Why is there always an "enemy"?

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It seems that society has this everlasting preoccupation with there being an enemy of some sort, a bogeyman really, without any real justification. Regardless of small or large group size, there's always got to be an enemy concocted or pointed out. Maybe it's a remnant of evolutionary psychology that people just can't seem to purge from their system. In the context of Aspergers, it seems that they are perpetually targeted as an "enemy" by a group, even if they don't pose any real threat (well, maybe a threat to the established social order, I guess ). Someone has to be ganged up on, and the others have to be brainwashed into perceiving or believing that this person is "the enemy".

On a macro level, it has been one country's citizens perceiving another's citizens as the enemy, or a minority group within their own country as the enemy. I don't see society as a whole shunning people on the autism spectrum as "the enemy", thankfully. This enemy labeling is more at the micro-to-medium level, like in controlled environments with a group.

But really, where the enemy labeling should start and end is with the criminal element. Hollywood has an obsession with criminals as the enemy because that's what sells, that's what society wants. I remember watching Scarface three times, and that famous line from Tony Montana: "You know why you need guys like me??! So you can point the finger at me and say, 'that's the bad guy'! !"

...but I guess that's not enough. You can't just have a fantasy enemy, you've got to have a real one, if that makes any sense.
Maybe one day, before I'm gone, I'll figure out society's obsession with enemies. That's the tragic irony with us Aspies - we don't look for a designated enemy, we somehow find ourselves on the other end of that obsession!!

My only enemy is my brain. It's a love-hate relationship.

I like sci-fi because even though there's an enemy they show you their point of view, why they became the enemy in the first place. Most times they just want to survive.

We've all got a little bit of ODD in us. People love to argue, love to gossip, love to hear about bad news. Love to complain.

I'm sorry if I don't make sense. Eating bad food puts brain asleep. No meds too.

Jayo,

Yup. One day, instead of saying "I'm a proud American" or "I'm a proud Asian," I'd like to be able to say, "I'm a proud human, and I stand with all others, not just many others."

Maybe I'll live to see that day. Maybe not.

Some people can't feel like "winners" without finding someone to compete against.

I have an enemy that won't leave me alone. Its name is Anxiety.

I don't have enemies, but I've seen people who let their misconceptions of me dictate to them what I can or can't do. The best revenge of course, would be living as I see fit.

Redacted

^ cool answer.

no yin without yang

no drama, no art could exist

this is why I never look for acceptance, being Autistic. I believe humans always have to find some group to scapegoat, no matter what. If it isn't by race, it'll be by sexual preferences, or the workings of the mind.

I see myself somewhat as Rorschach from Watchmen, because of this.