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Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit? (theconversation.com)
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[โ€“] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Here's the thing about nation state governments. They can pass laws. It's kind of the main thing they do.

[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago

They retain authority by having some air of legitimacy. They can't just change laws, there has to be a due process just changing laws without a process is literally a dictatorship.