> approval for basic freedoms like buying land. That's how you end up with a dictatorship. That escalated quickly. Nobody argued you need approval to buy land.

> approval for basic freedoms like buying land. That's how you end up with a dictatorship. That escalated quickly. Nobody argued you need approval to buy land. We’re talking about purchasing thousands of acres of land, and exerting that kind of influence. This is exactly a temporarily embarrassed millionaire example - you wanna buy yourself some investment properties, so you’re sitting here arguing on behalf of the richest man on earth.