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This in recent times has been used as a snarl word in political discourse, often used to label an opposing view as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and political correctness by extension), or by influential speakers. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

The term originated with paper-and-dice role playing games, specifically the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ancestor ''Chainmail''. It refers to characters that are operated by the game engine or game master. These characters are generally less "rounded" -- they don't have much CharacterDevelopment, unless the [[DevelopersForesight dev team]] or [[GameMaster gamemaster]] is exceptionally skilled. Players will sometimes determine that an NPC has plot significance based on the fact that the {{G|ameMaster}}M is [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail presenting the character with more details than usual]].

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word in political discourse, often used to label an opposing view as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad by extension), or by influential speakers. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word by the alt-right as a way to dismiss criticism of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad by extension). [[NoYou As a backlash]], it has also been used by leftists against their opponents. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word by the alt-right as a way to dismiss criticism of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad by extension). As a backlash, it has also been used by leftists against their opponents. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word by American conservatives as a way to dismiss criticism of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad by extension). As a backlash, it has also been used by leftists against their opponents. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word by American conservatives as a way to dismiss criticism of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media (and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMade by extension). As a backlash, it has also been used by leftists against their opponents. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.

This in recent times has been used as a snarl word by American conservatives as a way to dismiss criticism of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump as being though it came from people "programmed" by the media. Please do not pothole to this term as a TakeThat against your opponents. If you want to highlight a character who is a blind zealot, the trope you're looking for is StrawmanPolitical.