Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong

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RT @Kyukimasa: 極右と極左、正反対の思想を持ってるはずなのに似たようなこと言い出す現象は「蹄鉄理論」という名前があるという話 https://t.co/m6AbwerSBy 極左と極右は中道よりも近い仮説。いささか単純化しすぎていてこれでいろんなことを説明できるも…

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@realMaalouf #Beware of the Eastern Branch⬆️👀 And Western Branch⬇️👀 of #Extremism #GetCentered #TheHorseshoeTheory Here is an article from https://t.co/zi5004Wghz https://t.co/T8qtybwlWe says they are center-left to center. https://t.co/e9Dy7XKwWD …

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