The internets alt-right are mistakenly arguing with a bot
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For the last month, a Twitter bot named “Liz,” with the handle @arguetron, has been quietly engaging with the internets seediest subculture.
Well-versed in internet bigotry of all stripes, the bot makes simple statements (five or six per hour) designed to rile up 4chan commenters, Breitbart disciples, Trump supporters, anti-vaxxers, “censorship” whiners, Gamergaters, anti-feminists, transphobic Reddit boys, and the rest of the alt-right. The tweets arent particularly florid or aggressive, just calculated and crisp. The perfect bait.
Chelsea Manning deserves transition treatment, and your taxes should pay for it
Liz (@arguetron) October 7, 2016
affirmative action doesn’t oppress white people
Liz (@arguetron) O…