PREVIEW — Veronique de Rugy — The Political Horseshoe: Converging Discontent. de Rugy explains the political "horseshoe" theory, which posits that ideologically opposed extremes—the far Left and far Right—converge in their fundamental conviction that the United States is pursuing a catastrophic trajectory requiring comprehensive government intervention and systemic restructuring. de Rugy documents that both ideological poles perceive the existing political-economic order as fundamentally irreparably corrupted or unjust, generating agreement across the ideological spectrum regarding the necessity of radical systemic transformation despite divergent visions regarding post-transformation governance structures and resource allocation mechanisms.
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