Who are the Useful Idiots?

The left think it is the Tea Party.  I am not sure anyone is a useful idiot.  I don't think the right thinks that way.  The term "useful idiot" came about from Soviet sympathizers in the west.  Most would agree most people are not well educated in history, philosophy, political science and economics.  But the attitude one takes towards these people vary depending on your ontology.  I as a libertarian believe a fair education is essential to a better society.  However, it is a pipe dream to think everyone can be at the same level to debate the nuances of Austrian Economics compared to Monetarism or Distributivism.  But we must be guarded by the lefts attempts to indoctrinate people into indefensible positions that can only be defended through emotional defiance.   I just got into a debate with a "useful idiot" of the left.  He did not know his history, he mis quoted the Constitutions 3/5ths clause, stated Republican supported abortion in 1972 and then went on to defend abortion.  He also railed against Glenn Beck for being a hate monger but then could not come up with a single smoking gun to back up his desire to have Beck removed from the airways.  He then went on and called me a kool-aid drinker and demonized Republicans and Beck - the same type of demonizing he accused beck of doing.  There are useful idiots on the left.