Fear The Walking Dead: Compassion VS Pragmatism

It Doesn’t Inspire Much Loyalty

Those were Will’s words to Strand when he learned how Strand ran his new community, and he was right.

Think about it: If you were someone in Strand’s community, and you knew what his philosophy was, that your future hinged upon whether or not you were “useful,” you’d wonder how long your status of being useful would last.

Sure, you might be good at growing tomatoes, but what if someone else came along who not only knew how to grow tomatoes but also had extensive military training? Would you feel comfortable in your position or worry that this new person may be seen as more “useful” than you, and mean Strand didn’t need you anymore?

Or, how about this: What if it’s your job to monitor the use of the community’s electricity, and realize that Strand’s new venture — A friggin’ lighthouse beacon — might be a bit wasteful, and decide to raise that point, would you worry that maybe Strand might decide that you aren’t useful?

Do you see where this line of thinking can go?

If people in your community constantly fear their lives are dependent on whether or not they have a use, they’ll question why they’ve been faithful, if they can be tossed aside and left to die on a whim.

When that happens, the leader of such a group may suddenly learn that they are the ones the community no longer finds “useful.”