Tridemism

Tridemism, more commonly referred to by its full name The Three Principles of the People, is a mildly democratic (later authoritarian), economically variable (depending on time period and faction) ideology inhabiting a moderate position in between the 2 authoritarian quadrants (In it's later years). It is a Chinese ideology which was developed by Sun Yat-sen, meant to bring power and prosperity to China. It is based on three principles, those being Minzu, Minquan and Minsheng (explained in beliefs).

History
Tridemism, or the Three Principles of The People, was a culturally centre-right ideology developed by Chinese revolutionary Sun Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) during the Xinhai (Tsinghai) Revolution, and was the theory on which the Guomindang (Kuomintang) was based. Under these principles, Sun, the temporary president of the new revolutionary state, ruled the Republic of China, the successor of the last imperial Chinese dynasty of Qing. It was designed to make China a free, happy, and prosperous nation.

[[File:RightKMT.png]] Right-wing Kuomintang
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[[File:LeftKMT.png]] Left-wing Kuomintang [[File:RCCK.png]]
After the end of World War II, the relationship between the Chinese Kuomintang and the CPC, who had allied to fight the Japanese, became increasingly tense; ultimately, both sides restarted the civil war, which World War II had interrupted.

In 1945 and 1946, members of the Kuomintang's left wing formed the Three People's Confederation of Comrades and the China Nationalist Democratic Promotion Association in Chongqing and Guangzhou, respectively.

In November 1947, the first joint representative meeting of the Kuomintang left was held in Hong Kong; on 1 January 1948, the meeting announced the official establishment of the "Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee"(中國國民黨革命委員會), and nominated Soong Ching-ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen, as the Honorary Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee (despite Soong Ching-ling never formally joining the commission). Till this day, it remains as one of PRC's eight "Democratic Parties (民主黨派)" and while having seats in People's Assembly, holds barely any actual political power and is often mocked as nothing but a decoration to maintain PRC's claim that they're multi-parties system and is running under a certain form of consociationalim.

[[File:Civnat.png]] 民族 Mínzú (Nationalism)
Roughly translates to Civic Nationalism, this principle states that China must be independent from all  Imperialist influence and oppression, which can be achieved by developing "China-nationalism" as opposed to  ethnic nationalism, uniting Han, Manchus, Mongols and Tibetans, as well as Muslims in China (although this part is somewhat debatable as it often practiced as  Han hegemony in reality).

[[File:Dem.png]] 民權 Mínquán (Democracy)
Roughly translates to Civil Rights, this principle stated that instead of having an Emperor to rule China, all Chinese people should be his own Emperor under a democratic system, which citizens have the right to vote and influence politic via democratic means. It also added two more branches--Control Yuan and Examination Yuan -- to more commonly adapted tripartite of power separation due to China's political tradition. Sun is also critical of western liberal democracies of not being democratic enough, advocating for ability to recall and initiate democratic processes.

[[File:Soc.png]] 民生 Mínshēng (Socialism)
Roughly translates to "Doctrine of Livelihood", or Socialism more broadly. While Sun Yat-sen stated in a 1924 speech that "Mínshēngism" is Socialism." and even at times calls his proposed policies Communist, he was opposed to the  Marxist definitions of "class struggle" and "surplus value" as well as  Russian style communism, saying that: "The Soviet system in Russia is not pure communism but Marxism — and Marxism is not communism; the real communism comes from Proudhon and Bakunin." (Sun Yat-sen 1924)

Sun Yat-sen instead defined Mínshēng as a doctrine of "people's livelihood, social existence, national economy, and group life." (ibid)

In practice it mostly focused on land distribution and monopoly issues, observing that: "We [the Chinese] are making Shanghai the industrial and commercial metropolis of Central China, and Canton the center of South China; and as a result, land values in Shanghai and Canton have multiplied tens of thousands of times within a few decades. (...) We have condemned merchants and manufacturers for their unfair means of profit-making through monopoly, but the landowners, unlike the merchants and manufacturers who have to work hard, receive tremendous profit by doing nothing. Only through the hard labor and constant effort of the mass of people can an area be developed and improved. A general rise in prices always follows a rise of land values, and in this way, the landowners sit down to enjoy the fruits of others' labor. In other words, the earnings of the mass of the people from their improvement of an area are indirectly stolen by the landowners." (ibid)

Sun Yat-sen proposed to solve this with a land value tax, inspired by Henry George: "Inasmuch as the economic progress is the labor of the people in general, it is only just that any increment in land value from such progress be shared by all in the community." (ibid)

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a triangle,
 * 2) Fill it with blue,
 * 3) Draw a white circle in the middle,
 * 4) Draw 12 sunrays in white along the outside of it,
 * 5) Add the eyes and you're done!

Relationships
As Tridemism was separated with both left-wing factions (Especially the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang - RCCK) and right-wing factions, Tridemism's relationship between several ideologies was mixed due to factional differences.

