On 24 July 2021, Freedom Marchers protested Covid-related restrictions in the streets around Australia. They were walking a path laid by fellow law-breakers Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Lech Walesa –good but powerless people vilified for protesting oppressive government.
The tsunami of vitriol that crashed down on the Freedom Marchers has, with the passage of time, morphed into a valuable opportunity for many to learn that at least some Covid restrictions are nutty.
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John Ruddick is the Liberal Democrats candidate for the federal seat of Warringah
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