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Noun Concept
Categories: Dichotomies, Political spectrum, Political science, Political science terms
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horseshoe theory  Centrist/extremist theory  Horseshoe Theory of Political Alignment  Les extrêmes se touchent
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In popular discourse, the horseshoe theory asserts that the far-left and the far-right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear continuum of the political spectrum, closely resemble each other, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together. Wikipedia
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In popular discourse, the horseshoe theory asserts that the far-left and the far-right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear continuum of the political spectrum, closely resemble each other, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together. Wikipedia
Political theory that the far left and far right have similarities Wikidata
The theory that the far left and the far right, rather than being at opposite ends of a political continuum, in fact closely resemble one another. Wiktionary
IS A
model
NAMED AFTER
horseshoe
THEORISED BY
Jean-Pierre Faye
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Centrist/extremist theory, Horseshoe Theory of Political Alignment, Les extrêmes se touchent

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