At least

I understand but like I’m super layman’s terms

Nah just theory

Like he was more skeptical of the peasants?

He didn't believe in their revolutionary potential

So he wanted a soft revolution?

Even though they carried the 1905 revolution on their back

@Frostyhe wanted revolution in more advanced countries first

He didn't believe that socialism was appliable to the ussr

So he called for a halt on the revolution

Many times

And when the Spartakus bund failed he advocated for immediate total war with Europe

When the ussr was already detonated because of the civil war

And lacking industry

And he filled the red army with former tsarist and non communist cadres

That formed a huge conspiracy latter

Including a fascist coup

Or planning it to be more exact

Ah so he was like sneakily against Soviet communism?

Yet Marxist in theory?

He wasn't Marxist because of that

He pretended to be

Did he like communism?

Marxist theory is interwied with pratice

He probably did but his ego came first

He couldn't accept he was wrong

So why are there so many trotskyists?

Why there are so many liberals?

But I mean what’s the appeal

Trotskyists usually are a step ahead on consciousness but still linked to reactionary behavior

It is "radical" while agreeing with the status quo

Reactionary?

Bourgeois

Ah it’s like communists that try to be friends with capitalists?

And slowly take over?

Nope

They think they aren't the friends of the capitalists

But they act nice to them

But in fact the capitalists have them on their hand

They are kept under their vigilance and limits

That's why it's popular