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Message: <blockquote data-quote="abirdcall" data-source="post: 9511354" data-attributes="member: 6748898">I realize I may be starting this thread on the path to arguing about alignment but I feel strongly about the idea that lawfulness /= authoritarianism.Authoritarianism is a form of ruling which demands obedience from others and seeks to remove their freedoms.Lawfulness as an alignment is not about subjugating others, it's about how much structure or lack thereof is in their life.I highly relate to the lawful good alignment. A couple examples of lawful behaviour: If I say I'm going to meet a friend at 3pm it is very important for me to be there for 3pm and if I get delayed I feel bad and notify them straight away. I don't demand that of others, though I do think it is courteous to be informed about the status of things if there will be lateness or cancellation.I decided to stop drinking in 2006. I haven't had a drop since even though at this point it probably wouldn't hurt me to have a drink every now and then. I made it a strict life rule so that I would follow it and now I'm still following it because I decided it was a rule. I do not in any way expect the same for others or judge them for drinking.</blockquote>