PLUR is an indirect cause of battling due to the fact that people throw around the acronym like it's a fucking fashion statement. Ironicly enough, the acronym reportedly came from an incident. As quoted by Wikipedia
"According to one legend, the term PLUR was coined by the DJ Frankie Bones in response to a fight that broke out while he was mixing and he stopped the show to say, "If you don't start showing some peace, love, and unity, I'll break your fucking faces." However it wasn't until later on, in discussions of the speech on the usenetalt.rave, that "Respect" was added to the Peace,