Tibs doesn't know a military grade psychological operations and communist attack when he sees one. In the carnie or pro wrestling business, these people are called "marks." In Communist theory, these people are "useful idiots." He thinks what he's watching is all above board as presented for public consumption.
He's a mark for articles like that.
You laugh, Fibs, but you obviously don't do much reading or in-depth research on communism. If I were you I'd start with "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky and go from there.
Or here's a synopsis: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_Radicals