But “useful idiots” aren’t limited to just communists. Hitler used them, too. Any demagogue does. He will never be successful without them because, eventually, the masses must be on board—or totally ...
Humans are sometimes tricked into being useful idiots. The same can happen to AI. I explain how. An AI Insider analysis and ...
Kristof concealed the motives of some of his sources and twisted the words of another in a shoddy, modern-day blood libel.
Whoever came up with the phrase “useful idiots” — it’s often credited to Lenin, but there’s no evidence he ever said it — was on to something. There are times when dangerous political movements derive ...
1) “A person who is easy to persuade to do, say, or believe things that help a particular group or another person politically.” 2) “A naïve or credulous person who can be manipulated or exploited to ...
Opinion
Inquirer Opinion on MSNOpinion

Useful idiots

It’s been over a generation since lawmakers had to confront the possibility of being under fire. I remember (being caught by unfolding events in the area) the sight of anxious senators huddled in the ...
In the latest socially distanced episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by friend-of-the-podcast Shahid Buttar, a constitutional lawyer and 2020 challenger ...
From the New York Times we learn—it is no surprise—that Bernie Sanders, the socialist from Vermont from Brooklyn who until recently was leading the Democratic presidential pack and may yet end up the ...