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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9554714" data-attributes="member: 78087">That’s not a bad way to look at it, though I think Chaos is also about individual rights and weakening or destabilising institutions. Law, for me, is about the rule of law - it’s the idea that we need rules, structure, and institutions to make society work, and so you should follow the rules and uphold the law when possible, because weakening institutions and the rule of law makes everything worse for everybody. Chaos is about personal freedom, the idea that we all need to float our own boat and what works best for us, and should have the freedom to work that out, unhindered by rules or institutions.Both have a point and I don’t think Lawful Good people are slavishly bound by local laws, and neither are Chaotic Good people entirely committed to letting everyone do their own thing. But they would both feel bad about violating those principles, because a Lawful Good person believes deep down that rules and institutions are what make society work and are entirely necessary, and a Chaotic Good person believes deep down that it almost always works out for the best for each individual to do what’s best for them without anyone telling them what not to do. A Neutral Good person basically think both of those people have a point but thinks that whatever helps people is best, not supporting the principles of law or chaos.(To get all political about it - as an English person living in Canada, I’d say that Law aligns reasonably well with old-fashioned (and rarely implemented) conscientious conservatism, which is all about not changing stuff if you can help it and upholding the rule of law, but also supports individual rights against those of corporations and the government - the law should protect and bind everyone equally*. Chaos aligns more with modern libertarianism - people and markets should be free and unencumbered by rules and regulations, and we should all be free to become really rich or starve in the gutter, as long as the government isn’t making us pay taxes or otherwise hindering our self-actualisation. Both have really huge problems and I don’t support either but I do see the point, somewhat.*Yes, I’m aware of the modern definition of conservatism and I agree with it.)</blockquote>

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