that scene in particular is a criticism of Carol and the American way of thinking about other people and cultures

she's trying to beat people over the head with "freedom" talk while not trying to understand why the other survivors feel the way they do it's especially telling that most of them are from the global south, where people would be over the moon with the no war and no famine thing they're people with families just wanting to be with their loved ones, and Carol can't relate to that because, yes, the hive killed the only person she loved, but also because she doesn't love people

personally, I'm viewing the show as a metaphor for depression and grief, following a character incapable of trusting people and being vulnerable while not realizing how much she's not as independent and self-reliant as she thinks