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

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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] 3 points 7 months ago

Like I don't think you're wrong, I guess my problem is portraying disagreement as stupidity or insanity like this kind of meme does. People have reasons for things, and it's better to investigate and understand those reasons than instantly dismiss. It's ingroup/outgroup construction rather than development of ideas and strategies.

Reality is complex and often tactics are wrong in some contexts and right in others. People are going to present similar ideas and even if they're wrong it serves us better to be able to coherently critique them rather than call them stupid because a meme told us bad person thought such.