July 23, 2023 • 15 mins
The Cambridge Dictionary describes a useful idiot as a person who is easy to persuade to do, say, or believe things that help a particular group or another person politically. It typically refers to individuals who are perceived as unwittingly supporting or promoting a cause or ideology that may be against their own best interests. It suggests too that they are being manipulated or used by others for their own agenda.
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Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else's dream. Martin Landau
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Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else's dream. Martin Landau
- Educate Yourself: Stay informed and seek a well-rounded understanding of the issues and causes you care about.
- Practice Critical Thinking: Develop your critical thinking skills by questioning information, analyzing sources, and considering multiple viewpoints.
- Seek Diverse Perspectives: Engage with people who hold different viewpoints and be open to hearing their perspectives.
- Consider Motives and Agendas: When evaluating causes, organizations, or individuals, it can be helpful to examine their motives, affiliations, and potential biases.
- Trust Your Instincts: Pay attention to your gut instincts and intuition. If something feels off or doesn't align with your values, take a step back and evaluate the situation more critically.
- Take Responsibility for Your Choices: Ultimately, it is important to take responsibility for your own beliefs, actions, and decisions. Be proactive in conducting research, seeking diverse perspectives, and critically evaluating information
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(00:06):
Hello, and welcome back, folksto Film pro Productivity and Success, the
podcast that aims to help film professionalsand really any creative person out there to
live a more focused, effective andhappy life. My name is Carter Ferkson
and this is episode one hundred andforty two. Don't be a useful idiot.
(00:29):
Nothing in the world is more dangerousthan sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity Martin
Luther King Junior and quote. Istrive to find topics that will allow you
to engage in high level thinking.That's the ability to work on your life
(00:51):
and career at the same time thatyou find yourself living and working in it.
And in last week's show, Ilooked at pattern recognition, as the
ability to spot existing or emerging patternsis one of the most, if not
the most, critical skills in intelligentdecision making. Today's topic is kind of
(01:11):
connected to all this, as ittoo involves critical thinking. This is perhaps
more of an awareness drive kind ofepisode, but it's something I believe is
worth raising, as becoming someone else'spawn for an idea or a cause is
something you have to avoid if youwant to achieve a truly productive life.
(01:36):
The Cambridge Dictionary describes a useful idiotas a person who is easy to persuade
to do, say, or believethings that help a particular group or another
person politically. It's important to note, too, that the term useful idiot
is subjective and often used in aderogatory manner. It typically refers to individuals
(01:59):
who are received as unwittingly supporting orpromoting a cause or ideology that maybe against
their own best interests. It suggeststwo that they are being manipulated or used
by others for their own agenda.This term has commonly held political connotations,
(02:22):
but don't get worked up about it. Although historically used to describe some of
those on the left, it canequally well be applied to those on the
right of an argument. And Ioffer up here under the banner of neutrality
and the pursuit of knowledge, andnot to espouse any particular political purpose,
argument or agenda. But I'd addtwo that if you immediately find yourself objecting
(02:46):
to it, then perhaps you needto step back and ask yourself, am
I already someone else's useful idiot?This is such a sticky topic that almos
before I started researching it, Ihit a bump. I was going to
give a quote from the Urban Dictionary, but a fact check the first description
(03:07):
that came up there, and itturned out to be just plain wrong.
It talked at some length that descriptionabout Lenin and how he used the phrase
in various situations. But the factchecker, Iran, said this, which
I felt worth getting out there rightaway before I get any further into it.
The phrase, it said, thephrase useful idiot has often been attributed
(03:29):
to Vladimir Lenin, but he isnot documented as ever having used the phrase.
I'm going to put that whole elementaside for just now. The earliest
exact match of the phrase useful idiotappeared actually in April nineteen forty eight,
in an article from the International NewsService published by the San Francisco Examiner of
(03:51):
California. The phrase was spoken byan Italian politician and rendered into English as
useful innocence, which is quite interesting. But it may also be translated as
useful fools, or as a termthat it's better known as today useful idiots.
