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[–] 28 points 2 days ago* (13 children)

Careful this is only one leap away from conservative talking points. They are convinced China is sending tons of fentanyl to cripple the US.

I once heard a guy convinced that the whole weather balloon thing was actually loaded with fentanyl and dusting the US with a fine fenty coating. Because that's how the Chinese were going to kill us or something

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    Horseshoe theory isn't broadly accepted. The Wikipedia page for it is full of academics pointing out how terrible it is as a model for understanding the far left and the far right, and this summarizes it well:

    The horseshoe theory is not widely supported within academic circles; peer-reviewed research by political scientists on the subject is scarce, and existing studies and comprehensive reviews have often contradicted its central premises, or found only limited support for the theory under certain conditions.

    The "stethoscope theory" is even less supported. Where on Earth did you get the idea that any of this made any sense?

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