Sure they can write laws making it illegal to claim the king of Thailand is a doddering old fool anywhere in the world. Good for them.
They have no legal right to enforce it on me, though. If I visit their country, of course, I will be subject to their laws. But they can't apply it to me until then.
They can write whatever they like, but in practical terms, they can only enforce their laws inside their borders.
No European law applies outside Europe. That's kind of the nature of laws.
Except once they seven years when they become the most sexual beings in the trek universe.
Myself, I'd go for an Orion mistress, but not everyone is into the green.
I suspect that the reaction to the edited video spooked them. They were expecting to get away with that, and when it was so easily called pot as a fraud, they had to reconsider.
A run of market sales would drive down the price.
And if you can't afford to rent, then got being able to buy is not a significant difference.
And what, leave the apartments empty? Have them earn zero money, rather than some money?
He may have finally shot the wrong man in the middle of time square.
I doubt it, though.
Back when I lived in N. Carolina, there was a local brand called "Dr. Enuff." Loved that stuff.
On earth? No, not by a long shot. We would need to get into the deconstructing planets business.
An interesting analyses. It certainly matches what we've seen. His attacks on the standard list of people is moderately pathetic, and quite predictable.
One reason might be shipping. A car probably takes up the same space in a shipping container as four cars worth of steel.
I don't know where the break even point is. But it's likely to be more complex than you describe.