There’s a term I really like. That term is “useful idiot”. According to Webster, a useful idiot is a naïve person who can be manipulated or exploited to advance a cause or political agenda.
In the 1957 book “Planned Chaos”, the author writes that the term “useful innocents” was used by Communists to describe Liberals, who were also described as “confused and misguided sympathizers”. That term has since morphed into the term “useful idiots” that we use today.
Whether you use the term “useful innocents” or “useful idiots”, you’re still describing the same thing. That is, someone who works to further the goals of a cause without first understanding what those goals are.
The Black Lives Movement was created to protest against police officers “hunting” and killing black men at a number disproportionately higher than the number of white men killed by police. However, that statement is insupportable by facts and data. They also claim that America is filled with systemic racism. Again, this statement is not supportable by facts.
One of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement has admitted on video that she and one of the other founders are “trained Marxists”. We know that their stated goals, being based on falsehoods, are unattainable. So, what are their real goals?
To even a casual observer, it becomes obvious that the things they want to accomplish directly support the goals of Communism. Defunding the police, destroying the “nuclear” family, using riots as a form of protest and discrediting the Founding Fathers are all items out of the Marxist playbook.
I think that most of us would agree that supporting Communism is a bad thing. Communism has failed in every single instance where it was attempted. No reasonable person would agree that Communism makes things better. No reasonable person would willingly support furthering a Communist agenda.
I know what you’re going to ask next, “But Mike, how can I tell if I’m being a useful idiot?” I’m glad you asked. I’ve come up with a list that will help you figure out if you’ve possibly become one.
Here we go:
- If you blindly support Black Lives Matter, even though their premise is false – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you believe that America is filled with systemic racism – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you’ve ever changed your profile picture to show your support for Black Lives Matter – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you believe that all police are racists – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you think that it’s OK to call a black person a “coon” or “Uncle Tom” (their words, not mine) when they speak out against the Black Lives Matter movement – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you take a knee during the National Anthem – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you think that saying “Black Lives Matter” is OK but saying “All Black Lives Matter” is racist – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you believe that looting a Target is an acceptable form of protest – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you’re a middle-aged mom who puts herself between armed rioters and armed police – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you believe that armed black men are killed by police at a higher rate than armed white men – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you agree that police departments should be defunded – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you believe that the main-stream media is fair and unbiased – you might be a useful idiot.
- If you allow NBA players to put political slogans on their warm-ups, but only “approved” political slogans – you might be a useful idiot.
If you recognize yourself or your actions in any of the items above, please stop to consider if you truly believe in the Black Lives Matter organization or if you’re simply being used.
