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"Our task is not to fight old battles, but to show that there is a third way, a way of marrying together an open competitive society and successful economy with a just and decent society."

Tony Blair

Third Way is a centrist ideology that combines stances from Neoliberalism and Social Democracy/ Social Liberalism. The policies favored by Third Way fluctuate based on political/economic circumstances and leadership attitudes. Third Way advocates mostly pursue and advocate for private-public partnerships, commercialization, a moderate welfare state, balanced budgets, free trade, closer transatlantic relations, deregulation, and (sometimes, but not always) union busting & welfare cuts while still maintaining a left-wing aesthetic. Advocacy for this ideology arose during the oil crisis of the 1970s & through the presidencies/premierships of various conservative neoliberal administrations of the 1980s and 1990s in which Keynesianism's popularity declined and neoliberal thinkers like Milton Friedman thoroughly challenged government meddling in the economy and the previous Keynesian economic consensus, leading to many on the left seeing a need to combine neoliberalism with progressive values to stay politically up to date with the new neoliberal economic consensus.

History

The modern understanding of Third Way politics was popularized in the 1990s by Anthony Giddens, who wrote a series of books detailing the qualities of the Third Way. He called for a re-evaluation of policies from both progressive and conservative parties. The ideology became popular in many western countries, including the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Mainland Europe. The most notable advocates for Third Way are former American president Bill Clinton and former UK prime minister Tony Blair, who both supported its ideas while in office during the 1990s and early 2000s

United Kingdom

In the 90s, the concept of the "Third Way" was first thought up by Anthony Gidden. Originally intended to be a rebranded version of Social Democracy, as well as an alternative to traditional forms of Socialism and Capitalism. The Labour Party, after 4 consecutive election losses to the Tory Party, decided to adopt Gidden's idea of the "Third Way" under the leadership of Tony Blair and rebranded itself as "New Labour". Blair moved the party to the right, embracing most of Margaret Thatcher's polices. Blair went on to beat the Tories in a landslide in 1997, being the first Labour leader to be PM in 18 years. After his involvement in the Iraq War in 2003, Blair's premiership became increasingly unpopular with the public. He resigned in 2007 and was replaced with Gordan Brown, who was nearly identical to Blair in policy but differed interpersonally. In the aftermath of the 2010 UK General Election, in which the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government, Brown resigned as leader of the Labour Party. His replacement, Ed Miliband was slightly to the left of him and Blair, but still compromised on issues like austerity. In 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party and his victory was seen as a rejection of the Blairite establishment and the party finally moving back to the left. Corbyn rid Labour of most of its Third Way influence but after he failed to win the 2019 UK General Election, Corbyn resigned and was replaced by Keir Starmer. Although giving him initial praise for making Labour the party of Anti Austerity, Starmer would later condemn Corbyn for his perceived unelectability and anti-semitism, removing him and many of his supporters from the party. Starmer’s platform has been seen as reconciling the policies of One-Nation Labour and Blairism, with Starmer himself describing it as ‘ New Labour on steroids’.

One Nation Labour

One Nation Labour is an economically and culturally center-left ideology based on the views and policies of former Labour leader Ed Miliband. It is a rebranded form of New Labour that takes influence from the idea of One-Nation Conservatism and the policies of Blue Labour, and combines them with New Labour's centrism. It also takes a few more patriotic stances, specifically on immigration.

United States

In the mid 80s, the New Democrat Coalition faction of the Democratic Party first appeared, emerging after the landslide victories by president Ronald Reagan. Instead of continuing with the more left-leaning direction the party had taken since FDR, this new group embraced Reagan's economic reforms with more of an emphasis on progressive values, due to feeling that the party was becoming out of touch on economic issues. Bill Clinton became the first New Democrat to win the presidency in 1992, with the New Democrat Coalitioners becoming the dominant faction in the party since. Barack Obama, in a meeting with the New Democrat Coalition, said he was a New Democrat Coalitioner. Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016 as a New Democrat Coalitioner, but lost. During the presidency of Donald Trump, many Moderates in the Republican Party swapped to the New Democrat Coalition. Joe Biden, one of the first New Democrat Coalitioner, won the American presidency in 2020.

