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The hosts list historical events where the government is widely believed to have lied to the public, including the sinking of the Lusitania and the JFK assassination. They note that the CIA popularized the term "conspiracy theory" in the 1960s to discredit citizens investigating the Kennedy killing. This history of deception is cited as the primary reason for modern public hesitancy to trust government health mandates.
The hosts examine the conflict between the "Blue Lives Matter" sentiment of the crowd and the eventual clashes with Capitol Police. They discuss how a "loud minority" on both the left and right dominates the conversation, leading to extreme comparisons like Pearl Harbor or 9/11. The segment suggests that the vast majority of Americans are not represented by the vocal extremists on Twitter.
The hosts criticize the media's use of the "Pearl Harbor" meme to describe the pandemic's peak week. To lighten the mood, they play a satirical clip from Conan O'Brien's show that mocks the way President Trump's statements on the virus spread like a pathogen. The segment encourages listeners to use humor to diffuse propaganda.
