Hmm. Fair enough, I guess. It’s always seemed pretty obvious to me when he is and isn’t using actors and why, so it’s odd for me to think about that being a negative. But I can see that perspective.

That is, literally, the premise of his special The Heist. It’s almost the same thing, except he coerces someone into armed robbery, rather than murder. And the whole time, he explains how his cult-like indoctrination and manipulation works on susceptible minds.

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Okay, but what about The Heist, or The System, wherein he says, throughout the special (not after the fact) that he’s trying to make a point about how easily manipulated people are?

You may want to give it a bit of a chance. Derren Brown did a special called “The Heist” in which he brainwashed people into armed robbery, and while that may seem despicable, the special was all about the tactics that cults and leaders use in order to get otherwise mundane people to commit unspeakable acts. It was a…

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Yeah, those guys are pretty nuts.

This is as good a prediction as any, but you mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger - I’m psyched up for the nude enemies mod.

Little pedantic FYI for you, Keith:

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

To be fair, he’s been on the cusp of that tech for a while. In the first Avengers movie, he slipped on some bracelets while distracting Loki and then, when Loki threw him out of the window, he used the the bracelets to activate a new suit (that flew to him, in pieces).
Then, in Civil War, his Iron Man hand appeared…

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Oh, definitely! I’ve dealt with You. Yes, You. before, and I know that any time one engages that commenter, it’s not going to be a fruitful or useful debate, so much as You. Yes, You. being irrational and stubborn, with a sense of righteousness usually reserved for people who have just caught a murderer or something.

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...

Again, I’m all ears if you have some examples of people who killed a bunch of people in the name of centrist, thoughtful discourse. As far as I know, that’s never gotten anyone killed.
Extremism, in a variety of forms, on the other hand...