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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>NPC</b>, auch bekannt als <b>NPC Wojak</b>, abgeleitet von <a href="Nicht-Spieler-Charakter" title="Nicht-Spieler-Charakter">Nicht-Spieler-Charakter</a> (Englisch: <b>N</b>on-<b>P</b>layer <b>C</b>haracter), ist ein <a href="Meme_(Kulturph%C3%A4nomen)" title="Meme (Kulturphänomen)">Meme</a>, das hauptsächlich verwendet wird, um die Idee auszudrücken, dass Individuen der <a href="Politische_Linke" title="Politische Linke">politischen Linken</a> nicht selbständig denken.<sup id="cite_ref-theindependent_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theindependent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theverge_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theverge-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theweek_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theweek-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
Das NPC-Meme, das grafisch auf dem <a href="Wojak_(Meme)" title="Wojak (Meme)">Wojak-Meme</a> basiert, wurde im Juli 2016 von einem anonymen Autor erstellt und erstmals auf der Image-Hosting-Website <i><a href="4chan" title="4chan">4chan</a></i> veröffentlicht, wo auch die Idee und Inspiration hinter dem Meme vorgestellt wurden.<sup id="cite_ref-knowyourmemenpc_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-knowyourmemenpc-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>“If you get in a discussion with them it's always the same buzzwords and hackneyed arguments. They're the kind of people who make a show of discomfort when you break the status quo like by breaking the normie barrier to invoke a real discussion. it's like in a [video game] when you accidentally talk to somebody twice and they give you the exact lines word for word once more.”
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<p>„Wenn man sich auf eine Diskussion mit ihnen einlässt, sind es immer die gleichen Schlagworte und abgedroschenen Argumente. Sie sind die Art von Menschen, die Unbehagen zeigen, wenn man den Status quo durchbricht, z. B. indem man Normen durchbricht, um eine echte Diskussion anzuregen. Es ist wie in einem [Videospiel], wenn man versehentlich zweimal mit jemandem redet und er noch einmal genau den gleichen Text Wort für Wort wiedergibt.“
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<p>Das NPC-Meme hat breite Aufmerksamkeit erlangt und wurde in verschiedenen Medien vorgestellt, darunter <a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-theverge_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theverge-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="BBC" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC">BBC</a><sup id="cite_ref-bbc_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> und <a href="Breitbart_News_Network" title="Breitbart News Network">Breitbart News Network</a>, einem <a href="Sprachrohr" title="Sprachrohr">Sprachrohr</a> der <a href="Alt-Right-Bewegung" class="mw-redirect" title="Alt-Right-Bewegung">Alt-Right-Bewegung</a>. Der Autor bezeichnet sich, auf Anfrage in einem Kommentar, nicht als Teil der Alt-Right-Bewegung.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-theindependent-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-theindependent_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/npc-meme-right-wing-trolls-liberals-donald-trump-twitter-insults-republicans-a8588036.html"><i>What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms.</i></a> In: <i>The Independent.</i> 17. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=What+is+an+NPC%3F+The+liberal-bashing+meme+sweeping+social+media+ahead+of+the+US+midterms&rft.description=What+is+an+NPC%3F+The+liberal-bashing+meme+sweeping+social+media+ahead+of+the+US+midterms&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fus-politics%2Fnpc-meme-right-wing-trolls-liberals-donald-trump-twitter-insults-republicans-a8588036.html&rft.date=2018-10-17&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://observer.com/2018/11/maga-conservative-memes-dominate-why/"><i>MAGA Memes and The Right Still Dominate Social Media-Here's Why.</i></a> In: <i>Observer.</i> Joseph Meyer, 5. November 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=MAGA+Memes+and+The+Right+Still+Dominate+Social+Media-Here%27s+Why&rft.description=MAGA+Memes+and+The+Right+Still+Dominate+Social+Media-Here%27s+Why&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fobserver.com%2F2018%2F11%2Fmaga-conservative-memes-dominate-why%2F&rft.publisher=Joseph+Meyer&rft.date=2018-11-05&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-theverge-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-theverge_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-theverge_3-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/17991274/npc-meme-4chan-press-coverage-viral"><i>The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen.</i></a> In: <i>The Verge.</i> Vox Media, 23. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=The+NPC+meme+went+viral+when+the+media+gave+it+oxygen&rft.description=The+NPC+meme+went+viral+when+the+media+gave+it+oxygen&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F10%2F23%2F17991274%2Fnpc-meme-4chan-press-coverage-viral&rft.publisher=Vox+Media&rft.date=2018-10-23&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-nytimes-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-nytimes_4-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-nytimes_4-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/us/politics/npc-twitter-ban.html"><i>What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet’s New Favorite Insult?</i></a> In: <i>The New York Times.</i> A. G. Sulzberger, 16. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=What+Is+NPC%2C+the+Pro-Trump+Internet%E2%80%99s+New+Favorite+Insult%3F&rft.description=What+Is+NPC%2C+the+Pro-Trump+Internet%E2%80%99s+New+Favorite+Insult%3F&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F10%2F16%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fnpc-twitter-ban.html&rft.publisher=A.+G.+Sulzberger&rft.date=2018-10-16&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-theweek-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-theweek_5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theweek.co.uk/97291/what-are-npcs-and-why-has-twitter-banned-them"><i>What are NPCs and why has Twitter banned them?</i></a> In: <i>The Week UK.</i> Dennis Publishing, 23. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 26. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=What+are+NPCs+and+why+has+Twitter+banned+them%3F&rft.description=What+are+NPCs+and+why+has+Twitter+banned+them%3F&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theweek.co.uk%2F97291%2Fwhat-are-npcs-and-why-has-twitter-banned-them&rft.publisher=Dennis+Publishing&rft.date=2018-10-23&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-knowyourmemenpc-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-knowyourmemenpc_6-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/npc-wojak"><i>NPC Wojak.</i></a> In: <i>Know Your Meme.</i> 29. Juli 2019,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=NPC+Wojak&rft.description=NPC+Wojak&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fknowyourmeme.com%2Fmemes%2Fnpc-wojak&rft.date=2019-07-29&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-bbc-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bbc_7-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45888176"><i>Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs?</i></a> In: <i>BBC News.</i> BBC, 17. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 26. Dezember 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ANPC+%28Meme%29&rft.title=Why+has+Twitter+banned+1500+accounts+and+what+are+NPCs%3F&rft.description=Why+has+Twitter+banned+1500+accounts+and+what+are+NPCs%3F&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fblogs-trending-45888176&rft.publisher=BBC&rft.date=2018-10-17&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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