There seems to be a Trotskyist-to-neoconservative pipeline, at least in the English-speaking world.

The young couple broke a piece of gold together, and pledged their troth in the most solemn manner; and it is said the young lady imprecated dreadful evils on herself should she break her plighted faith.

Trotsky became a Bolshevik in October of 1917.

The boy trotted to his father's side.

Horses have three gaits: Walking, trotting and galloping.

Trotsky was unaligned until 1917.

He walked quickly away with two dogs trotting at his heels.

Only at her mother's command, sternly uttered, she summoned strength enough to restore to her plighted suitor the piece of broken gold which was the emblem of her troth.

Each attempt which the Master made to explain his purpose of departure only proved a new evidence of his desire to stay; until, at length, instead of bidding her farewell, he gave his faith to her for ever, and received her troth in return.

The difference and struggle between the Taliban and Daesh are somewhat similar to the ones between Stalinism and Trotskyism.