Useful Idiots 101

An insight into the mind of the beta

A ‘useful idiot’ is someone who willingly helps others, especially in positions of authority, to pursue goals that are against their best interest. A history of that term is linked here: Useful Idiot.

By that definition almost all western white men are ‘useful idiots’, some more so than others. Paradoxically, many ‘less advanced’ but long lived cultures have fewer useful idiots.

A very topical example of the rantings of such idiots can be found in the way western men react to the news of a possible debt default by Greece. The blogosphere is full of financial and lay idiots who portray the greek as poor, lazy, corrupt and unproductive.

Greeks live for a few years longer than the average american, in a part of the world that is far more beautiful than most of north america. They have reasonably priced health care, a caring family structure, more opportunities to be a man or woman. So they are underemployed.. big deal.

Why do you have to work 60 hours to enjoy a good life? What are you going to gain by slaving away for your employer? Job security? Good pay? Promotions? In this era all you are doing is filling up your employers pocket so that he can throw you away when you are used up. So who is the idiot? Who is the loser?

We have marvelous productivity, but who really benefits from it? You? Do you like the amazingly low prices on ramen noodles? Good.. now stuff yourself with them. When is the last time you had a decent relaxed dinner where you were not thinking about your next day at work? or how to finance your womans next brainfart? Do you enjoy haggling with your wonderful medical insurance providers and wondering if the doctor who treats you is making money by prescribing a useless and possibly dangerous drug to you? or maybe an unnecessary surgical procedure? How many greeks go broke trying to pay medical insurance bills? and who lives longer- you or them? who gets fewer heart attacks- you or them? who is more likely to age alone and die in an impersonal nursing home- you or them?

It is YOU who are the suckers. You will willingly support the super-rich and help them parasitize, rape and pillage the system. You are counting on the sense of decency and fairness of sociopaths. The best part is that you are willingly helping and justifying your own oppression.