I wouldn't necessarily put myself in the "ML" label or maoist honestly. I kinda wander in between a bunch depending on what makes sense and what seems effective. Trostkyist groups have absolutely 0% success rate or effectiveness and a lot of the theory is very naive revisionist stuff that's never really done anything. I don't hate trostkyists, I was in a trot group for a while and the people there are good, but their framework is flawed. Then again the reason the majority of communist orgs that were left alive (in the imperial core and periphery) in the last couple decades are trotskyists is precisely because they were the most harmless or easy to control.

There is plenty of idealism in all groups, I agree. But at least MLs, Maoists and anarchists often have useful theory and effective strategy. I'm not trying to throw accusations of idealism from another just-as-dogmatic position, I legitimately try to be materialistic, and materially it seems to me that trots are a complete dead-end. Maybe i'm wrong! That wouldn't be the first time.