I have read my Soviet history, I have read articles about it, I have watched YouTube videos, and I have even read Trotsky but I still have no idea what being a Trotskyist is supposed to mean. It seems to me like one of Trotsky's main ideas is Permanent Revolution but what the Fuck does that mean from a practical standpoint? Does that mean being a Trotskyist means you want to gain power so you can start a global war against the bourgeoisie? It seems like whenever someone calls themselves a Trotskyist what they are really saying is they are a Communist but Stalin is bad so we need a new name. :trot-shining:
Here's my highly uneducated brief take (that would get me insta-banned from /r/communism101 for good reasons):
Trotsky wanted permanent international revolution, and without it, the communism that would develop would not be sustainable. Lenin agreed with this. The only difference is Lenin said "ok let's do it anyway" and Trotsky said "hmm can we not"
Brb gotta read a history book