My fellow Americans, he intones, betraying a slightly Southern lilt gilded by fire and brimstone.

Faith is a gift from God to us.

Purpose is the ability to put that power to use.

Jan. 6 Roleplay Documentary ‘War Game’

A scene from the documentary ‘War Game.‘Thorsten Thielow

The two guys filming him assure this would-be dictator that he sounded great.

A female voice offscreen asks if everyones ok with that take.

The man flanked by two red, white and blue flags casually bites into an apple.

The answer to the second question is self-evident.

They have six hours to avert a second civil war.

The clock is ticking.

The USMC taught her how to deal with all types of volatile crises, she says.

It did not instruct her on how to deal with someone brainwashed in her own backyard.

Like a lot of young men instantly politicized by 9/11, Goldsmith immediately enlisted and was sent to Iraq.

The experience left him bitter, severely traumatized and disillusioned.

Instead, the veteran chose to use his experience to prevent unnecessary bloodshed abroad and at home.

The character that I play…is myself, Goldsmith says.

I just interpret my history in a different way.

I understand what led the insurgents down that path.

The scariest moment isnt when this fake hatemonger is preaching the gospel of insurrection.

Its when, after hes broken character, he half-exclaims Im going to join up!

The self-motivation meta-joke inspires a laugh that sticks in your throat.War Gameconcentrates a lot on the how to part.