Being the tool of the State, Mason has behaved admirably in his subversive role as a Trot. To be frank, there are many of these creatures that have subverted T's original intent, currently serving in the US government i.e. neocons etc.

Funnily enough, perhaps Stalin had a light-bulb moment that led to the ice-pick man eliminating Trotsky in Mexico. Meanwhile, to me, that was a stupid revenge move signifying next to nothing in the long run.