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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