NP: Trotsky: last known photograph?

[Otto]

< "Leon Trotsky, shortly before his death, 1940."
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2006/10/8, mikebailey at speakeasy.net <mikebailey at speakeasy.net>:
> > -----Original Message----->  I have very mixed feelings about Trotsky. He appears to me to be a "moral tyrant" if you will - sort of how Machiavelli present The Prince with a moral mindset (if it's not, indeed, a satire - anyone have an opinion on this?
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> ----- The friendly neighborhood anarchist gave me some articles to read which indicated that Trotsky's credibility was lost in suppressing the Kronstadt Rebellion.  That is, for people who hate government because its members are great big meanie-heads much of the time.
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> If one believes that government can do something that is worth allowing certain people license to be GBMHs, then perhaps Trotsky's organizational and military skill, and his willingness to critique Stalin's move towards totalitarianism at risk of his life, are admirable.
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