Should advanced technology lead to moral improvement? Falling Skies Season Two Premiere

I stopped watching Falling Skies before I made it to the end of Season One, but I thought I'd give it another shot and watch the Season Two premiere. There are issues I'm interested in. Take this conversation between the protagonist and the leader of the aliens: ALIEN: This was never a negotiation. That's why we'll never stop fighting you. ALIEN: We have no patience for empty bravado. So those are our alternatives: live as prisoners or die? ALIEN: Why would ...