41
Question for the MLs - why do we dislike Trots so much?
(hexbear.net)
Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
Posts must ask a question.
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
Ngl the, what I'm going to call "saint hood" of certain political people is not a great thing. I get that we need to be hyper vigilante against outside agitators but I sometimes feel like it goes to far in the other direction that it reminds me of the church.
Sainthood is one word and you are absolutely right that it's critical not to treat any historical figure as a prophet but to regard all of them as just humans with limited perspectives, personal weaknesses, and inevitably at least some meaningfully wrong ideas. We have never had and will never have a messiah, only humanity can save humanity.
Yes exactly