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cord-135363-l2r6uprq	Bolsover, Gillian	Balancing freedoms, rights and responsibilities during COVID in US: a study of anti- and pro-restriction discourse	2020-08-21		.txt	text/plain	7231	293	48	With an individualistic culture, a high proportion of libertarian supporters and a constitution strongly protecting individual freedoms, the US has seen several major protests against state-level economic and social restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Within trends concerning the Michigan protests specifically, there was more pro-restriction than anti-restriction content, with a sizeable minority opposing restrictions; 17 posts supported restrictions on social activity, 18 restrictions on economic activity and 24 restrictions on political activity. This data memo has presented an initial analysis of levels of support and opposition to social, economic and political restrictions to control the spread and severity of COVID and how these arguments have been articulated in relation to rights and freedoms. Posts that opposed social, economic and/or political restrictions were more likely to articulate ideas of rights and freedoms: 75% of posts compared to 50% of those that supported.	./cache/cord-135363-l2r6uprq.txt	./txt/cord-135363-l2r6uprq.txt