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People have rights, but... (inspired by the Coronavirus rules debate) It seems to me that the popular sentiment, "yeah, there are rights, but they have limits and exceptions", essentially turns rights into mere privileges to be withheld or taken away if X conditions are(n't) met. I think the more accurate/waterproof way of thinking is "there are rights that always exist, but when they conflict, they are hierarchical", so for example life > mobility. The crux of the issue of…