She wonders what would they say knowing that she voted the way she did even though she was once raped herself and her mother killed. They'd probably look at her funny and tell her to get over it because those people clearly didn't care about her so why should she care about them enough to let them live. They would be logically right, but still, there is something inside Kate that just stops short of taking that fork in the road. Maybe she'll never get past it. Maybe she will. The future cannot be seen right now.

"You think killing them, reducing their numbers will make them stop?" She's not being condescending, just curious. The militia can recruit more and more soldiers however they do to replace the ones who aren't around anymore. It sounds like an endless battle to her.