{"id":1996,"date":"2025-05-05T01:22:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/ru\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:47:24","slug":"poleznye-idioty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/en\/poleznye-idioty\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Idiots"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The concept of the \u201cuseful idiots\u201d is no stranger to many professionals in expensive suits. Originally coined by the British, it was later embraced by the Americans \u2013 and with a little push from the CIA, it climbed its way into the intelligence jargon across the globe.

These are the kind of people who, on their own, wouldn\u2019t qualify as valuable assets or intelligencers. However, their proactive stance, strong beliefs, and convictions, which \u2013 let\u2019s be honest \u2013 can be entirely genuine, make them perfect pawns for intelligence agencies looking to strike a real blow against their rivals.

Failed Revolutionaries<\/strong>

Typically, such individuals thrive in the spotlight \u2013 media, journalism, and public discourse. They are unafraid of making controversial statements, engaging in provocative actions, or stirring public debate. They\u2019ll gladly gamble away their good name and social standing for the sake of some \u201cnoble cause\u201d \u2013 one that, more often than not, only they seem to fully understand.

What the \u201cuseful idiots\u201d conveniently ignore is the trail of destruction left in their wake \u2013 shattered lives, economic turmoil, social fractures in other countries. To them, it\u2019s all just necessary collateral damage \u2013 a burden that should unquestionably fall upon those who become subjects of their twisted social engineering.

This environment breeds self-righteous \u201cchampions of democracy\u201d who are willing to trample over others to fulfill their ambitions \u2013 all in service of delusions they alone mistake for realistic noble causes.

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