Like lemons that have been squeezed dry...
Useful dupes have served their purpose and can now be discarded.
It happened in the Soviet Union after the Revolution.
The Spanish communists pulled the trigger too early (before it was pulled on them) when they thought they had it in the bag. They came to regret disposing of cannon fodder too early.
And let’s not forget “The Night of the Long Knives”
At this point, I’d rather be tagged a conservative by the Sorosites than a fellow traveler that was no longer needed.
Like lemons that have been squeezed dry...