← Back to context Comment by Angostura 2 years ago What has he said that you consider ‘idiotic’? 4 comments Angostura Reply tibbydudeza 2 years ago The term "useful idiot" refers to Lenin - basically it is folks who might not be for the communist cause but are propaganda tools and usually ignorant they are being used. DiogenesKynikos 2 years ago The term "useful idiot" was invented by conservatives in the West during the Cold War, as a slur against social democrats.Lenin never used it. It didn't even exist during his lifetime. dash2 2 years ago It was a slur against collaborators with communism, not against social democrats: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/08/22/useful-idiot/ 1 reply →
tibbydudeza 2 years ago The term "useful idiot" refers to Lenin - basically it is folks who might not be for the communist cause but are propaganda tools and usually ignorant they are being used. DiogenesKynikos 2 years ago The term "useful idiot" was invented by conservatives in the West during the Cold War, as a slur against social democrats.Lenin never used it. It didn't even exist during his lifetime. dash2 2 years ago It was a slur against collaborators with communism, not against social democrats: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/08/22/useful-idiot/ 1 reply →
DiogenesKynikos 2 years ago The term "useful idiot" was invented by conservatives in the West during the Cold War, as a slur against social democrats.Lenin never used it. It didn't even exist during his lifetime. dash2 2 years ago It was a slur against collaborators with communism, not against social democrats: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/08/22/useful-idiot/ 1 reply →
dash2 2 years ago It was a slur against collaborators with communism, not against social democrats: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/08/22/useful-idiot/ 1 reply →
The term "useful idiot" refers to Lenin - basically it is folks who might not be for the communist cause but are propaganda tools and usually ignorant they are being used.
The term "useful idiot" was invented by conservatives in the West during the Cold War, as a slur against social democrats.
Lenin never used it. It didn't even exist during his lifetime.
It was a slur against collaborators with communism, not against social democrats: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/08/22/useful-idiot/
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