Mayberry Machiavellis

A form of Mayberry Machiavelli — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Mayberry Machiavelli
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