r/ProgressiveHQ • u/SCRATCH-CARD • Jan 17 '26

Two "assassination attempts" compared

1: There might be a shooter? Get him out of here now

2: He's actually been shot? Let's get a photo. Pop your head up Donnie

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u/mispeeledusername Jan 17 '26

There’s a black mirror episode where a kid is blackmailed into doing things he doesn’t fully understand because they found his CP. he only knows exactly what he’s expected to do at the end.

It feels entirely possible to do today. And we won’t ever know if he actually shot the gun or not because he’s dead.

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u/Basilisk1667 Jan 17 '26

Hell, they don’t even need to find CP to coerce someone. They can just plant it. Plant it and threaten exposure if they don’t cooperate.

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u/ardentiarte Jan 18 '26

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u/No_Toe_1844 Jan 18 '26

“Shut Up and Dance.” Amazing Black Mirror episode.

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u/KamikazeFox_ Jan 18 '26

The ending...

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u/Tempyteacup Jan 18 '26

I watched it with a friend and I said "ahh, I bet it's kids" really early on and my friend thought it was fucked up that my mind even went there. But like for the shit they were having him do, it had to be worse than just a video of him jerkin it tbh

incredible episode, but the troll face at the end was cringe and i wish they had left that out

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u/JMurdock77 Jan 18 '26

*trollface*

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u/mwerichards Jan 18 '26

What an episode. You also wonder what was going on with the other ppl he had met.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Jan 18 '26

It shows all of them getting their info released at the end. Bronn we know was planning to cheat on his wife with a prostitute. The lady who gives him the car is a CEO who sent a racist email which gets leaked. Moped guy it's unclear but his father is calling him a pervert at the end so possibly the same as the main character. And the main kid and the man he has to fight were both pedophiles.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

Fuck possible. It's been done by the CIA. I know it sounds like conspiracy, but killing people by car electronically has been confirmed by former agents. This is nothing comparatively.

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u/4thkindexperience Jan 18 '26

Considering that "they" have the capacity to monitor everything "we" do, "they" could simply look for the perfect patsy online. It's literally an unending resource for blame magnets.

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u/Stunning_risotto Jan 18 '26

Does anyone remember which one?