Germany

Schröderism

Schröderism is the ideology of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who held the position from 1998 to 2005.

He had a highly pro-business platform, to the point many of his advisers (including one Peter Hartz) and cabinet members had ties to Germany's major companies. He pushed for welfare reform in an effort to reduce unemployment rates and spur economic growth. This culminated in Hartz IV, setting time limits for unemployment insurance and requiring benefits recipients to look for and accept jobs.

Schröder actively intervened in the economy in the interest of Germany's industrial and corporate leaders. He sought to protect Germany's automobile industry from the European Union's market liberalization policies through extensive subsidies. He abolished the capital gains tax, bailed out failing companies to save the economy from recesssion, undermined the country's trade unions by expanding labor market flexibility, balanced the budget, and promoted foreign investment—all in an effort to make Germany more internationally competitive.

As Chancellor he befriended Russian president Vladimir Putin. He advocated for Nord Stream 1 to increase the country's access to natural gas. Since the early 2000s, Schröder actively defended Russia whenever possible. More recently, he has opposed NATO's efforts to curtail Russia's inavsion of Ukraine.

Seeheimer Kreis

The Seeheimer Kreis (Seeheim Circle) is a major, economically somewhat more right-leaning faction within the SPD. Its origins can be traced back to the "canal workers", a relatively loose, informal, yet also influential group of SPD delegates that came into existence during the early 50s. Starting in the 60s, the group would start to hold its first annual formal meetings, a tradition that still lasts to this day. In the meantime, the group would become known as the "Seeheimer Kreis" for the first time in its history, and also grow more cohesive. Its namesake lies in a town in southwestern Germany, which was where the canal workers held most of their aforementioned meetings.

Members of the Seeheimer Kreis are known to pride themselves on their pragmatism and "anti-dogmatism". Some observers also refer to the party as the SPD's right-wing While they supported raising the minimum wage to 12 euros per hour, they also hold some economically right-leaning stances, such as aiming to reduce national debt before fleshing out the social security system.

Hungary

Democratic Coalition (DK) is a progressive, social liberal, social democratic, pro-European party in Hungary in founded October 22, 2011. It was formed by politicians leaving the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) under the leadership of former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and the intellectual milieu surrounding them. It defines itself as a westernised, bourgeois center-left party. His political goals are summarised in the Manifesto of the Republic and in the political analysis entitled "Let us dare to be patriots".

Party leader and former Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc Gyurcsány is a supporter of Third Way politics. The party platform has adopted elements of social liberalism and strongly pro-European themes. During the 2019 European Parliament election campaign, the EP list leader of the Democratic Coalition, Klára Dobrev, announced to the press that her party would seek to build a United States of Europe during her mandate, thus becoming a European federalist. During the campaign, DK included a number of center-left proposals in its more social democratic platform, including tackling child poverty, an EU-wide minimum pension, an EU minimum wage, a new EU tax on multinational corporations and EU funds for affordable housing.

In the 2014 European election, DK received 9.75% of the vote, and had two MEPs returned. On 26 May 2014, Csaba Molnar announced that DK had applied to join the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. In October 2022, the party became an associate member of the Party of European Socialists.

Romania

Iliescuism

• Ion Iliescu was a Romanian politician and engineer, the founder of the Social Democratic Party, who served as President of Romania from 1989 to 1996 and from 2000 to 2004. Iliescu rose to prominence during the communist era when he joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1953 and became a member of its Central Committee in 1965. He was eventually marginalized by dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and eventually came to play a leading role in the Romanian Revolution during the fall of communism.

After the overthrow of Ceaușescu in December 1989, Ion Iliescu was recognized as the co-leader leader of the National Salvation Front (FSN) an organization formed by second-rank Communist party members opposed to the policies of Ceaușescu to fill in the power vacuum caused by the fall of the dictator and lead the transition to parliamentary democracy. In recent times Iliescu has been accused of committing crimes against humanity by approving deadly militaristic measures against civilians during the aftermath of the Romanian Revolution.

