You create a cycle of conflict that produces tremendous damage and usually lasts for years. It's just like war. The name of the game is survival. The motivator is fear and resentment. When there is no focus on resolving issues, they don't get resolved.
Conflict goes on and on with no end in sight.
The damage and suffering become greater and greater. People think that if they just fight hard enough, then somehow the issues will get resolved in their favor. It just doesn't work that way. Issues usually get resolved somewhere in the middle with both sides being disappointed. People spend a fortune in legal fees and lots of heartache to get what they could have worked out by themselves.