Have we lived through the same pandemic? People will absolutely insist their loved ones dying is a coincidence, as long as they can frame their action as stand

Have we lived through the same pandemic? People will absolutely insist their loved ones dying is a coincidence, as long as they can frame their action as standing up to the government (or whatever they hate). All you need is someone describing the situation as the government holding a gun to your head and telling you to pasteurize your milk (YOUR milk!), or something like that.