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I came across one of these posters in my country too translated in my language, is it legit?

I went into the site when I saw it out of curiosity using a VPN, didn't insert any info or anything. Seems like a pretty big organization, too big perhaps

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[–] Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 2 years ago

Close. The term you are looking for is "Trotskyist Cult" aka the IMT. They have no hot people to be able to successfully pull off a honeypot sort of op.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the shocked TPUSA reporter noted that the Socialist Revolution organizers "allegedly called for a revolution".

Lol.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

TPUSA

Revolution in 1776: OK

Revolution in 1918: Not OK

[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

worse, it's a trot honeypot

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

jk i don't really care about trots

[–] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe it's because I don't know enough, but I really don't see the issue with Trots many other leftists do. I don't know anything that makes them inherently problematic, and they're pretty damn good at organizing. Anyone care to enlighten me on this?

[–] Antiwork@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

They always end up siding the state department somehow

they were some of the most vociferous left critics of stalin and the soviet union. doesn't make a difference to me, but leninists are understandably disdainful of them.

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I get those where I'm at too. I had no idea there were so many trots

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

they've been the historically dominant marxist tendency in the US, and they're more committed than most leftists to recruitment.

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

You might say they're Hot to Trot