Why can't we all just get along?

Answer 1

psst... It's not "us" it's "them"
...Oh wait I am one of "them" ... but I like this side of town.

Answer 2

If everyone were to get along this would indeed be a perfect world. I never could understand the need for someone always be in conflict with/without cause but for fun/need there will always be individuals that can not stand the thought of living in a peaceful, loving, law abiding, social group. Sorry but they are and will be there as long as this world turns.

Answer 3

GREAT QUESTION.

Like animals we humans like to defend out positions - even when they’re ridiculous. I don’t think it matters what we really believe - it’s all about conflict. That’s what the world is selling you in case you didn’t realize - they’re selling you conflict. In fact, when see a movie the principle element of that movie is conflict. Usually evil verses good or some offshoot of that principle. When you listen to some conservative talk show host talk about liberals with disdain - he or she is selling you conflict. What makes a sports rivalry great? The conflict creates the drama. Don’t we just love it when a fight breaks out at a baseball game? How about the show cops? Is it just the conflict that make us want to watch? So conflict sells as well as sex if not better. So what’s the problem with this? Well the problem is to varying degrees (based upon our genetic predispositions and environmental history) we humans are naturally aggressive. We are easily drawn in to conflicts (did you ever see a riot break out at a soccer game?). In fact, once we get started conflict is progressive. Take for (an easy) example the Middle East. I heard on the news today (it could have been any day) that more people were killed. So there’s an inciting event and then more conflict and then another inciting event and then even more conflict and so on and so on. Conflict is naturally escalating and humans naturally escalate conflict. Did you ever get insulted? What was you’re first reaction? Were you ever robbed? What was your first reaction? When someone hurts us do we do the godly thing and forgive them or do we want revenge and satisfaction for what they have done to us? So the media (television, movie industry, news stations) are constantly selling us conflict almost like drug dealers. They’re preying on our genetic weaknesses and we fall for it like addicts. The Michael Savages and the Rush Limboughs of the world are really just conflict dealers and the people who call in to argue or side up are really conflict addicts. The news media not only sells you conflict it likes to show you pictures of the conflict so you’ll get even more hooked. Just picture a cocaine dealer showing you pictures of not the cocaine itself but what cocaine can make you feel like.
So we have all this conflict going on in the world and I have to wonder how the people in charge of selling it to you really feel about it? I mean without all this conflict what would they talk about? What would they sell us? I can picture some news media executive hearing the news about Iran firing a few missiles and saying, “thank heavens, I thought they were going to back down”.

Answer 4

That would be too easy. Most want to be right all the time. Let's put it this way. My immediate family consists of a Pagan, a Catholic, a Mormon, a Baptist, and an atheist. We get along great. Not everybody fights over such things.

Answer 5

Mayor Sean,
I believe this should be a goal for the R & S regulars. Therefore, may I propose a resolution for us to elect R & S Yahoo Marshalls who patrol the Y!A posts in order to maintain peace and enforce the law whenever neccesary.

Answer 6

Everyone knows that conflict brings ratings up, that is why reality tv show contestants make a ridiculously hugh deal out of everything

Answer 7

For all to get along would mean that some people would have to control their egos.

Answer 8

Remember!

You are in a virtual world.
Mudslinging is the way of things!
Deleting accounts also can be
received as a virtual death.

It is time to start teaching Tolerance!
If every single answer requires the
definition of what tolerance is ...........

THEN DO IT! Answer every single
question with the definition of
"TOLERANCE!"

Period!

End of STATEMENT!

Answer 9

I've asked this question. and I've learned because we all judge people on their actions and we can't learn to know the true person behind the actions. I try not to judge people and listen to what people have to say

Answer 10

Good question...But hard to do because people have their own opinion and some get offensive when you ask a simple question and it goes on from there.

Answer 11

Easier said than done.