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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by mantas on Friday October 27, 2017 @12:28AM (#15565716)
> Subverting a council of the landowning aristocracy (local city govt) with a democracy (state government).

Well, this law is proposed by state government (democracy).

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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by conanbatt on Friday October 27, 2017 @07:13AM (#15567297)
What a nuance. If people vote for a dictatorship, is it a democracy?
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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by mantas on Friday October 27, 2017 @09:01AM (#15567855)
I was referring to this bit in post I replied to:

> Subverting a council of the landowning aristocracy (local city govt) with a democracy (state government).

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