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I'm not advocating for slavery, but you aren't getting that it's still completely subjective. How you are raised and your society will affect what you see as good or evil. We can easily look back and say, yes, Slavery was wrong..in hindsight from a more progressive society...so what will they say about us 200 years from now that many people today think is accetable? Will they think us barbarous for having capital punishment? Much of the western world already feels that way about us (The U.S.)
I hope the point is made.
But D&D Alignment isn't subjective - its absolute. The Laws of Lawful Good are to the benefit of every one, not a few, not may. That way no one can tell you who qualifies as a citizen and who doesn't. Ideal LG would ensure that everyone is equally represented. From that point of view our own modern 'representative' governments are oppressive and varying degrees of evil.
We must go deeper!
What is the alignment of the alignment system!
Inception!
Winter snows blind them.
Only I can see the truth.
Am I sure of this?
Superb.
In the garden: a temple bell.
I refer you to It's a Wonderful Life.
There are two banking institutions in Bedford Falls.
Henry Potter (LE) uses the lawful-neutral laws to better himself, spread his power, and increase his own influence.
George Bailey (LG) uses the same laws to help people. He lives in a broken down old house because he refuses to profit unjustly at the expense of others. He has a moment of grave doubt, and he fails himself and others -- no one is perfect.
Dr. Rieux in The Plague by Camus is a good example of Lawful good.
I'd also say Cadfael, another healer, but he seems far more neutral good to me, with only some bowing and editing of his opinions to what the church and its hierarchy says.
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Lawful Good speaks of a person's goal: To improve the world, not just better himself. That is the Good part. The Lawful part means that he or she feels that the best way to get there is through law. Not just any laws, but laws that promote predictability, supports entered deals, limit predation on the weak, and defend those who are threatened. These are laws that actively focus on and promote stable relationships and clear roles for people, for the most part.
This is an extremely interesting blind spot for so many people. They feel that Lawful alignment means you are ready to support ANY law just because it is written down. Well, here's a shocker: Not every law is lawful. A law that says that the state can kill any of its citizens just because the king wants entertainment is very much the direct antithesis of what a Lawful Good (and indeed almost all other Lawful people, even the Evil ones) want in a society. It would probably have been better to call it Orderly or something else instead. Indeed, a law that states that anyone can say what they think without fear of reprisal is about as close you can get to a Chaotic law.