But don't forget the term useful innocence, because this is about manipulation that
(04:15):
I'm talking Wikipedia, it says thata useful idiot is political jargon currently used
as a reference to a person perceivedas propagandizing for a cause, particularly a
bad cause, originating from a devious, ruthless source, without fully comprehending the
causes goals, and who is cynicallybeing used by the causes leaders. And
(04:38):
I'd like to think that already afew examples are coming to your head right
now and this, But here arethree examples that I've prepared for your reference.
But this sort of stuff is everywhereat the moment. The first one
I have is that during the ColdWar, some Western intellectuals and public figures
who sympathize with or defending the SovietUnion's communist regime are labeled as useful idiots.
(05:01):
They were accused of unwittingly promoting orsupporting an ideology that suppressed individual freedoms
and violated human rights despite not fullyunderstanding the consequences and the political realm.
Is my second example. There's caseswhere individuals passionately support a leader or a
(05:21):
movement without critically evaluating their actions ortheir policies. They may blindly follow and
amplify messages without considering the potential negativeconsequences or realizing that they are being used
as a tool to advance an agendathat may not align with their own personal
(05:42):
interests. And whether you're on theleft or right of politics, I suspect
that you will immediately believe that thisis clearly, clearly referring to the supporters
of whoever your own party is against. But I ask you, as a
critical thinker, to consider whether thismay also apply to your party and your
(06:03):
actions. I just want to separatethat politics from you as an individual.
And the third one, the thirdexample that I found and considered, was
it that in today's age of socialmedia, I find it more and more
difficult to find truth. I havebrought this up quite often as I get
older, I recognize more and morepatterns in this world that cause me concern,
(06:28):
and I find more and more thatwhen something doesn't make sense, a
simple critical thinking model, which Icall follow the money, can often be
alarmingly revealing. So there's been instanceswhere social media influencers, specifically with large
followings, unintentionally spread harmful messages ormisinformation. They might endorse products or ideas
(06:56):
without fully researching or understanding the implications. Acting as unwitting endorsers of potentially harmful
practices and ideologies, and that maycome from other people in the public eye
as well, like actors, etc. But if you allow yourself to work,
and this is my whole point here, if you allow yourself to work
(07:16):
for someone else's cause, if youallow yourself to be unwittingly manipulated into giving
someone else's goals or dreams or ambitionsthat they've convinced you are also your own.
But if you allow that to happenwith your time and your money and
your focus or your influence, thenyou are already perhaps a useful idiot or
(07:40):
a useful innocent to that person.Here's a few tips for those of you
that want to avoid the term beingapplied to you. Firstly, I'd say
educate yourself, stay informed and seekwell rounded understanding of the issues and causes
that you care about. Secondly,practice critical thinking. Develop your critical thinking
(08:05):
skills by questioning information, analyzing sources, and considering multiple viewpoints as I did
I mentioned a minute ago with thevery first thing that came up when I
was researching this with the Urban Dictionaryand I did the fact check it on
it. That's the sort of thingyou must do these days. Number three
(08:26):
in my notes here is seek diverseperspectives. Engage with people who hold different
viewpoints, and open and be openyourself to hearing their perspectives. You don't
need to buy any of them,but you should consider them. Next,
I have consider motives and agendas.When you're evaluating causes, organizations, or
(08:50):
individuals, it can be very helpfulto examine their motives, affiliations, and
potential biases. As I mentioned aminute ago, the big thing that I
use these days is follow the money. If something doesn't make sense, follow
the money. Just try and applythat. Why does this thing happen?
It doesn't make sense to me,it doesn't logically sound possible. Find who's
(09:15):
making money out of it, andyou might find that things start to make
sense. And next on my listis trust your instincts. Pay attention to
your gut, instincts and intuition.If something feels off or does not align
with your values, take a stepback and evaluate the situation more critically.
