Who at USMB is a bot?

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[JohnDB]

 

[Rigby5]

A computer program that delivers certain responses (posts) relative to input.

A bot can also be a human who simply is paid to spread propaganda, and it not really what they seem to be.

 

[Rigby5]

I suspect some of our most ardent Russia supporters are Russian bots.

I doubt it.
Look at history.
We used to be simply primitives, but then agriculture, currency, weapons, mercenaries, and dictators created thousands of years of slavery and feudalism.
The 3 main revolutions to restore liberty from the evil monarchs were the US, France, and Russia.
And yet the US rebellion became corrupted by greed to become an even more evil colonial imperialist than the monarchs were.
And the US propaganda then tried to falsely label the wonderful Russian revolution as somehow evil.
While Russia has faults, it clearly is vastly better than the feudalism it replaces, and communism is vastly more human than capitalist greed.

So the bots are the people who know nothing about Russia, but still spread the anti-Bolshevik propaganda.

 

[Rigby5]

That video is not likely bots.
There is no reason to actually use an expensive cellphone for bots.
All you have to do is transmit to the cellphone towers, not actually have a cellphone.
What they show in that video is more likely just QA testing of new cellphones in order to ensure they are working properly.

 

[alang1216]

I doubt it.
Look at history.
We used to be simply primitives, but then agriculture, currency, weapons, mercenaries, and dictators created thousands of years of slavery and feudalism.
The 3 main revolutions to restore liberty from the evil monarchs were the US, France, and Russia.
And yet the US rebellion became corrupted by greed to become an even more evil colonial imperialist than the monarchs were.
And the US propaganda then tried to falsely label the wonderful Russian revolution as somehow evil.
While Russia has faults, it clearly is vastly better than the feudalism it replaces, and communism is vastly more human than capitalist greed.

So the bots are the people who know nothing about Russia, but still spread the anti-Bolshevik propaganda.

How many millions died in the Ukraine, China, and Cambodia under 'humane' communism? Has communism ever evolved/improved or is it like a religion that has all the answers and would be a utopia if only humans could do it right?