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Originally Posted by Locke
I think hes going to put himself in it. He is the one thing that doesnt fit.
And while Cali is saying that Morgan is now the sole voice of pacifism and questioning morality, and to a degree hes right, this show is all about Moral flexibility.
Many of the characters have shown that they can alternate between being compassionate and ruthless as the case may warrant. The difference is that they're typically cautiously pessimistic until proven otherwise whereas Morgan wants to always show up at the door with flowers and a gift basket.
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I don't read it that way. I just think he believes that people should be given the opportunity to choose a different path, one that doesn't involve unnecessarily killing other human beings. Conflicts may still happen, and he won't allow someone to kill him or his friends, but he maintains it as a last resort. I sympathize with him quite a bit actually. While there are plenty and plenty of baddies in this universe, we have also seen a tremendous capacity for good in the face of overwhelming ugliness and despair. I think he's gone full circle at a much more rapid pace than the rest of humanity, and the rest of the group has yet to catch up with where he's at. Morgan has already gone to the darkest part of his soul and come out the other side. The main group has yet to fully access that dark part, so they can't see how fruitless their current path is, in that it will always lead to more death and destruction of living human beings. In a world where human life is growing more and more scarce, Morgan isn't wrong to try and preserve it in the hopes that more and more will see the light and understand that the only way anyone makes it is if they ALL make it.
Consider that this is the first time that Rick's group has been the aggressor in a completely unprovoked way (ok, the road confrontation aside). It's a bit of a leap to assume that they need to do this for survival. Just because they haven't grown a lot of food yet doesn't mean that they couldn't co-opt systems from the Hilltoppers and reproduce food the way they have. All it takes is 1-2 extra animals for livestock raising. Crop production can be sorted out with engineering and technical know-how. Rick's group has everything it needs to be self-sustaining except for food, and instead of figuring that part out themselves, they are simply replacing Negan's group in a protection racket of the Hilltoppers. They assume that they couldn't repel Negan's group simply because the Hilltoppers couldn't, but the Alexandrians have a host of warriors that have proven their worth, plus a substantial arsenal. It's short-sighted to attack Negan's group, and it's a plan focused on aggression rather than real necessity. I think we will see just how short-sighted it was in the coming episodes.
I find Morgan's character infinitely interesting, and I would be very sad if he were offed in an unceremonious manner. Much like Herschel, this group has lacked a moral compass beyond what Rick suggests for a long time. Even people like Glenn are doing things that they don't want to do and have serious moral objections to. Mark my words, Morgan's speeches aren't just to hear himself speak. He's going to be proven as a voice of wisdom at some point.