In 2004, during Iliescu's second presidency, Romania joined NATO and has taken part in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War with boots-on-the-ground troops in both wars.

Australia

Third Way in Australia largely takes the form of Economic Rationalism, which was a movement with in the Labor Party lead by Bob Hawke. It shifted the formally social democratic ALP to more market based solutions. WIP

Canada

Trudeau Liberalism

• Trudeau Liberalism is the ideology representing the former prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. He has been the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013 as well as elected Prime Minister since 2015 up until his resignation in 2025. In many ways he could be seen as the spiritual successor to his father Pierre Trudeau, who famously legalized homosexuality.

Under his watch, Justin Trudeau has aggressively pushed for public-private partnerships; he established the Canada Infrastructure Bank to generate revenue through P3 projects. Trudeau has been a strong advocate for federal state-owned enterprises (Crown Corporations). He has tried to balance the budget by raising taxes, signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, boosted funds for scientific research, bailed out businesses of perceived strategic importance (e.g., dairy manufacturing companies), and imposed a carbon tax which funds a dividend for each Canadian. He has also appointed business leaders to positions of political power.

He has attracted both controversy and praise for his record on civil liberties. He has banned assault weapons and restricted handgun ownership; criminalized conversion therapy; legalized marijuana and euthanasia; fought to keep abortion legal; appointed a gender-balanced cabinet; and he cracked down on the trucker's convoy (a wildcat strike in response to COVID-19 lockdown measures) using the Canadian police forces.

While he often portrays himself as an advocate for indigenous rights and representation, the First Nations community dislikes him for his policies. For instance: He is largely regarded as being responsible for the forced occupation of "unceded" territories of the Wetʼsuwetʼen indigenous nation, leading to the 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests between indigenous activists and the Royal Mounted Police. This act was regarded by many advocates as being by its very nature "imperialistic".

Amongst some circles, he has developed a reputation as a pink/green washing virtue signaller , who feel he self-identifies with progressive causes or movements while supporting policies which supposedly harm minorities—along with his reputed authoritarian tendencies, he is often stereotyped on Polcompball as an unironic state liberal, alongside the Liberal Party more generally.

Brazil

Cardosoism

Cardoso, often nicknamed "FHC", was elected with the support of a heterodox alliance of his own Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and two right-wing parties, the Liberal Front Party (PFL) and the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB). Brazil's largest party, the centrist Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB), joined Cardoso's governing coalition after the election, as did the right-wing Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB) in 1996.

Cardoso's presidency saw institutional advancements in human rights, beginning with a national secretariat and a new government program, discussed with civil society, to address the issue. On 8 January 1996, he issued the controversial Decree 1775, which created a framework for the clear demarcation of indigenous territories, but which, as part of the process, opened indigenous territories to counterclaims by adjacent landowners. In 2000, Cardoso demanded the disclosure of some classified military files concerning Operation Condor, a network of South American military dictatorships that kidnapped and assassinated political opponents.

FHC was the first Brazilian President to address the inequality and the enormous gap between rich and poor. He started the following programs: Bolsa Escola, the Auxílio Gás, the Bolsa Alimentação, and the Cartão Alimentação.

His wife, Ruth Cardoso, focused on unifying transfer programs aimed at helping people suffering from poverty and hunger., by means of a program based on the idea that educating the poor could help raise them out of poverty.

Cardoso's administration deepened the privatization program launched by president Fernando Collor de Mello. During his first term, several government-owned enterprises in areas such as steel milling, telecommunications and mining, such as Telebras and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, were sold to the private sector, the deepest denationalisation in Brazilian history, amidst a polarized political debate between "neoliberals" and "developmentalists". Economists still contend over its long-term effects; some research suggests that companies sold by the government achieved better profitability as a result of their disengagement from the state.

