CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For the romantic comedy film, see Horseshoe Theory . For the mathematical term, see horseshoe map . Proponents of horseshoe theory argue that the extreme left and the extreme right are closer to each other than either is to the political center In political science and popular discourse, [1] the horseshoe theory asserts that the far-left and the far-right , rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear political continuum , closely resemble one another, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together. The theory is attributed to French philosopher and writer Jean-Pierre Faye . [2] Proponents of the theory point to a number of similarities between the far-left and the far-right, including their supposed propensity to gravitate to authoritar...