Despotism And Abuse Of Power

Since the dawn of human civilization, individuals have struggled against various forms of authority and oppression. As the notions of a social contract came to fruition, a body politic was firmly established. Binding laws and confounding social factors began to take hold of people’s lives as their inherently unique morality became repressed. We all give life its own special meaning and are ultimately free to determine our own course of action, our own moral compass. However, government institutions continue to subdue fundamental liberties to this day; some go as far as imposing unjust and heinous laws by extreme force and degradation. This pervasive tyranny and abuse of power is typically propagated by authoritarian rule and not democratic ideology. Despotism is predicated on the governmental construction of universal laws, which influence human behavior and essentially control one’s fate. …show more content…
Yet some rulers attempt to legitimize their own self-aggrandizing doctrine, which often conflicts with the best interests of the majority. Whenever conflict ensues, the authority, in most cases, will enact even more stringent and forceful measures to circumvent an uprising. In the face of this imminent oppression and solicitude, individuals will take drastic measures to purport the dire consequences of yielding to overwhelming social factors. Though in some cultures, various forms of torture are instituted to confine a society, some individuals perform public scenes of self-torture in order to convey that they are not subservient or under any control, but are in fact liberated as they fight for a just cause bigger than