Overview
In an upcoming tense situation involving friends or coworkers, you would not be doing anyone any favors by staying out of it. Sure, avoiding involvement might suit your schedule, but keeping your distance wouldn't be wise in the long run. You don't have to take over the situation and steer it in any particular direction, but you do need to recognize the fact that you will be affected by it -- therefore, you should do what you can to make things go as well as they can.