There is. Lenin was very clear that "Useful Idiots" was the term he used to describe the Socialist intelligentsia that didn't use revolutionary force effectively, and sat around debating this or that part of the Marxist prophecy.
There are Leftists who understand it's a lie, and then there are the class of Leftists that are meant to march directly into the machine guns without weapons by the former.
It's similar to a cult like scientology. The way you get to the top of the hierarchy is when you realize they are telling you a bullshit story, you either are delusional enough to be exploited, or you and your interrogator both know that there is no Xenu, but you are both willing to lie for whatever benefit it gets you.
There isn't a meaningful difference between the two.
Because they both vote for the same things. Stand under the same flag, die on the same hill.
There is. Lenin was very clear that "Useful Idiots" was the term he used to describe the Socialist intelligentsia that didn't use revolutionary force effectively, and sat around debating this or that part of the Marxist prophecy.
There are Leftists who understand it's a lie, and then there are the class of Leftists that are meant to march directly into the machine guns without weapons by the former.
It's similar to a cult like scientology. The way you get to the top of the hierarchy is when you realize they are telling you a bullshit story, you either are delusional enough to be exploited, or you and your interrogator both know that there is no Xenu, but you are both willing to lie for whatever benefit it gets you.
Gaslighting is a filtering strategy