In my hippy days I witnessed a civilizing technique for speaking and listening in groups. The Feather Circle. People sit in a circle and pass the feather clockwise. The one holding the feather speaks. Every one else listens. There is nothing magical about a feather but it is imperative the object passed be light and harmless. A baseball bat sends an entirely different message.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!