Connecting The Walking Dead: ‘The Tyger And The Lamb’
By Liam O'Leary
3) “We Are The Last Hope.”
There was one other thing we learned about Lieutenant Kublek, which gives us a window, not only into the philosophy of the Civic Republic, but, more specifically, a window into how that philosophy colors Lieutenant Kublek’s behavior.
While trying to convince Sergeant Barca of the righteousness of slaughtering Campus Colony, she reminded him that the Civic Republic had running water, electricity, culture (Such as the television programs she was watching), and over 200,000 citizens. “We are the light of the world. We are the last hope.” She reminded him.
It was that last part that really hit me. The more I thought about it, the more I was asking: “What is it with groups out to save the world? The Pioneers in Fear, the helicopter people here, and…The Saviors…”
That’s what Kublek’s little speech reminded me of, the Saviors.
Why? Because, that idea, that notion of the Civic Republic being “The Last Hope”, and, that that justifies the things that they, and more importantly, Lieutenant Kublek, do, is the same philosophy the Saviors operated under. That’s why they were called “The SAVIORS“, as in “The SAVIORS of humanity”.
Are the CRM anywhere near as barbaric in their actions as the Saviors were? From what we’ve seen…not necessarily, but, just because they don’t act out of sheer bloodlust like Simon did, it doesn’t change the fact that the CRM (Particularly under Kublek’s direction) is just as brutal. I mean…Campus Colony had, what, almost ten thousand people in it? Simon wished he had that kind of body count under his belt!
What makes Kublek so much worse is, because she feels justified in what she’s doing, she does the same thing Simon did, on a much bigger scale (Due to the military force she has at her disposal), but in a much colder, more emotionless, more brutal fashion.
In her mind, she’s doing what she’s doing to protect the Civic Republic, all of its people, and the future they’re all striving for.
Negan, meanwhile, was operating on a similar principle: Even if he had to use threat of lethal violence to do it, he was bringing people together, he was rebuilding civilization, he was saving humanity.
If this mentality is shared is by the rest of the CRM high command, then, the slaughter we saw ordered by Kublek is just the tip of the iceberg.
Like I said: “What is it with groups out to save the world?”
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