Despite the sale of public assets, the years 1995 to 2002 saw a rise of the total public debt from 30% to 55.5% of GDP. Economists aligned with his government argued that this was due to external factors outside the control of the administration at the time, such as the devaluation of the Brazilian real and the growth of the share of the debt denominated in US dollars. Nevertheless, devaluation of the currency was an instrument of monetary policy used right after his reelection, when the real pegged to the dollar led to a financial crisis that saw the country lose much of its foreign reserve fund and raise its interest rates on government bonds to very high levels as he tried to stabilize the currency under a new free-floating regime. With this economic shift, the greatest achievement of Cardoso – his landmark of lowering of inflation – was maintained, but his popularity plummeted.

Given his previous experience as Minister of Foreign Affairs and his prestige as an internationally famous sociologist, he was respected on the world scene, building friendships with such leaders as Bill Clinton and Ernesto Zedillo. Although he was respected abroad, in Brazil he had problems gaining support in Congress for government priorities and among people in general. As a result, major reforms planned by the executive branch, such as changes in the tax system and to social security, were only partially approved and only after long discussion. Although claiming to still support social democracy, his economic policies led people on the left to identify him with neoliberalism and right-wing politics, terms that often carry a very negative connotation in Latin American political debate and academic circles.

He also experienced personal problems with former ally Itamar Franco, his predecessor and later became Governor of Minas Gerais, a fierce opponent of his administrative reforms that saw the state lose its capacity to contract debt and forced a reduction of local government spending. Cardoso was also criticized for amending the constitution to his own benefit, allowing him to stay eight years in office. His popularity in his first four years, gained with the success of Plano Real, decreased during his last four years as the currency crisis was followed by lower economic growth and employment rates, greater public debt, growing political dissent, low levels of investment in appropriate infrastructure, and, finally, an energy crisis caused by an unexpected drought, as over 80% of Brazil's electricity is hydroelectric. He publicly admitted that he could have done more for public security and for the creation of new jobs, but defended his policies in areas such as health and education.

Cardoso's administration was accused of bribing congressmen to pass a constitutional amendment that secured FHC the right to seek reelection, which he eventually won.

Lulism

Lula in his first two terms was known for continuing the policies of the Fernando Henrique Cardoso government, without making radical changes. Lula appointed the executive Henrique Meirelles (who later became Minister of Economy in the Micheal Temer government) to the Central Bank to please the financial market and placed Antonio Palloci and Marcos Lisboa as members of his economic team, who followed a fiscally conservative policy in the economy.

The government's conservative fiscal policies were criticized by more radical members of the Workers' Party who accused these positions as a betrayal of the party's classic values ​​and considered these policies to be Neoliberal. These differences worsened when the government attempted to carry out a pension reform and some more radical members of the party opposed these reforms, which led to the expulsion of several members of the Workers' Party. These parliamentarians expelled from the PT, led by senator Heloisa Helena and federal deputies Luciana Genro and João Batista Oliveira de Araújo created the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).

Overall

As the political situation is different, there is a difference in the interpretation of the third way by each country. Although each country does not explicitly advocate a “third way,” one commonality can be found:

This Third way (left-wing regimes) have largely embraced neoliberalism since the 1980s, denying the existing excessive welfare policies, breaking away from socialist ideology.

The left, which has represented the working class, sets the new middle class as a political base and attempts to change as the living standards of the working class improve and the scope expands.

Beliefs

Third Way interpreter Anthony Giddens in his books Beyond the Left and Right and Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy talks about Neoliberalism, and how its key tenants—such as welfare cuts, global trade, balanced budgets—were not only popular but valid aspirations. But still seeing merit in social justice and noticing the nasty side-effects of Thatcher and Reagan's economic policies (e.g., lower social trust and excessive inequality), Giddens proposes making neoliberalism more humane through:

1. A "social investment state" which helps people climb the social ladder through workforce development and education, rather than handouts.
2. Preserving progressive taxation so the general population feels the gains of free market while reducing inequality.
3. Making economic and political institutions more inclusive (and therefore egalitarian).

