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.

  • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I tried to talk to some SA people, all they wanted to do was sell a newspaper, even as I was asking about their platform and what joining might look like. Once I bought the paper they were a little bit friendlier but that was all I needed to experience to not want to be involved.

    This was basically my experience with a group that hangs out in my city, part of the IMT, “Socialist Revolution”. They talk to people that walk by and say we need to make a communist political party and win elections. They have stickers for sale and pins, but not even a pamphlet or flyer for free which turned me off. I get needing to raise funds but they were clearly well outfitted with a massive high res banner, you’d think they’d want to get the word out better.