3 chapters across the catalog
Drawing on the theories of Rene Girard, the discussion explores the "ritual sacrifice" of Black men as a tool to create social cohesion among white populations. This "symbolic murder" of identity is used to restore harmony to a community by projecting internal violence onto a marginal victim. The hosts argue that the Democratic Party dehumanized George Floyd by treating him as a necessary sacrificial lamb.
The discussion shifts to George Floyd's drug use, aiming to "keep it 100" by looking at the situation from an addict's perspective. The hosts use an interview from the "Soft White Underbelly" YouTube channel featuring a heroin addict named Kevin to humanize the struggle. They argue that Floyd's addiction should not "dehumanize" him or make him "human trash" in the eyes of the public.
An undercover nurse and Iraq War veteran exposes alleged "murder" and medical malpractice at Elmhurst Hospital in New York during the COVID-19 peak. She claims that patients were "set up to fail" for Medicaid bonuses and that medical professionals have begun to dehumanize patients. The hosts use this as a parallel to how police officers dehumanize individuals in high-crime environments to cope with grief and stress.
