Nipawin - March 6, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis
gimmick	There is no Third Way politics in the world. Tony Blair was one of the first politicians to
	express that wealth creation is not divorced from social justice and that his Third Way, that
	is neither socialism or capitalism, would be the answer to our social and economic growth(1).
	However, I have the understanding that Blair's Third Way is nothing else but a gimmick to
	support today's Free Trade against the interest of the people and democracy(2).
Schroder	The critics of Tony Blair's Third Way were right when they stated that the Third Way was
	not a set of new real ideas but an advertising slogan(3). German Chancellor Gerhard
	Schroder was very perspective when he murmured to Tony Blair
	"Look, I haven't found the first two ways yet, so you tell me where
	this Third one is(4)."
force	In one previous article, I mentioned how out of place was Tony Blair's recent statement in
	defense of Free Trade that
	"However sincere the protests, they cannot be allowed to stand in
	the way of rational argument. We must start to make this case with
	force and determination(5)."
riot squads	At that time I alluded to the possibility of defending Free Trade with Tony Blair's war
	planes and missiles. This coming April, Quebec City will be hosting the Summit of the
	Americas and our authorities, anticipating violent protest, are passing bylaws forbidding
	the wearing of scarves and other face coverings(6). Further, this Free Trade's Summit will
	be defended by some 3,000 to 5,000 police, RCMP and riot squads.
rational argument	Copy cat Deputy Minister Herb Gray responded to critics of these policing measures
	quoting British Prime Minister Tony Blair:
	"However sincere the protests, they cannot be allowed to stand in
	the way of rational argument."
hearts	While many studies confirm that sincere decisions based on simple values outperform
	rational arguments(7) we remind both Deputy Minister Herb Gray and British Prime
	Minister Tony Blair that they have reached their bounded rationality, and that it is time
	they talk with their hearts rather than with their big brains.
------------References/endnotes:
	List of relevant political and economics articles http://ensign.ftlcomm.com
1.	Third Way Converts, by: Jim Hoagland, May 20, 1999, Washington Post
2. - - -	The Third Way - an Answer to Blair, by Patrick Harrington and the real Third Way. Tony Blair is quoted as saying "The truth is that in a mature society representatives will make better decisions if they take full account of popular opinion and encourage public debate on the big decisions affecting people's lives."
3. -	The third way in politics, by E.J. Dionne Jr. Syndicated columnist, August 16, 1998, The Seattle Times Company
4. -	Third Way Club Gathers Members: Prosperity And Stability Become Holy Grail Of The Blair Generation, By: Martin Walker, May 3, 1999, The Guardian
5. -	The problem with Free Trade: the structure of WTO and NAFTA, By Mario deSantis and James deSantis, February 23, 2001
6.	Does Quebec City want naked protestors, Charles Gordon, March 3, 2001, The Ottawa Citizen
7. -	Bounded rationality or Rational Expectations? Section 15.1 page 598 of Business Dynamics, by John Sterman http://www.mhhe.com/sterman