Economics

Third Way economics can be best characterized as a combination of Neoliberalism and Social Capitalism. Advocates embrace some key tenants of neoliberalism: lax tax polices and regulation, free trade, budget balancing, public-private partnerships, and market-based solutions to societal problems; but it also calls for a moderate welfare state, with programs they favor ranging from workfare (where one must perform labor to keep their benefits) to a universal basic income/ negative income tax. As such, Third Way agrees with the center-right on free markets, but also agrees with the center-left on reducing inequality and poverty through redistributive means. This ideology can be seen as the spiritual successor to Ordo-Liberalism.

Trade Policy

An area of disagreement among Third Way advocates is on free trade. While most proponents see globalization as both inevitable and desirable, Anthony Giddens noted that it has many horrible consequences which could seriously backfire in Third Way: A Renewal of Social Democracy, citing how free trade negatively impacts the working poor who find themselves entering a low-wage service sector after losing out to foreign competition. In response to political realities—like national security concerns over China, pandering to blue-collar workers, and satisfying corporate interests—Third Way leaders like Barack Obama and Gerhard Schröder have implemented protectionist policies. Hillary Clinton, still praising the economic achievements of her husband, also embraced many protectionist policies as a nod to her corporate backers and to win over Trump supporters.

It should be noted that most Third Way advocates are strong supporters of free trade. Usually their solution to the inhumane consequences is to push for job training or improved safety nets. Protectionism, however, has proven to be an effective political strategy in countries like the United States and Germany. The former has a centuries-long history of favoring protectionist measures while the latter is an export-oriented economy, meaning a trade deficit could spell serious losses for the general population.

Welfare

Third Way supports workfare instead of welfare, work training programs, educational opportunities and other government programs that give citizens a 'hand-up' instead of a 'hand-out'. The Third Way seeks a compromise between a less interventionist economic system as supported by neoliberals and Keynesian Social democratic spending policy supported by social democrats and progressives.

Foreign Policy

Proponents of the Third Way have been known to take a generally interventionist foreign policy and have made several alliances with Neoconservatism. Most infamous example being when Tony Blair allied with George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003.

Another example is the German Green Party, which holds broadly transatlanticist and pro-NATO stances on diplomacy. It follows what it dubs a "foreign policy to protect human rights", manifested in their hawkish stance on autocratic regimes such as Russia and China. Current German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock has stated in the past that military intervention is sometimes necessary in order to save human lives.
The most infamous example of military intervention by the Greens is that of 1999, when the foreign minister Joschka Fischer decided to deploy German troops in Kosovo, thus marking the first time since WW2 that German troops have been involved in a foreign war. This action made Fischer receive high amounts of criticism, particularly from the contemporary red-green coalition as well as the opposition, the former of which having felt left behind in the decision making process.

Criticism

Some leftists still argue that even if the equality of labor and educational opportunities (which is proposed as a welfare policy) provides opportunities for everyone, it is difficult to guarantee "actual equality" because the situation after that (employment, startup etc..) is left to one's ability. Although one could argue that's the point.

Variants

Authoritarian Third Way

Authoritarian Third Way (also known as Neoliberal Social Authoritarianism) is an economically center-left to center-right, culturally variable, and statist ideology. Authoritarian Third Wayers synthesize Social Liberalism/ Social Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Economic Liberalism—blending commercialization, public-private partnerships, and other aspects of "neoliberal reforms" with wealth redistribution and (in some cases) unionization. Most Authoritarian Third Way regimes are majoritarian authoritarian or liberal autocracies. Examples of this phenomenon include Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand.

Third Way Conservatism

Third Way Conservatism is a center to center-right ideology that promotes the ideals of the Third Way, but in a more conservative manner. Third Way Conservatives attempt to incorporate Social Liberalism/ Social Democracy with Conservative Liberalism, furthering the importance of workfare, tax cuts and family values. A good example would be George W. Bush’s compassionate conservatism.

Third Way Social Democracy

Third Way Social Democracy is a centrist to center-left ideology that stems from Social Democracy however accepts a neoliberal consensus with opponents. Such as support for the European Union, less restrictions on trade, cutting regulations and tax cuts, however they still come from a working class base and are often propped up by trade unions and have socialist traditions which sometimes they shine through all the compromise.

