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human
[Lion King] Why are all the animals cool with having a king who literally eats the lower class?

Why haven't the water buffaloes and elephants and tall horses stampeded the royal family for crimes against their people?  Why are the citizenry content to let their king kill them whenever he gets a little peckish?
gpt
The Circle of Life appears to be the main religion / belief system in The Pride Lands, and it functions like any other religion that has been co-opted by the ruling class: it convinces the lower classes that they are exactly where they belong, and that their suffering and self-sacrifice is somehow righteous.

I suspect that Scar's coup will change this in the long run: the animals will realise that the guy who eats them with a friendly smile is just as bad as the guy who eats them with hysterical laughter, and will rise up against their lion oppressors.