DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoBefore modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareBefore modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution?DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoMore specifically, “absolute” refers to being above the law or other oversight. An absolute ruler is not bound by the laws that govern everyone else; being able to rule by decree is a consequence of that as there can be no laws that prevent this.
More specifically, “absolute” refers to being above the law or other oversight. An absolute ruler is not bound by the laws that govern everyone else; being able to rule by decree is a consequence of that as there can be no laws that prevent this.