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what would NZ’s greatest 20th century philosopher have said about civil liberties in the COVID age?

  • Written by Mike Grimshaw, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Canterbury
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Vaccines, their mandates and certificates have ignited heated debate about civil liberties in New Zealand. Add MIQ, climate change, the government’s Three Waters policy and proposed hate speech legislation, and it’s easy to see what’s fuelling the so-called culture wars.

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