[spreads his hands; half a shrug, half a gesture to show how clearly he is unarmed]

I think our hostess -- the one who sent us here -- chose this time to send us to you precisely because of that. Why help a place that has no problems, or easy ones? Outside eyes and hands with no prior vested interests, placed properly, might be a good tool to defuse some of the powder keg you describe. And -- speaking for just myself on this -- I'm pretty tired of watching places with people who are just trying to live a good life explode.