Useful idiot
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title:
Useful idiot
text:
A useful idiot or useful fool is a pejorative description of a person, suggesting that the person thinks they are fighting for a cause without fully comprehending the consequences of their actions, and who does not realize they are being cynically manipulated by the cause's leaders or by other political players. The term was often used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and psychological manipulation. A number of authors attribute this
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description:
Derogatory term in political jargon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot
date created:
2004-07-28T22:37:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:10:48Z
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