Actually, as a communist I’m a citizen of the world, which gives me the right to criticize all third world dictators. Putin was trained by the revisionist KGB and therefore doesn’t understand why American dominance is necessary for the international proletarian revolution since KARL MARX said it must happen in the most advanced nation. Russia doesn’t even come close! Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
I wonder if this is a position that actually exists in the wild. Truly a nightmarish notion.
Most of the Trots that I know at least don’t seem to love America. But Trotskyists are often a fractious and disagreeable lot. Fwiw The Revolution Betrayed is important reading for all MLs imo, as long as it’s viewed in context.