the meek just sort of lay there and let the world wipe their feet all over them. J. Upton Dickson wrote a book entitled Cower Power. We rebel against meekness. We think of ourselves as courageous and strong - conquerors.
Meekness sounds too much like surrender - capitulation.
We live in a world that is very defensive and frightened. Its filled with people demanding that their rights be protected. NBA players who yearly get paid more than billions of people will earn in a lifetime - demanding the right to have more. A misspoken comment leads to a lawsuit. An argument between kids leads to gunshots after school.