The Timeless Art of Being a Useful Idiot


🕊 The Timeless Art of Being a Useful Idiot

History has a funny way of repeating itself — mostly because there’s always a fresh batch of people eager to play the part of useful idiots.

Take 1938, for example. Europe was on edge, Hitler was throwing tantrums, and Britain and France thought they could calm him down with a little “peace offering.” So they handed him Sudetenland on a silver platter, patted themselves on the back, and declared “peace in our time.”

Hitler, of course, took one look at this generosity and thought — “What a lovely bunch of fools. I’ll help myself to the rest now.” A year later, he stormed into Poland, and boom — World War II.

Fast forward to today. The script hasn’t changed, only the actors have. We’ve got our modern useful idiots — activists who bravely demand ceasefires and world peace from democratic nations (you know, the ones who’ll actually listen), while completely ignoring the missile-happy terrorists on the other side.

These heroes of WiFi-zone warfare will organise Gaza-to-Egypt Dandi marches, chant slogans, and post Insta stories — confident that hashtags can stop bullets. Meanwhile, Hamas, ISIS, Taliban, and their cousins must be rolling on the floor laughing — or perhaps too busy planning their next “peaceful” operation.

Oh, and let’s not forget the queer rights champions proudly standing in solidarity with regimes that would, quite literally, throw them off rooftops. Bravo! Truly, the courage to fight for peace where it’s safest — and where it matters least — is the hallmark of our times.

👉 Moral of the story? Appeasing aggressors doesn’t bring peace. It just buys you time — to dig your own grave.

Aniket Kumthekar

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