RE: [Marxism] Re A sectarian approach

["Mark Lause" <MLause@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ethan,

I think you're conflating what Trotsky sought to do with what what
actually happened.  Remember that most of the history of "Trotskyism"
during his life (the 1920s until 1937 or 1938) was aimed at
reestablishing what he saw as Lenin's politics inside the wider
Communist movement--or introducing them into the Social Democracy.  This
wasn't aimed at setting up separate Trotskyist groups to go out and
become the party of revolution themselves.  I don't even think this was
his intent in the last few years of his life (1938-40).

As to what Trotskyists have generally done with Trotsky--as with what
the Marxists have done with Marx--the record is less clear.

Best,
Mark




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