That is not what happened. I called you
useful idiots, not idiots.
useful idiot
noun
- Soviet sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.
- One who is seen to unwittingly support a malignant cause through their 'naive' attempts to be a force for good.
You are useful idiots. Your preconceptions are used against you so as to manufacture your consent for a war you would otherwise oppose. You (genreal) are misguided, in other words, not (necessarily) idiots. If I wanted to call you idiotst, I would say so directly. Like, say if you were pro-Palestine protesters on campuses today. They are useful idiots and necessarily idiots too because they not only do not understand what they are truly supporting, they are naive to the consequences.