This kind of happened with me whenI was working with somebody and I realized
(09:37):
that my values were in an oppositedirection to them. I didn't like the
way they were speaking to people.I didn't like the way they were treating
people, and it took a stepback from that for me to go I'm
never working with this person again,and I have never worked with that person
again. But my instinct was alreadytelling me there's something wrong here, and
(09:58):
it was one of the best thingsI've ever done. It was to get
out from under that person's influence becausein a way, I had been their
useful idiot or useful innocent for fartoo long. Finally, here, I've
got to take responsibility for your choices, because ultimately it is important to take
responsibility for your own beliefs, yourown actions, and your own decisions.
(10:20):
You need to be proactive in conductingresearch, seeking those diverse perspectives, and
critically evaluating information. It's all abouthigh level thinking. The loyalty of useful
idiots can be seen as positive,but they often align themselves with ideologies that
(10:41):
do not benefit them. Public figuresand online influencers also have a responsibility to
be cautious with their messaging, astheir words can unintentionally manipulate audiences and spread
harmful ideas, So it's essential forboth the audience and the public figures to
be mindful of the potential consequences oftheir words and actions. It's even more
(11:03):
essential perhaps that you remain aware ofthe danger I talk about here today.
It's also essential to approach the termwith caution and recognize the subjective nature and
potentially derogatory connotations associated with it.So perhaps if you're not that keen on
using the term useful idiot, theterm useful innocent might serve the purpose better.
(11:31):
So this is the midpoint in seasoneleven. If you are enjoying the
show, please do engage with meon social media about it. The more
people that sign up to listen,the more people who share links on social
media, and the more interaction thatI have there, then the more likely
it will be that I will continuedoing the show. So if you love
(11:52):
the show, please let me knowscreen grab your phone as you listen and
post it with a link on socialmedia as that's a great help. And
the other thing that and tag meand it. Remember as well, do
make sure I'm aware that you're doingit, and some link some link within
whatever you post to let people findthe show is another useful thing to do,
and people on social media these daysare very very lazy. And you
(12:16):
know, at the moment I've gotit set up with where they could just
need to do three clicks and theycan subscribe. You're less likely to get
someone to do three clicks than justone click, and even that's pretty hard
anyway. If you can do thatand put that in social media, that's
a great help. And the otherthing that I'd love to see is reviews
on Apple podcasts. It's Apple UKor or dot com whatever is is the
(12:37):
one that relates to how you listento the show, and I'd very much
appreciate your support in this way.Let me also thank to Andrew Darning who's
done a lot of work on theYouTube channel. The stuff the shows go
out. The past shows go outtwo per week on the YouTube channel.
I'll post links to it in theshow notes for this one. And it
was a chap called Andrew Darning whohelped me put all that stuff together and
(13:01):
he worked extremely hard on it andextremely efficiently on it as well. I
was very pleased rating went through.It was fantastic. So it was going
at two per week on the YouTubechannel, and I'm sure it's just at
film Pro Productivity or however that works. Look look to the show notes for
a direct link to it. Butthe reason I'm raising it is Andrew's got
a good few podcasts of his own. He's quite prolific out there doing shows
(13:22):
about kind of popular culture. He'sgot one on Thomas Tank Engine, he's
got one on Red Dwarf which isjust launched, and he's well worth tuning
into. So look to the shownotes for direct links on some of them.
And also I want to say lookoutfor Gary Hewitt's show. It's called
Choose Film. It's another podcast andit's a real retrospective, is what it
(13:43):
calls R E L where he workswith guests and a fellow presenter to discuss
films that already exist. And Iwent and did one with him recently,
which he chose a theme underdog movies. He asked me which film I wanted
to do, and the fast oneto me was Cool Runnings, which we
(14:03):
did a whole show on. It'sabout one hour fifteen minutes. It was
good fun and it's just a greatshow to follow and subscribe to. So
I'll add a link to that aswell. Getting back on other things,
though, I think I'll leave itfor there. This is a halfway point.
