>How exactly would you define Trotskyism? How exactly would you summerise it's key differences from other Left wing political positions?Trying as best as possible to remain neutral, here are some of the key principles of Trotskyism:
1. Internationalism: Trotskyists believe that workers have common interests across national boundaries, and therefore support global cooperation and solidarity among working class movements.
2. Permanent Revolution: Trotskyism holds that socialism cannot survive without spreading beyond national borders. Thus, Trotskyists argue that a successful socialist revolution must aim not only to transform internal politics and economics, but also foster a chain reaction of similar uprisings throughout neighboring countries.
3. Democratic Centralism: While many forms of governance can succeed in pursuing these goals, Trotskyism places strong emphasis on
decentralized control underpinned by majority rule, with free speech, open discussion, and regular election of leaders from below. In this respect, they share much ground with libertarian socialism, though usually disagree on tactical matters like how centralization versus local autonomy should apply during transitional periods before power has been fully consolidated within labor organizations rather than the State.
>From my understanding most people here are Marxist-Leninsts, and even those who aren't certainly don't seem to look favourably at Trotsky. most of the people on here have never done work or joined an organization, were children or not even born yet when the USSR collapsed, and learned theory through memes.
>So in your view what was wrong with Trotsky's ideasPost too long. Click here to view the full text.