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I find the formatting of your question odd. One could see communist as being the realists, not radical. Trotskyites are Marxists, they simply envision a different methodology for spreading the word; a worldwide socialist revolution versus a more Lenin-Stalinist "domino theory" of one country at a time; Mao, a revolution starts in rural areas, while Lenin-Trotsky were urban-centric. We're all comrades at the end of the day with similar goals; the labels and tribes work against us.
"Lenin-Stalinist"
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Personally, I don't care about what a group labels itself and don't necessarily subscribe to one methodology over another so long as it gets results. Nonetheless, Trotskyists from my point of view spend a lot of time bashing other formations for being too "stalinist" and often uphold the incorrect line on Venezuela, Iran, China, and Russia.
For me, it is less about the merits of one historic figure over another and more about doing the work of the enemy for them. Demonise historic successes such as the PRC and USSR, while on present day issues (i.e imperialist aggression against Iran and Venezuela) adopting a sort of compatible left view on things. I would assume that this was the sort of groups the OP had in mind.
Despite this, it remains true that there are Trotskyist individuals and formations that are genuine forces for the left. The EFF and certain elements of the UPM in SA, as well as some in Latin America from what I hear. I suppose the key here is to not be out of touch with the masses and not get caught up in academic debate.