horseshoe theory
Horseshoe theory is a theory in political science proposed by the French writer Jean-Pierre Feuillet that the extreme right and the extreme left, usually considered to be diametrically opposed, are in fact similar to each other, like the shape of the tip of a horseshoe. The theory states that the extreme right and the extreme left, usually considered diametrically opposed, are actually similar to each other, like the shape of the tip of a horseshoe.
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