With the sort of govs we have now, it's not about throwing useful idiots under the bus, it's about putting them against the wall to be shot.
Which, if you think about it is necessary. If the useful idiots were stupid and easily enough manipulated to fall for the gov's bullshit, they're stupid and easily enough manipulated to fall for anyone's bullshit. So, always a danger.
With the sort of govs we have now, it's not about throwing useful idiots under the bus, it's about putting them against the wall to be shot.
Which, if you think about it is necessary. If the useful idiots were stupid and easily enough manipulated to fall for the gov's bullshit, they're stupid and easily enough manipulated to fall for anyone's bullshit. So, always a danger.