Good to see you back and posting again, friend.
"Once or twice before explicitly denouncing the theory" Where did this happen? Also, was he advocating Trotsky's conception of it, or Marx's?
Comrade, can I ask what appeals to you about Trotskyism? You appear to side with us MLs on most issues here, and your analysis of the USSR reminds me quite a bit of the Chinese/Albanian one. What disagreements do you have?
What exactly are the Spartacists? I've heard some pretty awful things about them but you seem to speak highly of them in some of your posts, as do others.
You're my favorite Trotskyist.