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Cmon the meme is kinda funny.

rc_bhg 8y ago
It's also kind of stupid. As in, very tiny amounts the things that the "joke" tries to attack are based in reality. Its as if they cannot accept that large numbers of progressive or liberal minded people exist.
- alcio 8y ago
  if Twitter were to ban stupid content from its website, not much would remain ; the stupidity of this can't be used as a reason to explain the bans.
- comesee 8y ago
  It's a joke, you're taking it way too seriously
- DanAndersen 8y ago
  I think it's actually the reverse. Your critique is that the NPC meme ignores that lots of liberals/progressives exist. The rightist promoters of the NPC meme would agree with that statement -- but they would say that it's because most are just acting as ideologically/memetically programmed automatons. Crucial to understanding this meme is that its promoters see "libs" not as literal bots, but as humans-with-bot-thinking, who have grown up on a diet of platitudes and mantras without deep analysis. On the contrary, the left/libs/progressives (whatever you want to call them) on Twitter have had a habit of actually doing what you're saying, when they pull out the "oh look another Russian bot" troll. That meme actually asserts that the number of actual conservatives/right-wingers is literally small and being amplified by actual programmed chatbots.
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sp332 8y ago
Being funny isn't really a defense against pointing out that it's harmful.
- adamnemecek 8y ago
  Is it?
  - sp332 8y ago
    Harmful? "a few of the accounts started posting misleading information about the midterm elections, including encouraging liberals to vote on Nov. 7". Yes.
    - castlecrasher2 8y ago
      Golly, this is so "show me the man and I'll find you the crime" going on here. Are liberals actually too stupid to know when the vote is?
      - sp332 8y ago
        The upcoming midterm elections are expected to be very close, with low turnout favoring Republicans. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-lead-continues-to-grow-in-race-for-house-cbs-news-poll-battleground-tracker/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-lead-continues-to-gr... So a strategy for Republicans lately is to reduce turnout. Voter roll purges, disenfranchisement of felons, stricter voter ID laws, and closing polling stations are some legal ways to reduce turnout. Groups that are less concerned about appearing above-board use lies as a cheap way to nudge close elections. Spreading misinformation is effective enough that even well-funded fraud campaigns do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud#Disinformation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud#Disinformation High turnout tends to favor Democrats, so they are less motivated to engage in this particular kind of election fraud. I don't think that makes them smarter or dumber.
        castlecrasher2 8y ago
        Election fraud? Are you serious? Your response is pretty much the essence of why this meme is a huge hit: because it's true. It's like the left is just jealous they can't meme and aren't funny anymore.

It's also kind of stupid. As in, very tiny amounts the things that the "joke" tries to attack are based in reality. Its as if they cannot accept that large numbers of progressive or liberal minded people exist.

alcio 8y ago
if Twitter were to ban stupid content from its website, not much would remain ; the stupidity of this can't be used as a reason to explain the bans.
comesee 8y ago
It's a joke, you're taking it way too seriously
DanAndersen 8y ago
I think it's actually the reverse. Your critique is that the NPC meme ignores that lots of liberals/progressives exist. The rightist promoters of the NPC meme would agree with that statement -- but they would say that it's because most are just acting as ideologically/memetically programmed automatons. Crucial to understanding this meme is that its promoters see "libs" not as literal bots, but as humans-with-bot-thinking, who have grown up on a diet of platitudes and mantras without deep analysis. On the contrary, the left/libs/progressives (whatever you want to call them) on Twitter have had a habit of actually doing what you're saying, when they pull out the "oh look another Russian bot" troll. That meme actually asserts that the number of actual conservatives/right-wingers is literally small and being amplified by actual programmed chatbots.

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sp332 8y ago

Being funny isn't really a defense against pointing out that it's harmful.

adamnemecek 8y ago
Is it?
- sp332 8y ago
  Harmful? "a few of the accounts started posting misleading information about the midterm elections, including encouraging liberals to vote on Nov. 7". Yes.
  - castlecrasher2 8y ago
    Golly, this is so "show me the man and I'll find you the crime" going on here. Are liberals actually too stupid to know when the vote is?
    - sp332 8y ago
      The upcoming midterm elections are expected to be very close, with low turnout favoring Republicans. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-lead-continues-to-grow-in-race-for-house-cbs-news-poll-battleground-tracker/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-lead-continues-to-gr... So a strategy for Republicans lately is to reduce turnout. Voter roll purges, disenfranchisement of felons, stricter voter ID laws, and closing polling stations are some legal ways to reduce turnout. Groups that are less concerned about appearing above-board use lies as a cheap way to nudge close elections. Spreading misinformation is effective enough that even well-funded fraud campaigns do it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud#Disinformation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud#Disinformation High turnout tends to favor Democrats, so they are less motivated to engage in this particular kind of election fraud. I don't think that makes them smarter or dumber.
      - castlecrasher2 8y ago
        Election fraud? Are you serious? Your response is pretty much the essence of why this meme is a huge hit: because it's true. It's like the left is just jealous they can't meme and aren't funny anymore.