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How protesters demanding ‘freedom’ from COVID restrictions ignore the way liberty really works

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par Andrew Vonasch, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canterbury
Michael-John Turp, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Canterbury

Like the many similar movements against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions around the world, New Zealand’s protests have expressed a unifying concern with personal freedoms.

One of the highest-profile groups at the occupation of parliament grounds in Wellington was “Voices for Freedom”. The occupation itself began with a “freedom convoy”, and many of the signs and placards around the makeshift camp made “freedom” their focus.

And while that particular protest ended…

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