• chellewalker@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Does “Lawful” apply here when they’re buying politicians to change those laws for them?

    • nfh@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Lawful doesn’t necessarily mean following the laws of a state, but adherence to order and hierarchy. Buying politicians to bureaucratically stack the deck in one’s favor is compatible with lawful evil, for someone upholding a hierarchy in which they’re (supposed to be) on top.

      If it’s more driven by greed than ideology, it’s probably more neutral evil.

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        1 year ago

        Nah. Some of those rat fucks are straight chaotic evil. Lawful usually means they have a consistent set of ideals they follow. Rules they won’t break and such. Some, like Trump and musk, would gladly break any rule they’ve previously set to get just a bit further ahead than others.