Posadism (Trotskyist UFO-communism)
Historical Trotskyist sect founded by J. Posadas (1962). Distinctive doctrine combining Trotskyism with UFO contact theories. Small surviving network.
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BITE breakdown
0 — historical Trotskyist sect; distinctive UFO-communism doctrine; small surviving network.
Profile facts
In context
Posadism is one of the most idiosyncratic Trotskyist sects, combining standard Marxist analysis with the doctrine that UFOs come from interplanetary socialist civilisations. Posadas died 1981; small successor groups continue. Substantial recent online interest as historical curiosity.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1962Posadism crystallises as separate Trotskyist current
- 1981Posadas dies
Sources
- A.M. Gittlitz, 'I Want to Believe' (2020) search ↗
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