someone whose vanity and undeserved sense of moral superiority allows them to be manipulated into supporting phony policies and ideologies. also can be called "useful idiots"
Extreme level is genius. Hard to achieve, nearly impossible, most only end hurting themselves attempting to reach it, occasionally even expulsion. In the rare case though it is reached, the person reaching it is truely amazing and should be treated as such!
Geniuside, Geniuscidal (noun)
1. The systematic killing of a genuinely good idea through bureaucracy, ego, fear, or over-management.
2. The corporate sport of slowly strangling innovation while claiming to “support creative thinking.”
Example:
“Yeah, we had a working prototype by Friday, but Legal, Compliance, and three VPs held a synergy summit. Total geniuside.”