Friends

 * [[File:Georgist.png]] Georgism - Your idea of a land value tax is the backbone of my economic system.
 * [[File:Kemal.png]] Kemalism - We both arose from similar conditions in our home countries, and we both believe in populism and a social economy, but differ on how it's funded.
 * [[File:WelfChauvin.png]] Welfare Chauvinism - He's almost as radical as Fascism, but I still like him.
 * [[File:Fem.png]] Feminism - If this is how our country can be modernized, I'm all for it I guess.
 * [[File:Welf.png]] Welfarism - Welfare for my people!
 * [[File:Long.png]] Longism - This American has some good ideas.
 * [[File:Orthlen.png]] Leninism - Thanks for helping me reform my party and found Whampoa Military Academy.
 * [[File:Mao.png]] Maoism ([[File:LeftKMT.png]] Left-Wing KMT and RCCK) - Good chap Mao! Wish [[File:Strato.png]] Chiang didn't ruin everything!
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Stratocracy ([[File:RightKMT.png]] Right-Wing KMT) - 反攻大陸！消滅朱毛！ Did you really have to lock up Hu Hanmin?

Frenemies

 * [[File:Illum.png]] Illuminatism - Uhhhhh... hi, fellow... triangle.
 * [[File:Nation.png]] Nationalism - ALL CHINESE UNITE!!!! wait, what do you mean Taiwanese, Mongols, Uighur and Tibetan are not Chinese?
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - How can I be your ally when you're an ally of that [[File:Showa.png]] Japanese devil? Thanks for saving me from him. Oh and thanks for the equipment and advisors.
 * [[File:Fed.png]]Federalism - Thanks for the support in overthrowing [[File:Cball-Qing.png]] Qing, but sorry, your ideal was just encouraging those warlords. What China needs is unity under my- erm, I mean, one banner!
 * [[File:Cap.png]] Capitalism - FILTHY MERCHANTS! YOU EXPLOIT THE PEOPLE! .....then again, it wouldn't be possible for revolution to succeed without all the investments from Chinese merchants that supporting my ideal......
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] Dengism - Stop saying I'm now his pet! I'm just pro-Chinese unity! Thanks for your recognition, we cannot let those Pan Green win!

Enemies

 * [[File:Feud.png]] Feudalism and [[File:Reactcross.png]] Reactionarism - THE ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE! YOU MUST BE SNUFFED OUT FOR CHINA TO SUCCEED!
 * [[File:Sep.png]] Separatism - REEEE warlords! Don't you realize China is supposed to be united?! Also, stop encouraging those Taiwan independence movements! How are we going to retake the mainland if I lose my final base?! Well I'll have Kinmen and Matsu then
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism and [[File:Nalib.png]] National Liberalism - Pan-green cucks! 1450水軍！Taiwanese are Chinese!
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Stratocracy ([[File:LeftKMT.png]] Left-Wing KMT and RCCK) - FUCK YOU CHIANG KAI-SHEK! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!
 * [[File:Showa.png]] Showaism - RAPIST MURDERING FUCK. YOU WANT A THIRD FOURTH NUCLEAR EXPLOSION ON YOUR CLAY? #NeverForgetNanjing
 * [[File:Mao.png]] Maoism ([[File:RightKMT.png]] Right-Wing KMT) - YOU KILLED AT LEAST 40 MILLION PEOPLE! MY PEOPLE! PREPARE TO BE ELIMINATED.

Literature

 * The Three Principles of the People (1924) by Sun Yat-Sen

Wikipedia

 * Kuomintang
 * Three Principles of the People
 * Tongmenghui
 * Revive China Society
 * [[File:RCCK.png]] Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK)
 * [[File:Cball-HongKong.png]] Pro-Kuomintang camp
 * [[File:Soc.png]] Socialist ideology of the KMT

People

 * Sun Yat-sen
 * [[File:LeftKMT.png]] Notable KMT leftists:
 * [[File:Wang Jingwei.png]] Wang Jingwei
 * Li Jishen
 * Soong Ching-ling
 * [[File:Christsoc.png]] Feng Yuxiang
 * [[File:Awaj.png]] Chen Jiongming [[File:Fed.png]]
 * [[File:Fem.png]] He Xiangning
 * [[File:Mao.png]] Mao Zedong
 * [[File:RightKMT.png]] Notable KMT rightists:
 * Hu Hanmin
 * [[File:Strato.png]] Chiang Kai-shek [[File:Klep.png]]
 * [[File:China-blueshirt.png]] Dai Li
 * [[File:Authdem.png]] Chiang Ching-kuo
 * Sun Li-jen
 * [[File:Nalib.png]] Lí Ting-hui
 * [[File:Libconserv3.png]] Ma Ying-jeou
 * [[File:Plutocrat.png]] Terry Gou
 * [[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] Han Kuo-yu

Videos

 * Sun Yat-Sen's Three Principles of the People by EmperorTigerstar
 * Extra History: Sun Yat-sen by Extra Credits