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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1700583" data-attributes="member: 11437">One could definitely argue that a Lawful society could be oppressive.  Any society with an overabundance of laws can seem oppressive to at least some part of its citizenry.  When you combine Lawful with either Evil or Neutral, arguments can be made for oppression.  A Lawful Evil society is nearly by definition oppressive, given the Evil part of the equation.  A Lawful Neutral society, with its penchant for balance in the favor of the Law, could be oppressive to those who don't agree with the Laws.Having a Lawful Good society oppress some part of the populace presumes that the populace does not have moral good (and its definition differs as much as does moral evil, so this is open to interpretation for sure) as its standard.  That is not necessarily a bad thing - there is nothing to say a society has to match most of those on Earth.  Having a tendency towards the moral good defines neither the concepts of society nor civilization.So, to open up the discussion a bit more, perhaps a society is not based on the moral good (as defined by the campaign setting).  A Lawful Good regime in power could definitely oppress such a culture.  Even if the regime's intent is good, its methods may not be, and that is where the oppression comes in.</blockquote>