Mayberry Machiavelli
Mayberry Machiavelli noun: a person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives.
Noun
Mayberry Machiavelli (plural Mayberry Machiavellis)
- A person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives.
- That Mayberry Machiavelli thinks that anybody who didn't support the Iraq war is a Saddam Hussein supporter.
Forms of Mayberry Machiavelli
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Origin of Mayberry Machiavelli
Coined by John J. DiIulio, Jr., who ran President George W. Bush's Faith-based Initiative. See Machiavelli. Mayberry was the name of a small rural town in The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D., US TV shows that ran from 1960 to 1971.
Questions about Mayberry Machiavelli
- What does Mayberry Machiavelli mean?
- Mayberry Machiavelli means a person who furthers a cause by "reducing every issue to its simplest, black-and-white terms for public consumption", i.e., denying nuance by presenting stark but fallacious alternatives.
- What part of speech is Mayberry Machiavelli?
- Mayberry Machiavelli is a noun.
- What is the plural of Mayberry Machiavelli?
- The plural of Mayberry Machiavelli is Mayberry Machiavellis.
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