Its not being taken personally (by most at least) but THATS the game. You run around kicking everyones ass, eventually those asses you kick get together to kick YOUR ass lol. Don't quit, finish what you started.
The idea of the game is to simulate society...I believe all of us have captured its essence well. Half want to watch things burn, Half want to build up a nation to say they have done something productive. Anybody learning anything yet? haha