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.
from the 90s onward the most active radical left tendencies in the US were anarchists. for better and worse, the earth liberation front, the battle in seattle, the antiwar movement, and occupy all had overwhelming anarchist undercurrents.
yeah you’re right. Throughout the 90s there was also the anti-globalist movement, there were the “post-leftists” on college campuses, various ecological movements too.
I realized I forgot to mention that. Younger people throughout the 90s and onwards had anarchist tendencies if they wanted to do something real. The Trotskyites I mentioned became increasingly older, more weird, secluded and bitter. Whereas the anarchist types were the ones continuing the work on the ground.