"Third Way" (mentioned in the image) is the idea that left progressive politics are fully compatible with private interests/Capitalism. It's basically Ayn Rand free market philosophies restamped as a leftist ideal.
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2026
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I listened to some clip from a thirdway person today. I'll try to find it. The dude unironically was talking about how they were vital in fighting Bernie Sanders and getting Hillary Clinton to win the primary. Like, straight up, "we'll fucking do it again" kind of vibes.
Hillary Clinton fucking lost to Trump. Like, he was literally boasting about getting Trump elected basically.
Fuck, I gotta find the clip. It was wild.
Edit: Found it. Skip to 3:55 for the part about Sanders.
Thirdway could maybe be classified as "free market" neoliberals back in like 2016 or 2020. But it's 2026, they are nothing but supporting fascist at this point. They are currently focused on fighting the only group in the country successful at fighting Trump and increasing voter turnout. I don't know what else to call them besides fascist sympathizers.
The worst part about how the conservative Democrats are behaving here is that it's not their party. They hijacked the party. In the '80s and '90s the "New Democrat" neoliberals took over the Democratic Party. They took over a party that had ushered in the greatest period of prosperity in American history. And they destroyed it. The party of FDR was murdered by these conservative Democrats and their neoliberal policies.
Book suggestion. The Democrats: A critical history. -by Lance Senfa
Spoilers: The Democratic Party has never been good, it's just been rehabilitated through a mainstream rewriting of / popular history