Far from being a psychological issue, it's a tactic that drastically inhibits any and all from recognizing and combatting the actions of the perpetrator.
Alinsky-like but even more fundamental. It has been used for a long time and has allowed the Communists to hide in plain sight for a long time.
Remember: Being aware of their psyops tactics, such as this one, quickly neutralizes much of their potency as propagandists.
Also remember: They spend a LOT of TIME thinking up stuff like this. They are really evil, and really motivated.
Yeah, but I hold that it doesn't really work any more. Back in the 1960s through the 1990s, the populace was a lot more naive. Now, a majority of Americans are on to the tactics.