Political view
Trotskyism
A Marxist current that backs world revolution and workers' democracy and opposes Stalinist bureaucracy.
Associated with: Leon Trotsky, the Fourth International.
Trotskyism sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, strongly globalist on nation and strongly progressive on culture.
Where trotskyism sits on eight dimensions
This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.
💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
Leaders in office today who fit
Leaders from history who fit
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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.