After they released the trailer for season eight of The Walking Dead, I realized there aren't too many videos on what could be a message for all of us.

But before I get to that, I just want to talk about little things I notice in the series.First and foremost, it's pretty obvious that Negan is a communist, with his high taxes, gun restrictions, and no rights to revolt against his government. I made a video essay on him a while back (link below), explaining why he's an authoritarian left, which makes me believe Negan was created to warn us about the dangers of socialism and communism. I knew he was an extreme leftist the moment he came to Alexandria and took half of their stuff, including their guns. And when I saw people at the Sanctuary line up for goods in exchange for points, I instantly thought about what Russia was like during The Cold War, where people had to line up at the grocery store at 6 a.m every day, just so they could get a loaf of bread to feed a family of six. Like, I was under the impression that the Saviors and slaves collect and make their own resources, while they make the slaves line up for whatever Negan would allow.And after learning about the Saviors, I wanted to take a moment to think about how the other colonies ran things. Like Alexandria and the Hilltop, for example. When Deanna ran Alexandria, she sheltered everyone and restricted her people from using weapons. And since most liberals want some form of gun control, this makes me think Deanna's colony was left-wing. She wasn't an extreme left-winger like Negan, but she was pretty socialist, with how she controlled the rations. She made Alexandria a socialist welfare state by controlling the rations, and making people dependent on the state for survival. You see, while Olivia was watching over inventory and keeping track of how much people take, Deanna had someone like Heath go on supply runs while everyone waited on the government to live. And while I suppose everyone could have made their own resources, I think they didn't because they were sheltered and figured there was no harm in waiting on Heath and Olivia for supplies. Though you also have to consider that Alexandria's soil is not very good, either. And then there is Rick's Alexandria. Before Negan took control of their supplies, Rick was pretty keen on making sure everyone had their own weapons. And their inventory was well stacked with supplies and guns, and Rick's Alexandria was the first colony to want war. And since conservatives always vote for military funding and less gun control , this leads me to believe Rick managed to turn the Safe Zone into a right-wing colony when Deanna passed. And somewhere along the line they struggled to say no to Negan's communist regime, but now it's safe to say Alexandria has retreated back to conservatism. Rick isn't an extreme right-winger who votes for costly wars because of oil, but it's safe to say he's conservative.You also have the Hilltop residents. Before Rick they were heavily reliant on the Saviors (or rather, the state) for protection, hence why they didn't own guns and focused on making their own resources instead. And since they seemed more focused on growing crops and raising cattle, instead of fighting against Negan's taxes themselves, it's safe to say they’re socialists.The Kingdom, however, is a monarchy above all else like The Royal Family. They don't have elections, but if King Ezekiel had a son or daughter, he would probably pass down the throne to him or her. But if I were living in a post-apocalyptic world, I'd probably want to live at The Kingdom, where they have a strong military and grow and search for their own resources. It's also the only place where Saviors are forbidden from entering, though it's probably because Ezekiel and Negan probably had an agreement where they gave goods to the Saviors if they promised to stay away from The Kingdom. And part of me often wonders why Negan was so agreeable with him. Like, what was their backstory before Rick? Like, did they know each other before the collapse, where Ezekiel and Negan worked at the same high school? Or did he know Gavin before the collapse, who pledged his allegiance to Negan before Ezekiel found The Kingdom, and because times were tough they had no hard feelings towards each other. Like, I'm thinking if Ezekiel wasn't one of Negan's co-workers back then, then he might have worked something out because he knew Gavin. I've yet to watch an episode or read a chapter where it goes into detail about the relationship between Ezekiel and Negan. And the reason why I mentioned Gavin was because he was very respectful towards Ezekiel, though it could be that he's respectful towards everyone.The only problem I have with The Kingdom, is that it's a kingdom with no democratic elections, they just rule with one guy and stick with him because they like him. This is a bad thing, because Ezekiel could die and Negan could invade the area, thus giving The Kingdom a communist makeover. If they don't have a system where they can change leaders every four years, and have a backup leader incase their leader died, then the Kingdom would be screwed. The election system in America has it where you can only run for two terms, and they have their elections every four years because people love power too much. And while Ezekiel is a good guy, I know that the Kingdom's next leader might not be, should he die.And then there's Oceanside, which is populated and run by women. They keep their borders up, and women armed, but they're not strong enough to kill big armies on their own. They can kill small groups of intruders (except for Tara), but they couldn't save the men Negan killed. They also failed to protect themselves against Rick's group, when they barged in and took all of their guns. They run things like the Amazons do in Wonder Woman, where it's just them and nobody else.And so, here's where it gets interesting.I want you to think about Rick's Alexandria vs Negan's Sanctuary, and the relationship each group has with the Hilltop. You see, the Hilltop was struggling to fight off walkers, so they agreed to exchange goods for Negan’s protection. And after a while the Hilltop realized they didn't like giving away half their shit to an extreme left-wing party, so they asked a conservative party to help them in exchange for their cattle and crops. They're basically asking each group to be saved in exchange for the same thing, their support and resources.The Hilltop's attitudes towards politics are the same as everyone else in the real world, where they only vote for one party because they're sick of the other. And at first they're excited, but then Rick fails to find and kill the real Negan at the outpost during the season six finale. And once the real Slim Shady stands up, Rick surrenders Alexandria to Negan, thus pissing off the Hilltop. Eventually Rick was able to collect enough allies to start a war against the Saviors. Though I've yet to see how this all pans out, and I'm super excited to watch season eight during the fall.So you see where I'm getting at, here? Both Alexandria and the Sanctuary want the same thing from the Hilltop, which is to keep them alive in exchange for support and supplies. While the Hilltop wants to be able to thrive without too much government interference, just like everyone else in the real world.In conclusion, Negan represents everything wrong with socialism and communism, while Rick and Negan prove the horseshoe theory to be correct; where both conservatives and liberals are two sides of the same coin. Watching Rick and Negan's interactions with the Hilltop can also show us why the two-party system is corrupt, and why we need to stop voting for the lesser evil and instead examine third-party options.A big reason why third-party or independent options typically fail during an election season, is because we don't believe in them enough, when really what have you got to lose? We keep going back and forth between Rick Grimes and Negan only to find ourselves disappointed no matter what. The only way we can end the corruption of our two-party system is by finding an independent option that respects our freedom and civil liberties. The last two seasons of The Walking Dead can also tell us that too much government involvement can actually problems much worse. You see, instead of depending on Rick to fix their Negan problem, the Hilltop should have formed alliances with other colonies and start a war against the Saviors. They should have done that from the very beginning, but they were too scared to do anything without Alexandria. And if the Hilltop decided to revolt against the Saviors, with the help of Alexandria and The Kingdom instead of just asking Rick to kill Saviors at the outpost, then Glenn and Abraham would probably still be alive. So yeah, if you want to blame someone for Glenn and Abraham's death, then blame the Hilltop. :PThis is also why I tell people you don't need the government to survive, when you can do that yourself. You don't need the government to take care of the poor and homeless, when you can do that yourselves by volunteering. You don't need the government raising your taxes, even if they say it's for your benefit, because the more you give the government, the more power they have over you. I bet if the Hilltop focused a bit more on strengthening their borders, and making sure everyone had a weapon to protect themselves, then they probably wouldn't have needed the Saviors to begin with. And once we learn to take care of ourselves, then we won't need the state to feed the poor or protect us from bad people.-ShpadoinkleDay

Negan Character Analysishttps://youtu.be/7d1beozA64M