Leon Trotsky

Who was Leon Trotsky?

A man with such dangerous thoughts and perceptions that Stalin had him tracked down and murdered in Mexico on 21 August 1940.

The questions for us are: What can we gain from his insights and ideas? Are these ideas dangerous? And, if so, to whom?

To seek perfection and Harmony with Nature means that Truth is of paramount importance. Without an understanding of what is true, and what is false, progress is impossible.

A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. To accomplish a revolution one and all must be willing to pay the price, both in human suffering and material resources. Neither are cheap.

The participants in the Revolution must be totally committed. Revolution is not a tea-party - it is a very dangerous undertaking. Even a "peaceful revolution" is dangerous because we are dealing with the unknown... and, there is always the chance that the revolution may be betrayed by selfish and egotistical individuals who primarily seek wealth and power.

Belief makes revolutions possible. That is why credibility is of the utmost importance to the revolutionary. The way credibility is established is by being totally honest and brutally truthful. The revolutionary must be willing to stand up and shout, "No more lies!" And mean it.

The struggle for power in this world is a battle for the supremacy of ideas. (Supreme: of highest quality, importance, etc: supreme endeavour.) Stupid, impotent, or unimportant ideas are not supreme. No matter how much rhetoric is used to back them up. Usually those who produce weighty tomes to justify an idea prove that the idea is worthless. Truthful simplicity is all that is required to produce the desired result.

In spite of the saying, "A lie repeated often enough becomes the Truth." A lie is always a lie, and requires more lies to keep it going, but the Truth can stand on its own merits. (Because a lie is fantasy and the Truth is reality.)

Those who possess power do not have to justify anything. And those who lack power have no basis for justification. (Not even for their own stupidity.)

Therefore, it would be unmanly to ignore the works of Leon Trotsky out of fear that he may contaminate our thinking. Moreover, his criticisms and insights may contain ideas of great value to our Movement. So, without further ado, let me present three of Leon Trotsky's pamphlets for your inspection:

Our Revolution (1918)

What is National Socialism? (1933)

FASCISM: What it is and how to fight it (1944)

You be the judge of their usefulness....