There's another aspect to this. When the useful idiots spout the exact same lies (stupidity) as the people in power (malice), in many (most?) situations it becomes almost impossible to distinguish who you're dealing/talking with, because the say the same things and act almost identically. In many ways, it's easier to have a similar method of dealing with such people, regardless of intent, as the effects of unmitigated civilizational access of such people results in the same: collapse, failure, misery, and death.