Post-Social Democracy

Post-Social Democracy is an economically and environmentally stewarded version of Third Way Social Democracy and Third Way Liberalism.

Third Way Liberalism

Third Way Liberalism is an economically center-left to center-right ideology that combines stances from Social Liberalism and Neoliberalism. Historically they favored introduction of workfare, cutting regulations, free trade, and a general disdain for socialism. Their support, like most liberal ideologies, comes from the middle class which makes the ideology popular with a majority of citizens in the western world.

Modern Social Democracy

Modern Social Democracy is a culturally-left and moderate version of Third Way Liberalism.

Personality

Third Way likes regulated capitalism, military interventions (sometimes), and liberalism. He is a liberal military interventionist and likes to call himself a centrist. Third Way was the ideology of former U.S. Presidents, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He largely acts like a "pink" version of Neoconservatism.

He was also the ideology of former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair and of former Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

How to Draw

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Relationships

Partners

• Neoliberalism - I owe it all to you dad! Just please try to compromise with Soclib more.
• Moderatism - One of my biggest fans.
• Globalism - Globe Gang!
• Liberal Internationalism - Global Liberalism Gang!
• Social Liberalism - My other dad, who will begrudgingly admit that my policies are a good compromise. Usually forms coalitions with me.
• US Democrats - Fellow member of Bill Clinton and Obama fan club.
• Neoconservatism - My best friend! From Yugoslavia and Iraq to Libya and Syria, our teamwork makes the dream work. Still, calm down a bit.
• Social Capitalism - Literally me.
• Ordo-Liberalism - My German predecessor.
• Fiscal Conservatism - Austerity time!
• Rockefeller Republicanism - My more old fashioned friend. We must stay moderate!
• Liberalism - Grandpa who is too anti-war sometimes, but good direction.
• Zionism - I have my disputes with Bibi and the Israeli far-right but Obama gave you the Iron Dome and signed historic military aid deals for you. But my South African variant hate you.
• Labour Zionism - Though you often hang out with him but other than that you are certainly pretty based, especially in the modern days.
• Liberaltarianism - The best type of libertarian and most certainly not a lolbert. Doesn't like my foreign policy though.
• Welfarism - Ok, just needs some reform to get people working again.
• Nordic Model - Scandinavian pal. The fact that all of you are in NATO makes it all better. Finally, thank God, Turkey..
• Social Authoritarianism and Police Statism - I back the blue but justice too! And buddy, want some more military gear? But I can't support you right now because I need more votes and some of my voters would hate me if I openly supported you.
• Bull Moose Progressivism - Economically a bit too far, but we are both progressive welfarist hawks.
• Social Democracy - Hates my deregulation and fiscal responsibility. But also a fellow economic centrist and a triggerer of lolberts and contards.
• Pink Capitalism - Hiliary and Obama were pro-LGBT. You're more on the free market side of things compared to me.
• Girondism and La Plaineism - You both should've been the direction of the french revolution!
• Green Liberalism - My VP! Can some of you stop saying wars are bad though?

