You are conflating a lot of things and painting situations to be a certain way according to your perspective. That is why you keep ignoring the fact Corey was in a heated argument with Darlene and was saying that in regards to her, and not Zo.
Corey had already tried making amends with Grady until, as
@CHICAGO pointed out, Grady started kicking up dirt again. Corey said "fukk it" and started going in on him.
You talk about patterns, but not all patterns conform to how you, "that guy", sees them. Others can see different patterns of the same situation.
From what I see (
my opinion) Corey used to have just about anyone around him because that is how he is. When you allow anyone around you, you will have arguments/fights with a lot of different people. Only when you start having some discernment and valuing your space, will you only allow certain types of people around you and cut down on nonsense that comes with having just about anyone around.
But, in regards to the fight, Zo was in the wrong.
(1) That is Corey's show, not Zo's. Zo should have been wise enough to understand that is not his place to start bytching about how Corey talks about another man he has a problem with just because Zo has known him a year whereas Corey has known him a lot longer.
(2) Corey knew Grady longer than Zo knew Grady. Zo should've understood that their argument is between them, and doesn't concern him. He may like Grady but that is for those two men to figure out and squash, especially if he already tried acting as an intermediary to help resolve the conflict.
(3) Based on point #2: Zo had already tried to get Corey to calm down, and Corey listened to Zo. But Grady started dragging his name through the mud again. At that point Zo should've washed his hands of the situation, he did enough. But, he had a problem with Corey talking about Grady.
(4) Corey is about loyalty (my opinion). And when you're dealing with people, you have to understand who they are, otherwise you won't get anywhere in the world. And based on the points above, someone like Zo should've understood that fact. For a person that labels himself "the voice of reason" and believes he is intelligent, he missed some critical areas of how to deal with people.
(5) Zo wanted Corey to conform to how he sees a situation, not staying objective and unattached to a beef that didn't concern him.
(My opinion)
Grady was a late-40's year old man talking about being an alpha male and bragging about being a gang member. He was a clown and everyone knew he was a clown in the chat. Zo, being like Grady, late 40s, relying on women to help him, and cheating on those women, saw himself in Grady. That is why he took offense. Now this is my opinion, but every time Corey slighted Grady, Zo felt slighted.
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