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| *A "third way" between the stultifying debates had by the left and right wherein arguments are so structural as to be static. One magazine offering an alternative voice -- that of the Christian worldview -- takes ''Third Way'' as its title. | *A "third way" between the stultifying debates had by the left and right wherein arguments are so structural as to be static. One magazine offering an alternative voice -- that of the Christian worldview -- takes ''Third Way'' as its title. | ||
| *] often described ] as the ''third way'' between ] and ]. In that vein, there is a modern neo-fascist movement known as the ] or ''Third Positionists''. There is also a related form of ] known as ]. | *] often described ] as the ''third way'' between ] and ]. In that vein, there is a modern neo-fascist movement known as the ] or ''Third Positionists''. There is also a related form of ] known as ]. | ||
| *Another group is Britain is known as the ] ( |
*Another group is Britain is known as the ] (it condemns ]'s concept of the ]) as merely a new form of social democracy. This group was formed in 1990 and contained several former leading members of the ] alongside others with very different or no political backgrounds. It has condemned] politics and any form of ], and promotes economic decentralization (similar to ]), Direct Democracy along Swiss lines, combined with support for ecological protection and ] views on many social issues such as ], ], and ]. Critics of the group are divided some still regard this group with suspicion because of past ties to the National Front in the 1980s. Others accept that members of the group have changed their views over the years and point to its attempts to recruit from all ethnic and religious communities as well as its record of not 'playing the race card' even when it might be electorally advantageous. | ||
| * The Third Way is also used to describe the philosophy of Libyan leader, ] set out in his '']''. It mixes ], ], ] and a supposedly ]. It was also used by former Argentine President, ] to describe his philosophy which was basically a more democratic and ] version of Mussolini's ]. | * The Third Way is also used to describe the philosophy of Libyan leader, ] set out in his '']''. It mixes ], ], ] and a supposedly ]. It was also used by former Argentine President, ] to describe his philosophy which was basically a more democratic and ] version of Mussolini's ]. | ||
| * The Third Way is also used to describe a contemporary application of ]'s ] to modern politics. Thus, a "third way" is simply a ] of a ] and its contradictory ], such as ] being a synthesis of ] and its antithesis ]. In this sense, ]'s historical compromise can be thought of as a "third way" between ] and ]. | * The Third Way is also used to describe a contemporary application of ]'s ] to modern politics. Thus, a "third way" is simply a ] of a ] and its contradictory ], such as ] being a synthesis of ] and its antithesis ]. In this sense, ]'s historical compromise can be thought of as a "third way" between ] and ]. | ||
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Third way can refer to:
- The "Third Way", an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal "social market" with neo-liberalism. In the late 1990s, several groups independently began using the term "radical centre" to refer to this kind of third way thinking.
- A "third way" approach to Cold War-era foreign policy, siding with neither the US nor the Soviet Union (this in turn spawned the phrase third world). See in that regard the Non-Aligned Movement.
- A "third way" approach to the concept of separation of church and state, neither theocratic nor atheist.
- A "third way" between the stultifying debates had by the left and right wherein arguments are so structural as to be static. One magazine offering an alternative voice -- that of the Christian worldview -- takes Third Way as its title.
- Benito Mussolini often described fascism as the third way between capitalism and socialism. In that vein, there is a modern neo-fascist movement known as the International Third Position or Third Positionists. There is also a related form of anarchism known as National anarchism.
- Another group is Britain is known as the Third Way (UK) (it condemns Tony Blair's concept of the Third Way) as merely a new form of social democracy. This group was formed in 1990 and contained several former leading members of the British National Front alongside others with very different or no political backgrounds. It has condemnedracist politics and any form of fascism, and promotes economic decentralization (similar to distributism), Direct Democracy along Swiss lines, combined with support for ecological protection and libertarian views on many social issues such as abortion, gay rights, and marijuana. Critics of the group are divided some still regard this group with suspicion because of past ties to the National Front in the 1980s. Others accept that members of the group have changed their views over the years and point to its attempts to recruit from all ethnic and religious communities as well as its record of not 'playing the race card' even when it might be electorally advantageous.
- The Third Way is also used to describe the philosophy of Libyan leader, Muammar al-Qaddafi set out in his Green Book. It mixes Nationalism, Social-Democracy, Islam and a supposedly direct form of referendum democracy. It was also used by former Argentine President, Juan Peron to describe his philosophy which was basically a more democratic and liberal version of Mussolini's fascism.
- The Third Way is also used to describe a contemporary application of Hegel's Dialectics to modern politics. Thus, a "third way" is simply a synthesis of a thesis and its contradictory antithesis, such as Social-Democracy being a synthesis of Capitalism and its antithesis Communism. In this sense, Aldo Moro's historical compromise can be thought of as a "third way" between Christian Democracy and Communism.
- The Third Way is also used to describe Jesus' way of dealing with conflict. Instead of fight or flight, Walter Wink writes about this third alternative, Righteousness, which levels the playing field between agressor and victim, creditor and debtor, etc.
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