Temporary Allies

• Machiavellianism - I'm basically him codified into an ideology. Just ignore Scholz losing re-election as chancellor
• Social Libertarianism - We are both economic centrists and UBI is ok, but most of you complain about me being a ”Woke Imperialist” and an ”Establishment Shill” as if that is a bad thing.
• Classical Liberalism - My great-grandpa! Shame that he's another one of those anti-regulation types...
• Tridemism - Ok economics, but I prefer DPP to rule Taiwan . Sad to see you turning into a CCP shill.
• State Capitalism - I generally prefer privatization, but Trudeau likes you a lot. Roger Douglas implemented you to a degree. Scandinavian countries combine you with me all the time.
• Liberal Conservatism - Never Trumpers, Merkel and Gowin are cool but you are my rival in most of Europe and Canada!
• Chicago School - Your economics are good, but can you focus on equality a little bit more?
• Keynesian School - I support regulatory capitalism and welfare, but can you please be more fiscally responsible and more privatized?
• Gaddafism - While he may be a totalitarian dictator, I like his idea of the "Third International Theory" and we had a brief alliance in the 2000s. But I still had to take him out when the time came.
• Lee Jae-myung Thought - You're at least superficially including me within your ideology, and you did a good job in Seongnam. But your intense opportunism and populism really alarms me, and you're closer to him.
• Progressivism - Feminism and gay rights sound pretty cool! Just please don't bring up Iraq or Clinton banning gay marriage
• Yeltsinism - Some say I helped you rig the 1996 Russian Election. Either way, we clashed over Chechnya. Still better than Putin.
• Dengism - Sorry (not sorry) for bombing your embassy in Belgrade in 1999. But I let you join WTO and helped you integrate into the world economy. Xi had a good economic policy at the first, but now he is taking China back to the days of Mao, so our alliance has come to an end.
• PiS - Too conservative, but at least you're also a pro-NATO welfarist. Please leave Tusk and Trzaskowski alone.
• Shia Theocracy - What I replaced Saddam in Iraq. In retrospect, after the rise of ISIS and Al-Qaeda, maybe I should’ve thought things through beforehand.
• Neo-Libertarianism - Right-wing version of me that is a bit too deregulated, but is still pro-NATO and pro-interventionist.
• Khomeinism - Contrary to what Republicans may say, the JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal) isn’t meant to appease you but rather to contain your influence in the Middle East. Also, I helped the Saudis bomb your proxy in Yemen. Of course, from an ideological point of view, Mr. Pezeshkian has many differences with orthodox Khomeinism.
• National Liberalism - What's keeping you off the enemies list is the DPP and Ciudadanos being some of the most amazing friends I could ever ask for and to certain extent Sternenko too. The rest of you are a bunch of xenophobic Brexit-loving trash.
• Satirism - I'm not sure if I will enjoy your jokes and Your Obama Prism memes are the reasons some people don't take Obama seriously, but Stephen Colbert is super based.
• Medvedevism - Preferable to Putin as we had a good partnership during the Russian Reset. But now you're just as insane as your boss.
• Civic Nationalism - Most tolerable member of his family.
• Patriotism - Sorry but you have the bronze medal.
• Liberal Socialism - One of the better Socialists, at least you try to implement a bit of the market in order to achieve your goals. Kwaśniewski is great! But we needed to "borrow" ANC, Mandela still has profitable quotes.
• Kemalism - Unsure about some of your economic and foreign policies. Still better than Erd*ğan by a long shot.
• State Liberalism - You are too extreme and too dogmatic, and I think you're kinda like a strawman. Please ignore Thaksin and Trudeau
• Christian Democracy - Not a fan of Theocracies but you seem to be nothing like your past self, decades ago. Merkel is great. Guildism is bearable for conservative populism.
• Progressive Conservatism - Most of my followers are cultural moderates and anti-extremists. …Most.
• Imperialism - Iraq and Libya were cool but some of my variants don't like you though.

