Sandkings

It seems to me like every time aliens show up in sci-fi, they end up messing up our lives. In "Sandkings", it isn't all of humanity that they destroy, but it's the one who mistreats them. Why can't people ever seem to get along with alien lifeforms? Either the humans have to rebel against the more intelligent and advanced aliens who are taking over or they are trying to control those that they see as beneath them. There is always a conflict between the two races. Why can't people learn to work together rather than conquer everyone else? Humans need to stop trying to be superior to everyone. Kress (the main character in "Sandkings") learned that species that might seem inferior could possibly be more powerful than you think.