As I say in the season,more is to come. I've got
a feeling next week's show is goingto be about time blocking, but I
(14:28):
reserve the right to change my mindon that one. In the meantime,
though, let me end with somewords from the Word the Whole Martin Landau,
who said it's better to live asyour own man than as a fool
in someone else's dream. Now,take control of your own destiny, keep
on shooting, and join me nexttime on film Pro Productivity and Success.
(15:00):
The music that you can hear rightnow is Adventures by a Humitsu. You
can view the show notes for thisepisode the full show notes only on the
official website film pro Productivity dot com. You can also follow my personal accounts
on Twitter and Instagram at fite UnderscoreDirector, or follow the show directly on
Twitter at film pro prod pod oron Facebook at film Pro Productivity. Please
(15:22):
continue to support the show, folksby subscribing, spreading the word, and
leaving an awesome review.
Hello, and welcome back, folksto Film pro Productivity and Success, the
podcast that aims to help film professionalsand really any creative person out there to
live a more focused, effective andhappy life. My name is Carter Ferkson
and this is episode one hundred andforty two. Don't be a useful idiot.
(00:29):
Nothing in the world is more dangerousthan sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity Martin
Luther King Junior and quote. Istrive to find topics that will allow you
to engage in high level thinking.That's the ability to work on your life
(00:51):
and career at the same time thatyou find yourself living and working in it.
And in last week's show, Ilooked at pattern recognition, as the
ability to spot existing or emerging patternsis one of the most, if not
the most, critical skills in intelligentdecision making. Today's topic is kind of
(01:11):
connected to all this, as ittoo involves critical thinking. This is perhaps
more of an awareness drive kind ofepisode, but it's something I believe is
worth raising, as becoming someone else'spawn for an idea or a cause is
something you have to avoid if youwant to achieve a truly productive life.
(01:36):
The Cambridge Dictionary describes a useful idiotas a person who is easy to persuade
to do, say, or believethings that help a particular group or another
person politically. It's important to note, too, that the term useful idiot
is subjective and often used in aderogatory manner. It typically refers to individuals
(01:59):
who are received as unwittingly supporting orpromoting a cause or ideology that maybe against
their own best interests. It suggeststwo that they are being manipulated or used
by others for their own agenda.This term has commonly held political connotations,
(02:22):
but don't get worked up about it. Although historically used to describe some of
those on the left, it canequally well be applied to those on the
right of an argument. And Ioffer up here under the banner of neutrality
and the pursuit of knowledge, andnot to espouse any particular political purpose,
argument or agenda. But I'd addtwo that if you immediately find yourself objecting
(02:46):
to it, then perhaps you needto step back and ask yourself, am
I already someone else's useful idiot?This is such a sticky topic that almos
before I started researching it, Ihit a bump. I was going to
give a quote from the Urban Dictionary, but a fact check the first description
(03:07):
that came up there, and itturned out to be just plain wrong.
It talked at some length that descriptionabout Lenin and how he used the phrase
in various situations. But the factchecker, Iran, said this, which
I felt worth getting out there rightaway before I get any further into it.
The phrase, it said, thephrase useful idiot has often been attributed
(03:29):
to Vladimir Lenin, but he isnot documented as ever having used the phrase.
I'm going to put that whole elementaside for just now. The earliest
exact match of the phrase useful idiotappeared actually in April nineteen forty eight,
in an article from the International NewsService published by the San Francisco Examiner of
(03:51):
California. The phrase was spoken byan Italian politician and rendered into English as
useful innocence, which is quite interesting. But it may also be translated as
useful fools, or as a termthat it's better known as today useful idiots.
But don't forget the term useful innocence, because this is about manipulation that
(04:15):
I'm talking Wikipedia, it says thata useful idiot is political jargon currently used
as a reference to a person perceivedas propagandizing for a cause, particularly a
bad cause, originating from a devious, ruthless source, without fully comprehending the
causes goals, and who is cynicallybeing used by the causes leaders. And
(04:38):
I'd like to think that already afew examples are coming to your head right
now and this, But here arethree examples that I've prepared for your reference.
