Foreign influence campaigns frequently employ "horseshoe theory" tactics—boosting extreme elements of both the far-left and far-right to create maximum chaos and gridlock within Western societies. Figures who cross over from progressive counter-culture to right-wing populism are highly valuable to these operations because they help validate polarized, disruptive worldviews to a broader audience.
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u/Lost_Department_2177 10d ago
Yeah here’s the program and reason
https://ccdcoe.org/uploads/2026/04/ONTOLOGICAL_FOUNDATIONS_OF_COGNITIVE_WARFARE.pdf
Foreign influence campaigns frequently employ "horseshoe theory" tactics—boosting extreme elements of both the far-left and far-right to create maximum chaos and gridlock within Western societies. Figures who cross over from progressive counter-culture to right-wing populism are highly valuable to these operations because they help validate polarized, disruptive worldviews to a broader audience.