Conflict In William Ury's The Third Side

William Ury’s The Third Side is about conflict management, fighting and conflicts are natural and normal aspects of life. Ury explains that violence is not inevitable, there is an alternative to being violent, and that is the Third Side. Violence and war is not inevitable, we don’t have to fight and kill each other off. The Third Side offers a promising new way you will view conflict going on in the world and around us. The Third Side is our community that we live in and our surroundings. It represents someone or something that is along the sidelines during a conflict, who has the desire to constructively help you and seek a triple win. People in The Third Side can consist of neighbors, family, friends, allies, and acquaintances. The third …show more content…
The roles are Provider, Teacher, Bridge-builder, Mediator, Arbiter, Equalizer, Healer, and Witness. I believe that the Veterans who helped out at Standing Rock play the role of a Peacekeeper. The role of a peacekeeper in William Ury’s the Third Side is to provide safety and peace to vulnerable victims that are easily opened for attack. The protestors are easily prone for attack because they are far from where they live and are being watched and monitored by the police who are looking for someone to arrest at the protest. I believe that another role the protestors are playing in this conflict is the healer. The healer in the Third Side is the one who seeks to heal you, calm your emotions, and soothe your pains. The protestors are acting as healers to the indigenous people by protesting and standing up for them, and listening to and acknowledging their pain. I believe the Arbiter in this conflict is the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Barrack is the individual that has the ultimate say in the conflict, and both parties must ultimately agree with his decision. Barrack Obama is the one who was responsible for stopping the pipeline from crossing under Lake