Trotsky himself considered the USSR a "degenerated workers state", and spent a good amount of his life advocating and working for itts overthrow, notably with the western powers. Trot groups followed this pattern.

They also hilariously think that lenin's testament meant that trotsky should've become king, not realizing that he lost that crucial vote to Stalin, and communists don't appoint successors like monarchs.

That's why nearly trot groups end up being leader/domination/sex cults.

You'll get good answers on the history of trotskyism over on lemmygrad.

Also watch that video. It's from a pakistani communist and former trot, who has extensive organizing history with trotskyist parties.

I think you're conflating Trotskyism, thought based on the works of Trotsky, with Trots. Regardless of what Trotsky wrote and believed, Trots generally oppose AES and are generally defined by that and bringing up Stalin and Stalinists to bash at every opportunity, even when it doesn't have anything to do with the topic at hand.

EDIT: Also I swear to god they fucking read What is to Be Done and come to the conclusion "We gotta start a newspaper in 2024!"