Useful idiot
DEROGATORY TERM FOR A PERSON PERCEIVED TO PROPAGANDIZE FOR A CAUSE WITHOUT FULLY COMPREHENDING THE CAUSE'S GOALS
Useful Idiots; Useful Idiot; Useful idiots; Poleznye idioty; Useful idiots of the West; Useful innocents; Useful innocent; Idiotarian; Useful fool; Useful fools; Korisne Budale; Idiots utiles; Idiot utile; Polezniye duraki; Polezni durak; Unwitting agent
In political jargon, a useful idiot is a term for a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause -- particularly a bad cause originating from a devious, ruthless source -- without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically used by the cause's leaders. The term was originally used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and manipulation.