Strategy" reads like a cold little checklist, and that's what makes it unsettling. The speaker seems to be sorting people into roles: one person to hate, one to cheat, and then a third question, which of them is "most fit" to be looked down on. Nothing in the language is angry or heated. It's calm, almost businesslike, as if cruelty were just a matter of planning.
The title helps with that. "Strategy" turns human feelings into tools, and the poem leaves us wondering who is speaking and whether they're being sincere. It could be a portrait of someone who really does treat people this way, or it could be a sly look at how all of us, without admitting it, hand out contempt and condescension to those we find convenient. The word "us" in the second stanza hints at the second reading, since it pulls the reader in.
The mood is chilly and uncomfortable, with a bit of dark humor. Its brevity leaves a gap where we have to decide how guilty we feel.