The 'Third Way' in liberal politics is characterized by politicians saying things that appeal to working people while implementing policies that benefit plutocrats.

The "Third Way" in liberal politics involves *saying* things that working people love, but *doing* things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works ...right up until voters notice that you're not *doing* the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen. -- If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/30/rupture/#deeds-not-words 1/

Today's column by @pluralistic opens with a paragraph that explains how the US went fascist, even though it's mainly a rant on how Canada is going down the same road... "The "Third Way" in liberal politics involves saying things that working people love, but doing things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works …right up until voters notice that you're not doing the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen." https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/30/rupture/#deeds-not-words #TurdWay

RE: https://masto.ai/@discoverflux/116666237367806763 It seems like the Democrats are hoping to slither back into power by doing nothing. @pluralistic wrote this about Canadian Liberals but it applies to Democrats, too. "The "Third Way" in liberal politics involves saying things that working people love, but doing things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works …right up until voters notice that you're not doing the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen." #fascism #cdnpoli #uspol #collapse