[ComtedeMaistre]

>>>>He wasn't ruthless enough to preserve his Soviet power in Russia and was exiled. He wasn't ruthless enough, cunning enough to remain while Stalin ruled. But many others were. He was too much the "theoretician" (intellectual) and not enough the wielder of ruthless power.<<<<<

I suppose one could say that Pol Pot was not "ruthless enough" to stay in power for even 5 years.

For crying out loud, Trotsky founded the Red Army, the most murderous organization of the 20th century. He bears responsibility for some of the worst acts of butchery in Soviet history, including the murder of the czar and his family.

As far as most victims of communism are concerned, there is no difference between Stalin, Trotsky or Pol Pot. They are all mass murderers.

[dennisw]

As far as most victims of communism are concerned, there is no difference between Stalin, Trotsky or Pol Pot. They are all mass murderers.

Don't be silly with sloppy reasoning. To repeat Marx once again, "Quantity changes quality". No way did Trotsky kill millions. This is never written about because it never happened. He was not the mass murdering psycho that other communists were. Such as a Mao or a Stalin. Pol Pot. Hitler.