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Russian Bot Patriot
Background Information
Found on a Reddit thread called Gatekeeping, this meme seems to suggest that it's patriotic to engage in spreading propaganda in the manner of automated accounts like political bots, which gather information, share it, and critique opponents.
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This is propaganda because
By linking the act of behaving like a Russian bot to patriotism, it encourages people to feel less guilty about their spreading of hate and propaganda. Dangerous.
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