Am I a "Trotskyist"?

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 09:13

I prefer Trotsky over Lenin and the rest of the revolutionaries from the Russian revolution. I subscribe to the works of Karl Marx, more specifically Das Kapital. I agree that Communism in one country is almost impossible.

Does this make me a "Trotskyist" and what does the steriotype of "Trotskyist" usually imply?

**Lanky Wanker** · 30th January 2012, 18:42

Here we go again...

**Rafiq** · 30th January 2012, 19:33

Do you just make these threads to piss me off or what?

**StockholmSyndrome** · 30th January 2012, 19:51

It's his first post give the guy a break. Guy, don't worry too much about pigeonholing yourself. IMO You should not worry about whose name to call yourself by so much as the content of what you actually believe. If you want to learn about what "Trotskyism" or any tendency is/stands for, you should start out by doing some research of your own, because (and I haven't been here long, but long enough to learn this) chances are if you ask such a question on this forum you won't get much out of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotskyism

**Zealot** · 30th January 2012, 19:57

I don't even know where to start with that.

**Tim Cornelis** · 30th January 2012, 20:07

If you don't know, you don't know enough.

Keep on readin' that literature!

Q · 30th January 2012, 20:30

We need a subforum for "Am I a...?" questions.

Srsly.

**Lanky Wanker** · 30th January 2012, 20:31

Originally Posted by Rafiq

Do you just make these threads to piss me off or what?

I'm laughing my knob off at this.

It actually wouldn't surprise me if people started doing it just to get a particular reaction.

**workersadvocate** · 30th January 2012, 20:42

Well, you call yourself a technocrat, so you should be right at home with the middle class left, which is where most of the "Trotskyists" are also.
Ask yourself why you consider yourself a Marxist and what is Marxism in your view. What are you trying to accomplish, and how do you aim to get from here to there?
The way people answer this, in words and deeds, reveals their class nature.

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 20:47

Originally Posted by workersadvocate

Well, you call yourself a technocrat, so you should be right at home with the middle class left, which is where most of the "Trotskyists" are also.
Ask yourself why you consider yourself a Marxist and what is Marxism in your view. What are you trying to accomplish, and how do you aim to get from here to there?
The way people answer this, in words and deeds, reveals their class nature.

I advocate a world without any monetary system or system of trade, a world without any slavery and classism. to get there I'd say we'd have to overthrow the current systems through revolution.

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 20:50

I'm not posting this to piss people off. I'm pretty sure I know what my beliefs are, but a lot of people tend to attach things to my beliefs, I'm just trying to figure out why.

I'm not as new to marxism as you think, I'm just new to the terms of isms.

**Ostrinski** · 30th January 2012, 21:06

I don't know, are you? You tell us, god damn.

**Renegade Saint** · 30th January 2012, 21:09

Originally Posted by ArseCynic

I prefer Trotsky over Lenin and the rest of the revolutionaries from the Russian revolution. I subscribe to the works of Karl Marx, more specifically Das Kapital. I agree that Communism in one country is almost impossible.

Does this make me a "Trotskyist" and what does the steriotype of "Trotskyist" usually imply?

Isn't being a technocrat a restrictable offense?

If you think "preferring" Trotsky to Lenin is the mark of a Trotskyist you're probably not one.

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 21:22

By technocrat I don't mean meritocracy.

I don't think that is the mark of a "Trotskyist", I'm asking what the "mark" is.

**dodger** · 30th January 2012, 21:27

Frankly I think you need to work on your SECTARIANISM a little harder. Hone it, perfect it concentrate, distil, drip, drip, drip....keep at it comrade
ONE MORE HEAVE and you will be a TROTSKYIST.

Or my name isn't Gerry Healy......it's OK, just remembered my name isn't G.H.......
Thank Fok!!!

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 21:32

Originally Posted by dodger

Frankly I think you need to work on your SECTARIANISM a little harder. Hone it, perfect it concentrate, distil, drip, drip, drip....keep at it comrade
ONE MORE HEAVE and you will be a TROTSKYIST.

Or my name isn't Gerry Healy......it's OK, just remembered my name isn't G.H.......
Thank Fok!!!

I'm not criticizing anyone. I'm just asking questions about why others do.

**Ocean Seal** · 30th January 2012, 21:56

Originally Posted by ArseCynic

I prefer Trotsky over Lenin and the rest of the revolutionaries from the Russian revolution. I subscribe to the works of Karl Marx, more specifically Das Kapital. I agree that Communism in one country is almost impossible.

Does this make me a "Trotskyist" and what does the steriotype of "Trotskyist" usually imply?

No I'm pretty sure you are an anarcho-Maoist. The stereotype of those is that they are the most awesome people ever. No doubt.

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 21:57

Originally Posted by RedBrother

No I'm pretty sure you are an anarcho-Maoist. The stereotype of those is that they are the most awesome people ever. No doubt.

I'm pretty sure I'm not a Maoist.

**Sam_b** · 30th January 2012, 22:14

This shouldn't really be in Theory at all.

**ArseCynic** · 30th January 2012, 22:16

Originally Posted by Sam_b

This shouldn't really be in Theory at all.

sorry, I'm new to this site.

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