I think we can take it as author confirmation that Nale's alignment is not as straightforward as "Lawful Evil, and Rich disagrees with the interpretations of people who would say otherwise."
I think he set us up for a later revelation there.
Originally Posted by Morty
It would have been awesome if the writers had put as much thought into it as you guys do.
The laws of physics are not crying in a corner, they are bawling in the forums.