But this sort of stuff is everywhereat the moment. The first one
I have is that during the ColdWar, some Western intellectuals and public figures
who sympathize with or defending the SovietUnion's communist regime are labeled as useful idiots.
(05:01):
They were accused of unwittingly promoting orsupporting an ideology that suppressed individual freedoms
and violated human rights despite not fullyunderstanding the consequences and the political realm.
Is my second example. There's caseswhere individuals passionately support a leader or a
(05:21):
movement without critically evaluating their actions ortheir policies. They may blindly follow and
amplify messages without considering the potential negativeconsequences or realizing that they are being used
as a tool to advance an agendathat may not align with their own personal
(05:42):
interests. And whether you're on theleft or right of politics, I suspect
that you will immediately believe that thisis clearly, clearly referring to the supporters
of whoever your own party is against. But I ask you, as a
critical thinker, to consider whether thismay also apply to your party and your
(06:03):
actions. I just want to separatethat politics from you as an individual.
And the third one, the thirdexample that I found and considered, was
it that in today's age of socialmedia, I find it more and more
difficult to find truth. I havebrought this up quite often as I get
older, I recognize more and morepatterns in this world that cause me concern,
(06:28):
and I find more and more thatwhen something doesn't make sense, a
simple critical thinking model, which Icall follow the money, can often be
alarmingly revealing. So there's been instanceswhere social media influencers, specifically with large
followings, unintentionally spread harmful messages ormisinformation. They might endorse products or ideas
(06:56):
without fully researching or understanding the implications. Acting as unwitting endorsers of potentially harmful
practices and ideologies, and that maycome from other people in the public eye
as well, like actors, etc. But if you allow yourself to work,
and this is my whole point here, if you allow yourself to work
(07:16):
for someone else's cause, if youallow yourself to be unwittingly manipulated into giving
someone else's goals or dreams or ambitionsthat they've convinced you are also your own.
But if you allow that to happenwith your time and your money and
your focus or your influence, thenyou are already perhaps a useful idiot or
(07:40):
a useful innocent to that person.Here's a few tips for those of you
that want to avoid the term beingapplied to you. Firstly, I'd say
educate yourself, stay informed and seekwell rounded understanding of the issues and causes
that you care about. Secondly,practice critical thinking. Develop your critical thinking
(08:05):
skills by questioning information, analyzing sources, and considering multiple viewpoints as I did
I mentioned a minute ago with thevery first thing that came up when I
was researching this with the Urban Dictionaryand I did the fact check it on
it. That's the sort of thingyou must do these days. Number three
(08:26):
in my notes here is seek diverseperspectives. Engage with people who hold different
viewpoints, and open and be openyourself to hearing their perspectives. You don't
need to buy any of them,but you should consider them. Next,
I have consider motives and agendas.When you're evaluating causes, organizations, or
(08:50):
individuals, it can be very helpfulto examine their motives, affiliations, and
potential biases. As I mentioned aminute ago, the big thing that I
use these days is follow the money. If something doesn't make sense, follow
the money. Just try and applythat. Why does this thing happen?
It doesn't make sense to me,it doesn't logically sound possible. Find who's
(09:15):
making money out of it, andyou might find that things start to make
sense. And next on my listis trust your instincts. Pay attention to
your gut, instincts and intuition.If something feels off or does not align
with your values, take a stepback and evaluate the situation more critically.
This kind of happened with me whenI was working with somebody and I realized
(09:37):
that my values were in an oppositedirection to them. I didn't like the
way they were speaking to people.I didn't like the way they were treating
people, and it took a stepback from that for me to go I'm
never working with this person again,and I have never worked with that person
again. But my instinct was alreadytelling me there's something wrong here, and
(09:58):
it was one of the best thingsI've ever done. It was to get
out from under that person's influence becausein a way, I had been their
useful idiot or useful innocent for fartoo long. Finally, here, I've
got to take responsibility for your choices, because ultimately it is important to take
responsibility for your own beliefs, yourown actions, and your own decisions.
