It is good to avoid conflict.
Nate is a new recruit in the army and is getting insulted by some other new recruits.
Nate wants to stop the insults.
Nate walks up to the new recruits and begins joking and making friends with them.
Nate walks up to the new recruits and starts pushing them around, threatening them if they don't stop.
The new recruits take a liking to Nate and turn into his friends instead of his enemies.
The new recruits are scared, causing them to dislike Nate even more than before.