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New Zealand has one of the best representative democracies in the world. It's weird that you differentiate the country from its people, like they don't have a s
by aahortwwy 5y ago
New Zealand has one of the best representative democracies in the world. It's weird that you differentiate the country from its people, like they don't have a say in policy-making.
When you read about a policy like this it's reasonable to assume that it enjoys broad support among the population; and that if it doesn't, it will be overturned in due time.
> I will 100% avoid them in perpetuity.
Good idea.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoThis sounds incredibly undemocratic to me. To deny a goods to a portion of the population arbitrarily sounds shocking. There will be 2 classes of people from now on: those who can smoke and those who can't. Not that i agree with the american concept of democracy, that every law has to conform exactly to their constitution, but this seems like a worrying sign.
- aahortwwy 5y agoDemocracy and liberty are different things.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoI think i agree with what you are saying but only to an extent. After enough liberty has been removed your democracy falls apart. I think this law crosses the line of what's acceptable in a democratic state. Also, I meant that the American definition is that democracy and liberty are not different things.
- shukantpal 5y ago51% democracy vs 100% democracy