If you’ve ever wondered what the term Useful Idiot means, watch the video below.
via Lee Stranahan
Now, if you’re still searching for a definition of the term ‘Useful Idiot,’ this (with emphasis added) seems to be as good as it gets:
In political jargon, useful idiot is a pejorative term used to describe people perceived as propagandists for a cause whose goals they do not understand, who are used cynically by the leaders of the cause.
The term was originally used to describe Soviet sympathizers in Western countries. The implication is that although the people in question naïvely thought of themselves as an ally of the Soviet Union, they were actually held in contempt and were being cynically used.
The use of the term in political discourse has since been extended to other propagandists, especially those who are seen to unwittingly support a malignant cause which they naively believe to be a force for good.
If the useful idiots really want to know whose paying the freight and controlling the movement, it’s not hard to find out…
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- SEIU Boss Thanks #OccupyWallSt for Inspiration, Innovation
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- Teamsters Jump the Shark: General Executive Board Passes #OccupyWallStreet Resolution
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- Meet #OWS ‘Crisis Creator’ Lisa Fithian: The Radical Extremist Helping To #OccupyAmerica
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- Government Union Supports #OccupyWallSt
- Meet #OccupyWallSt’s @JeffRae: Professional Rabble Rouser, Agitator, Organizer & Labor Activist
