Di Kevin Carson. Originale pubblicato il 24 agosto 2023 con il titolo Horseshoe Theory. Traduzione italiana di Enrico Sanna. È capitato di recente che qualcuno su Facebook ha pubblicato la rappresentazione grafica di un certo concetto centro-liberale chiamato “teoria del ferro di cavallo”, ovvero l’idea che destra e sinistra più si allontanano dal centro e…

I recently saw someone on Facebook post a “horseshoe” graphic, illustrating the popular centrist-liberal “horseshoe theory” trope that, the further right and left deviate from the center, the more authoritarian they become and the more they resemble each other. The problem with “horseshoe theory” is that it takes the status quo for granted and ignores…

It’s common among centrists to describe themselves — in contrast to the “far Left” and “far Right” — as the “rational adults” who can compromise and get things done. The “rational adult” trope usually appears in conjunction with “Horseshoe Theory,” according to which wisdom and reasonableness inhere in the political center and deviation from the…