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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by yters on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:36AM (#22203012)
Yes, it makes sense to stop corporations poisoning people by dumping toxins into rivers. But, generally stopping people from building on land is more in the government's interest than the people's interest.
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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by loco5niner on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:11PM (#22207358)
I don't know all the details, but I'm certainly glad people can't just randomly build things wherever they want. I can imagine lot's of some people rights being trampled by selfish people.
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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by socialdemocrat on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:52PM (#22207651)
How on earth do you distinguish between the people and the government in a properly functioning democracy? That is essentially the same thing. The government in a democracy is an expression of the will of the people. You cannot argue that the people want something different from a democratically elected government.

That makes absolutely no sense. It only makes sense when it is a failed democracy where elections are corrupted or bought in some way.

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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by loco5niner on Monday February 03, 2020 @12:30PM (#22226494)
> It only makes sense when it is a failed democracy where elections are corrupted or bought in some way.

Which people can make arguments for ;-)

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Re:Housing is a human right: How Finland is eradicating home... by yters on Saturday February 01, 2020 @11:50PM (#22215199)
It's an expression of the will of part of the people. No government is elected unanimously.
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