When I read about Moreorless banning (silencing) people from his kingdom because they expressed a different opinion I always get this image that sticks in my mind of how Saddam would silence people in his kingdom.
One time he asked for ideas on some issue from his close advisers. He got different responses. But one gave a response that Saddam didn't agree with and ordered this person silenced.
Later that day this guys wife walked out on the front porch to find a barrel sitting there with her husbands head sitting on the top of the rest of his cut up body parts.
This, I believe has something to do with - fear of the other guy.
I'm sure Hitler had his ways of silencing people as well.
I put Mr. Moreorless in this same category.
Just different tactics for protecting his kingdom.