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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenmarable" data-source="post: 4914403" data-attributes="member: 40359">Fanaticism is one path a LG government could turn into a tyranny, but another good path to consider is paranoia. Fear of an enemy territory and/or enemy god can drive LG officials to extremes.Another thing to consider is that I would think a heavily lawful society would focus more on duty than on freedoms. So whereas the US has a Bill of Rights, this society would have a Bill of Duties. The 10 or so duties that all citizens are morally obligated to perform.Also, to help get across how bad the society is without the typical tortures and such is to consider that a tyranny can rarely stay in power without arresting a lot of troublemakers. If those in charge are LG and aren't into executions for political crimes, simple math says that you will have a lot of prisoners. So there's not just dungeons, but entire prison camps. Maybe even a region of the country used as a prison (think the legends of historical Australia or Siberia, or the fictional Escape from New York). Plus, with such a vast number of prisoners, sorting out guilty from innocent would be too large of a practical problem. So even with those responsible being LG and trying to avoid innocent prisoners, there's just not enough resources to be thorough. So expect there to be a lot of innocent prisoners as well as those guilty of very minor crimes (speaking out against the government) shipped off to a prison camp with the rest.Finally put propaganda everywhere. Every. Where. Sermons are magically broadcast day and night in the every town square (especially nice if there is one high priest in charge of it all, having it recycle his/her sermons to help build the mystique around him/her). Posters proclaiming the glory of service to this deity. I especially liked in Babylon 5 TV show with the Psi Corp, they had slogans like "The Corp is Mother. The Corp is Father." in the background all around. I can see the same thing with a "The Church is Mother. The Church is Father." posting visible somewhere no matter where you are.</blockquote>

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