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** Similarly, the alliance between militant feminists and the Christian Right in banning the wearing of burqas (as seen in France and Belgium). Militant feminists think burqas oppress women and restrict their rights while the Christian Right tend to cite "fundamentalism" creeping into society. Although burqas are banned in several explicitly Islamic nations already, so it's a bit more complicated than that, and burqa bans create an enemy mine on the other side of the fence: religious Muslims and political liberals (in the "small l" sense of "let people do what they want within reason."

** The list of things these two factions agree on gets longer: both have been critical of [[The New Rock and Roll|heavy rock music,]] have shown a liking for [[Moral Guardians|purging libraries]] of controversial books, both favor harsh 'law and order' stances against sex crimes, lean towards thinking that [[All Men Are Perverts]] whom it is woman's duty to [[Women Are Wiser|set on the straight and narrow]] and in extreme cases, fully believe that [[Sex Is Evil]].

* [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Wayne-B-Wheeler-The-Man-Who-Turned-Off-the-Taps.html?c=y&page=4 It seems] that the enactment of Prohibition in the US was facilitated by some very strange bedfellows indeed—Klansmen allied with militant labor unions?

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121008053729/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Wayne-B-Wheeler-The-Man-Who-Turned-Off-the-Taps.html?c=y&page=4 It seems] that the enactment of Prohibition in the US was facilitated by some very strange bedfellows indeed—Klansmen allied with militant labor unions?

* Islamic and Christian fundamentalists are generally opposed to each other, with the subscribing to opposing religions and all. However, creationist works and arguments critical of Darwinism tend to pass between both groups, as do tracts critical of homosexuality.

* The ongoing problem of piracy near the coast of Somalia has occasionally forced the naval forces of countries that would otherwise be enemies to invoke this trope by fighting together in skirmishes against the Somali pirates. A notable example of this was seen when the crew of the American USS ''James E. Williams'' fought alongside North Korean sailors to defeat pirates who had captured a North Korean cargo ship in late 2007.

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** Similarly in 1824, [[John Quincy Adams]] and Henry Clay against [[Andrew Jackson]].

* Astonishingly common in US political history, compared to other countries. In fact, both main parties were this during a great deal of their history. To make things further complicated, there often have been alliances between members of opposite parties, which sometimes lead to political realignments. Indeed, both the Whig and the Republican parties were in large part formed by different interests that teamed up in opposition to the policies of the Democratic governments of the day.

* Automotive example: Holden and Toyota teamed up to produce the Holden Commodore VR and the [http://www.redbook.com.au/used-cars/Toyota/Lexcen/values-model-make.htm Toyota Lexcen]. However, the Lexcen was not a [[Market-Based Title|export model]], but solely an Australian version of the Commodore, but without the Commodore's big, brash, American V8 engine, instead only getting a Buick V6 engine. This was created so Toyota had a rival for the Ford Falcon (apparently the 1991-1995 Toyota Camry, incidentally, this was sold as a Holden too, the Holden Apollo being roughly the same size as a BMW 3-Series), a big car, and one of the Asia-Pacific region's biggest sellers. Needless to say, General Motors' (owners of Holden) alliance with Toyota ceased in 2005.

* Automotive example: Holden and Toyota teamed up to produce the Holden Commodore VR and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100149/http://www.redbook.com.au/used-cars/Toyota/Lexcen/values-model-make.htm Toyota Lexcen]. However, the Lexcen was not a [[Market-Based Title|export model]], but solely an Australian version of the Commodore, but without the Commodore's big, brash, American V8 engine, instead only getting a Buick V6 engine. This was created so Toyota had a rival for the Ford Falcon (apparently the 1991-1995 Toyota Camry, incidentally, this was sold as a Holden too, the Holden Apollo being roughly the same size as a BMW 3-Series), a big car, and one of the Asia-Pacific region's biggest sellers. Needless to say, General Motors' (owners of Holden) alliance with Toyota ceased in 2005.

* In 2006, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo tried to change the constitution to allow himself to contest for a third term in office the next year. This led to a feud with his Vice President (and heir-apparent) Atiku Abubakar. To stop the amendment, Atiku teamed up with opposition leader Muhamadu Buhari who was planning a presidential bid as well. They successfully kept Obasanjo out of the race, but their alliance fell apart soon after since neither would step aside for/endorse the other. Obasanjo's new hand-picked successor, Yar'Adua, won.

* In a more martial Nigerian example, imprisoned Niger Delta rebels like Isaac Boro were released by the government and admitted into the Federal Army to help thwart the Biafran secession. The Niger Deltans figured being minority ethnicities in a Nigeria with 3 mutually hostile major tribes was more palatable than being minority ethnicities in a Biafra with 1 very dominant tribe, the Ibo.