Look at the parts of the world that don’t have empires, don’t have kings. The Native Americans have Coyote. The aboriginal australians have the Rainbow Serpent. The Polynesians have Maui. Not tyrants.
Now look at the parts of the world that do have human tyrants. The Greeks have Zeus. The Egyptians have Ramses. The Mayans had Kukulkan. People worship gods that resemble their own leaders and their own natural environment.
The only exception to drag’s theory is Asia. China had huge empires, but Buddha isn’t a tyrant. Maybe the Jade Emperor is; drag doesn’t know as much about Tao as drag would like. Anyone got reading suggestions for getting into Taoist mythology? (Other than Journey To The West. Already love that story)
If you’re considering the US federal government (excluding the newly elected carrot…) ‘tyrannical’, what civilisations are you considering not tyrannical? The list has to be very, very small.
that’s my point exactly. there does not exist a governmental system (and never has at least as long as nation states have existed) that is not tyrannical in some sense.
Oh, I mixed up your post. Sorry.
all good