# useful idiot

> Derogatory term that originated in the Western bloc during the Cold War, referring to a person who, though not a spy, unwittingly promotes or defends the ideology or movements of enemy states such as those in the Eastern bloc

**Wikidata**: [Q585700](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585700)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/useful-idiot


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013