[sbarre]

> It is worth noting that a recent survey showed a vast majority of Australians preferring closed borders

Of course they do, but as with most other human rights declarations, these rules are there to protect the minority, not the majority.

[teachingassist]

>these rules are there to protect the minority, not the majority.

That's not clear.

Democracy protects the majority (but not always the minority); in an absence of democracy, the majority are also vulnerable to breaches of human rights.

[sampo]

Covid restrictions are also there to protect a minority, not the majority.