Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong
theconversation.com
Some global issues have prompted partnerships between seemingly strange bedfellows at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The ‘horseshoe theory’ tries to make sense of this, but what’s it about?
  • stoly@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s more that when you become very extreme, the methods become similar regardless of the underlying politics.

    From observation, centrists don’t mind horseshoe theory but further right or left people become enraged when someone brings it up.