diagonalism.
The coming together of antagonistic groups around one issue on which they find common ground, for instance the rejection of vaccination.
Meaning & usage
The coming together of antagonistic groups around one issue on which they find common ground, for instance the rejection of vaccination.
Where this word comes from
From diagonal + -ism, based on German Querdenken (literally “diagonal thinking”). Coined by Canadian historian and professor Quinn Slobodian and political scientist William Callison in the context of the German Querdenker (“anti-vaxx”) movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, see quotations.
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