I believe the intention, simplistically speaking, is "Be kind and compassionate, but don't be a pushover."

Presumably they just try to out-do each other with the awesomeness of their fireworks

Dude, anything can influence anyone. A decent human being is not going to commit heinous acts just because they read it in a book, or saw it in a movie, or played it in a game. Horrible people will do horrible things whether they get ‘ideas’ for it somewhere else or not.
Fiction is not reality.

I didn´t think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean

In the dunes of the cape

If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain,

Let's get a group together for a night of Contrived

I'm pretty sure it's all already cooked, and just being served/photographed while still in the pan

Oh. Well, I didn't want to be condescending by saying the joke was obvious when you didn't get it

Yeah, I don't get it either. Other than the "thank you" I don't know if it's positive or negative.