One of the more interesting things about Negan's group is that they've basically sacrificed their moral culpability to someone who's shown that he's willing to act brutally if it gives them a better chance of survival. It mirrors how a monarchy works by delegating politics to a single family devoted solely to that task. Both systems put harsh dilemmas into the hands of a dedicated individual because they know that they live in conditions where the popular choice likely not the right one
That is a really interesting way of framing it, and tying Negan back to the notion of monarchy. For me there's the issue of how the success of a monarchy fluctuates so wildly depending on who holds that position and how skilled (or not) they are at running a state.
One of the more interesting things about Negan's group is that they've basically sacrificed their moral culpability to someone who's shown that he's willing to act brutally if it gives them a better chance of survival. It mirrors how a monarchy works by delegating politics to a single family devoted solely to that task. Both systems put harsh dilemmas into the hands of a dedicated individual because they know that they live in conditions where the popular choice likely not the right one
That is a really interesting way of framing it, and tying Negan back to the notion of monarchy. For me there's the issue of how the success of a monarchy fluctuates so wildly depending on who holds that position and how skilled (or not) they are at running a state.