有用的白痴

政治术语

有用的白痴(useful idiot)是一个政治术语,指的是为某一事业进行宣传而不完全清楚这一事业的目标的人,常被这一事业的领导人用于讽刺[1][2]。该词最初使用于冷战期间,以形容易于受到共产党宣传和操纵影响的非共产党人士[1]。该词经常被认作是列宁所说[3],也有说法称是卡尔·拉狄克所说。[4]

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  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 useful idiot. Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2017. 
  2. ^ Holder, R. W., useful fool, Oxford Dictionary of Euphemisms, Oxford University Press: 394, 2008, ISBN 978-0199235179, useful fool – a dupe of the Communists. Lenin's phrase for the shallow thinkers in the West whom the Communists manipulated. Also as useful idiot. 
  3. ^ Columnist, Jeff Jacoby Globe; December 25; 2016; Comments, 12:00 a m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. As socialism shattered Venezuela, the useful idiots applauded - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. [2020-05-12]. (原始内容存档于2021-03-08). 
  4. ^ Политика: теоретический и политический журнал ЦК КП Эстонии. Изд-во ЦК КП Эстонии. 1990-09-12 –通过Google Books.