Adversaries

• Conservatism - Of course "Better dead than red". Your moderate factions are ok tho.
• Socialism - No, not "Socialism", Social-ism!
• Miloševićism - I bombed you for a reason.
• Jihadism - Drone strike go brrr… Seriously tho, increasing drone strikes was a great idea. Excellent precision, spares American lives, and keeps down the anti-war sentiment at home.
• Marxism–Leninism - Bloody tankies!
• Left-Wing Populism and Democratic Socialism - Bloody Corbynites!
• Marxist Feminism - Why did you reject me!!!
• Putinism - Any hope I may have had for you in the past is gone now. NATO and EU shall bring your downfall. I will never forgive Schroder for betraying me.
• Nazism - You're third position, not third way!
• Fascism - Same with you!
• Reactionary Liberalism - You're just an edgelord and you have nothing to do with liberalism.
• Democratic Confederalism - Yes, I helped Turkey capture Öcalan and yes, you are terrorists. Cope. (But Obama supported Rojava.)
• Ba'athism - bUt WhAtAbOoT eErAcK. I will never apologise for Iraq! And yes, I intervened in the Syrian civil war and bombed the f*ck out of you. Go cry about it to your Daddy Vladdy all you want.
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• Welfare Chauvinism - Hawley and Le Pen are annoying people. How's The Election going for you, anyways? (Good Welfare though.)
• Right-Wing Populism - Utterly deplorable!
• Paleoconservatism - I AM a Protestant! And I did not legalize Satanism, you isolationist codger!
• Libertarianism - Time to donate to Bankers, Developers and Big Bussiness Owners.
• Libertarian Conservatism - You basically combine the worst of both Libertarianism and Conservatism. Sure, Biden may be senile, but so is your overlord. And once more, I am not a Communist!
• Paleolibertarianism - You're too long-nosed, Ronnie!
• National Conservatism - Damn Trump-like reactionaries!
• Korwinism - If Trump was a Pole. Hows it feel to see your own party kick you out?
• Braunism - You're even more old-fashioned, outdated and conspiracist.
• National Democracy - Like The Marshall of Sejm Job?
• Alt-Lite - Can you stop comparing Libya and Iraq to Ukraine, Watson?! But Obama also dislikes the woke and your moderate and interventionist variants are ok.
• Classical Conservatism - Bloody Enoch!
• Neo-Ottomanism - I won't be as loose as Trump, one more outburst and I will sanction you!
  • Go on. I'm waiting.
• Monarcho-Fascism - Salims that supported the overthrow of Thaksin and Yingluck. This is something akin to Valorum from Star Wars.
• Fourth Theory - Damn Putinists...
• Noam Chomsky - Defending Milošević? What the hell is wrong with you? Thanks for endorsing Biden though.
• Alt-Right - Some moron who thinks I'm some sort of Jewish lizard controlling the world and releasing vaccines with microchips that turn frogs gay or something. That sounds pretty awesome, ngl.
• Hindutva - Why the damn aren't you impressed with modern technology and urban infastructure? Curse you for supporting BRICS.

Further Information

For overlapping political theory, see
Neoliberalism, Progressivism, Social Democracy, Social Liberalism and State Liberalism.

Literature

• The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy by Anthony Giddens
• Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics by Anthony Giddens
• A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair
• Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government by Bill Clinton
• The Purple Book: A Progressive Future For Labour by Various Blairite Labour MPs
• Europe: The Third Way/Die Neue Mitte by Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder

Wikipedia

• Third Way
• Blairism
• Brownism
• Clintonism

Parties and Organizations

• Labor Right (Australia)
• Brazilian Social Democracy Party
• Social Party of National Unity
• National Liberation Party
• Nedaye Iranian Party
• Seeheimer Kreis
• Democratic Coalition
• Yesh Atid
• Renziani
  • Italia Viva
• Third Way
• APRA
  • Aprismo
• Purple Party
• Union, Progress and Democracy
• New Labour
• Progress
• Third Way (Organization)
• New Democrat Coalition

YT Channels

• Kraut
• Liberal Sanity Project
• Arken the Amerikan

Videos

• The Rise and Fall of New Labour by BritMonkey
• The Century of the Self - Part 4: "Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering" by Adam Curtis
• The Third Way by John Stossel
• Honest Government Ad | Canada 🇨🇦 by thejuicemedia

Online Communities

• Third Way
• Progressive Policy Institute

Images

And Justice for all by Michael D’Antuono

Gallery

Portraits

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Alternative designs

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  One-Nation Labour (Legacy design)

Artwork and Comics

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  "Polcompball Map MMXX" by OzymndiasFR. Note that the Third Way is used as the ideology of Justin Trudeau (Canada).
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  "Liberal Meeting" by TheGhostOfInky
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  "The Ideological History of France" by K-Tech, Source
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  By u/Dr_Occo_Nobi
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  By NR34.
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  By AquaHeart
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  By u/Summarizer2024