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Why do people here really not like Trotskyists? (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why do people here really not like Trotskyists? Is it just because of his beef with Stalin and not an actual criticism of his views? Do people really not think a global movement would be superior for the betterment of all people?

Edit: Thank you to everyone who provided context and history, y’all are a wealth of knowledge.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of American trotskyites became right wing. I think a lot of them were always reactionary. They just hid their secret distaste for the working class behind pedantry and esotericism until the contradictions between their class alignment—a lot of them were rich kids—and their false values were too much to bear.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

A lot of ultra left wing westerners since the 1968 would eventually become rightwingers not because of the nature of the project but what the project overpromise to do.

A lot of people can take that much disappointment before turning and joining the Machine.