Topic: Mob Mentality

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57: Capitol Heel
17:21 - 20:45

57: Capitol Heel

ProPublica Parler Archives, Mob Mentality vs. Civility

The discussion covers ProPublica's use of archived Parler footage to construct a narrative of a planned insurrection. While condemning the destruction of property and violence, the hosts argue that the majority of the crowd was aimless rather than terroristic. They define the breaking of glass as the moment civility ends and mob mentality takes over, though they maintain the event was not comparable to Benghazi.