The discussion shifts to the mainstream media's role in inciting fear through misleading death rate reports and panic-buying narratives. Mo posits that the pandemic is being used as a form of psychological warfare or a "strategy of tension" to rattle the public. They analyze how the crisis aligns with Donald Trump's long-term goals of decoupling manufacturing from China, while also considering a theory that elites are leveraging the economy to influence the 2020 election.