(10:20):
You need to be proactive in conductingresearch, seeking those diverse perspectives, and
critically evaluating information. It's all abouthigh level thinking. The loyalty of useful
idiots can be seen as positive,but they often align themselves with ideologies that
(10:41):
do not benefit them. Public figuresand online influencers also have a responsibility to
be cautious with their messaging, astheir words can unintentionally manipulate audiences and spread
harmful ideas, So it's essential forboth the audience and the public figures to
be mindful of the potential consequences oftheir words and actions. It's even more
(11:03):
essential perhaps that you remain aware ofthe danger I talk about here today.
It's also essential to approach the termwith caution and recognize the subjective nature and
potentially derogatory connotations associated with it.So perhaps if you're not that keen on
using the term useful idiot, theterm useful innocent might serve the purpose better.
(11:31):
So this is the midpoint in seasoneleven. If you are enjoying the
show, please do engage with meon social media about it. The more
people that sign up to listen,the more people who share links on social
media, and the more interaction thatI have there, then the more likely
it will be that I will continuedoing the show. So if you love
(11:52):
the show, please let me knowscreen grab your phone as you listen and
post it with a link on socialmedia as that's a great help. And
the other thing that and tag meand it. Remember as well, do
make sure I'm aware that you're doingit, and some link some link within
whatever you post to let people findthe show is another useful thing to do,
and people on social media these daysare very very lazy. And you
(12:16):
know, at the moment I've gotit set up with where they could just
need to do three clicks and theycan subscribe. You're less likely to get
someone to do three clicks than justone click, and even that's pretty hard
anyway. If you can do thatand put that in social media, that's
a great help. And the otherthing that I'd love to see is reviews
on Apple podcasts. It's Apple UKor or dot com whatever is is the
(12:37):
one that relates to how you listento the show, and I'd very much
appreciate your support in this way.Let me also thank to Andrew Darning who's
done a lot of work on theYouTube channel. The stuff the shows go
out. The past shows go outtwo per week on the YouTube channel.
I'll post links to it in theshow notes for this one. And it
was a chap called Andrew Darning whohelped me put all that stuff together and
(13:01):
he worked extremely hard on it andextremely efficiently on it as well. I
was very pleased rating went through.It was fantastic. So it was going
at two per week on the YouTubechannel, and I'm sure it's just at
film Pro Productivity or however that works. Look look to the show notes for
a direct link to it. Butthe reason I'm raising it is Andrew's got
a good few podcasts of his own. He's quite prolific out there doing shows
(13:22):
about kind of popular culture. He'sgot one on Thomas Tank Engine, he's
got one on Red Dwarf which isjust launched, and he's well worth tuning
into. So look to the shownotes for direct links on some of them.
And also I want to say lookoutfor Gary Hewitt's show. It's called
Choose Film. It's another podcast andit's a real retrospective, is what it
(13:43):
calls R E L where he workswith guests and a fellow presenter to discuss
films that already exist. And Iwent and did one with him recently,
which he chose a theme underdog movies. He asked me which film I wanted
to do, and the fast oneto me was Cool Runnings, which we
(14:03):
did a whole show on. It'sabout one hour fifteen minutes. It was
good fun and it's just a greatshow to follow and subscribe to. So
I'll add a link to that aswell. Getting back on other things,
though, I think I'll leave itfor there. This is a halfway point.
As I say in the season,more is to come. I've got
a feeling next week's show is goingto be about time blocking, but I
(14:28):
reserve the right to change my mindon that one. In the meantime,
though, let me end with somewords from the Word the Whole Martin Landau,
who said it's better to live asyour own man than as a fool
in someone else's dream. Now,take control of your own destiny, keep
on shooting, and join me nexttime on film Pro Productivity and Success.
(15:00):
The music that you can hear rightnow is Adventures by a Humitsu. You
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